saying alix dorsainvil, the wife of el roi haiti director and their child were kidnapped from the campus near port-au-prince. a video on el roi s website highlights her contributions. my name is alix, a nurse from new hampshire. el roi reports the team is working to secure the mother and child s safe return writing alix is a deeply compassionate and loving person. considers haiti her home and the haitian friends and family. she has worked tirelessly as is he serves the people of haiti in the name of jesus. before that, she was a student at weston college in massachusetts. an front line hello as nurses are, and at this time we are frightened for her, concerned for her and pray for her and her family and the safe return and the return of her child. on the very day dorsainvil was taken the u.s. state
should not travel to haiti, they said there really wasn t much that they would be able to do in emergency situations to help u.s. citizens in haiti at this point. president el roi, the organization that alix dorsainvil was working for, said it s working with its trusted partners in haiti in an attempt to get the return of the mother and daughter as quickly as possible. the national human rights defense network reports 40 kidnappings and another 75 killings in a time between may 1st and july 12th. a very dangerous situation the u.n. has been calling for one of the u.n. member nations to take the lead in force going into haiti to try to stabilize and train its own police forces. we re continuing to monitor the situation here in new hampshire
right now, wolf, the good news no one hurt. obviously dangerous and concerning. yeah, at a time of heightened anti-semitism all across the united states, security at these jewish schools intensifying dramatically. ryan young, thank you very much. an american nurse and her child have been kidnapped in haiti as the security situation in the country becomes more dangerous. that according to the humanitarian aid organization she worked for. cnn s paula newton was reporting from haiti recently and has the story. reporter: alix dorsainvil in her own words saying how much her work in haiti means to her. her family and friends are asking for prayers and mercy and the safe return of this nurse from new hampshire and her child. they were snatched from the faith-based grounds of el roi near port-au-prince. her husband is the center s director. a statement from the charity
is a deeply loving person and has worked tirelessly as our school and community nurse to bring relief to those who are suffering, as she loves and serves the people in the name of jesus. that s the statement from el roi. this is a woman who was originally from new hampshire, and as you said, she moved to haiti on the invitation of her husband to work for this organization. the u.s. state department put out a statement saying, the u.s. department of state and our embassies and consulates abroad have no higher priority than the safety and security of u.s. citizens overseas. but it s important to note the context of all of this. this comes at a time where there s already been growing concerns about the deteriorating security situation in haiti. gang violence, instability, just last week, on thursday, non-emergency personnel were ordered to depart the country. that was an order by the u.s. state department saying, you must leave immediately, because of the deteriorating situation. even bef
roi, haiti. that s t christian humanitarganization this nurse from new hampshire had gone down to haiti to work for. here s what they said. is a ep compassionate and loving person who coiders haiti her home and theaian people her friends and family. alix has worked tirelessly as our school and community nurse to bring relief to those who are suffering as she loves and serves the people of haiti in the name of jesus. el roi has said their highest priority is the safe return of this mother and her child. they want to limit the amount of information they share. we ve also heard from a state department spokesperson saying they have no higher priority than the safety and security of u.s. citizens abroad. but the context of this is just so important, paula. this kidnapping comes as there have been growing concerns about the deteriorating security situation there on the ground in haiti with worsening violence. you ll remember it was two years ago this month that then-president moise was