Thomas James Hurst

International: Haiti

The poorest country in the Western hemisphere has been under siege by warring factions for decade despite democratically-elected governments, and the intervention of the United States military.

A Haitian boy rests against a wall painted as an American flag in Port-au-Prince's Citi Soleil slum.©Thomas James Hurst
   
U.S. Soldiers patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince after a day of violence and unrest.©Thomas James Hurst
   
Haitian Presidential Security rush to keep civilians back as President Rene Preval’s convoy drives through the city streets.©Thomas James Hurst
     
  
Vigilantes drag a man from a vehicle and beat him to death in the streets of Port-au-Prince following the burial of a beloved community leader.©Thomas James Hurst
   
A man lays bludgeoned to death in Port-au-Prince after a mob took to the streets looking to avenge the death of a beloved community leader.©Thomas James Hurst
   
Mourners openly grieve during a funeral procession to bury a beloved community leader murdered in the slums he once worked to protect.©Thomas James Hurst
     
  
Mourners carry flowers and flags during a funeral procession to bury a beloved community leader murdered in the slums he once worked to protect.©Thomas James Hurst
   
Two Haitian men peer through the locked gate of insane asylum.©Thomas James Hurst