Kenya disputes UN probe accusing Haiti mission of sexual abuse


NAIROBI, April 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Kenya has disputed a U.N. report saying an ⁠investigation had found substantiated allegations of sexual abuse ‌involving members of a U.N.-backed anti-gang force in Haiti that is staffed mostly by Kenyan police officers.

In a report dated February 16 ​and first reported on last week, ⁠the U.N. said four ⁠allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse from last year ⁠against ‌the force had been substantiated by its Human Rights Office.

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