Haitians protest to demand release of kidnapped U.S. nurse and daughter
Members of the local community where U.S. nurse Alix Dorsainvil "fell in love with the people" are calling on her kidnappers to set her free.
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Members of the local community where U.S. nurse Alix Dorsainvil "fell in love with the people" are calling on her kidnappers to set her free.
The State Department says it is in contact with Haitian authorities regarding the kidnapping of American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter.
"We are now entering day 5 since our dear friend Alix and her child were kidnapped," Christian humanitarian organization El Roi Haiti said in an update on Monday.
An American nurse working in Haiti and her child were kidnapped last week near Port-au-Prince, as the country continues to see an increase in gang violence and crime. The nurse was identified as Alix Dorsainvil. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi has more on the search for Dorsainvil and her child. And Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder and publisher of the Haitian Times, joined CBS News to talk about the state of unrest in the country.
Authorities in Haiti are searching for an American nurse and her young child, who were kidnapped last week near Port-au-Prince. The abductions come as Haitian authorities grapple with a rise in violent crimes and kidnappings fueled by gang violence. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi has the latest.
Alix Dorsainvil, originally from New Hampshire, is affiliated with the Christian humanitarian organization El Roi Haiti.
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