Gender-based Violence in Haiti
Violence against women was pervasive in Haiti even before the earthquake that turned much of the country into rubble in January 2010 - a survey in 2006 showed that one of out of every three women in Haiti is a victim of violence. Since the earthquake, the women living in the streets and camps were deprived of even basic protection from violence. Activists in Haiti have witnessed an alarming trend of rise in the number of rape and assault of women in Haiti. Efforts by the local government to and international organizations to curb the widespread violence against women in the camps erected around Port-au-Prince have been ineffective thus far. More
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Women In Haiti Face Widespread Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Exploitation 2 Years After Earthquake - Kaiser Global Health
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Two Years After Haiti's Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation | The Nation
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V-Day 2012 - Spotlight Campaign - Women and Girls of Haiti
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Hope for Haiti's Women | Human Rights Watch
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Haiti: Protecting Women and Girls in Camps from Sexual Violence and Abuse
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NYU Law - News: CHRGJ and GJC study suggests alarming levels of sexual violence in Haiti linked to lack of basic resources
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A chance for Congress to help Haitian women - The Hill's Congress Blog
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Amanda Klasing: Hope for Haiti's Women
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18 Jan 00:04Entries From ...
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Sexual violence in Haiti’s displacement camps ‘rampant’ -report - TrustLaw
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12 Jan 03:02
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United Nations Webcast - Nalidjata Soumahoro: Fight against sexual violence in Haiti
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United Nations Webcast - Sahely Ferdous: Fight against sexual violence in Haiti
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Safe Houses Provide Critical Support to Survivors of Violence in Haiti | Say NO - UNiTE
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Haitians still living in camps face violence - Politics - CBC News
11 Jan 12:03Shortfalls in donor country funding for Haiti are endangering half a million people still living in camps following the 2010 earthquake, Oxfam says in a new report.
Safe houses provided for victims of violence in Haiti | Women's Views on News
10 Jan 16:34Two years on from the catastrophic Haiti earthquake, support from safe houses is provided to survivors of violence as the country continues to rebuild itself.
Using Technology to Map and Respond to Gender-Based Violence
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Haiti - Social : Organizations of women against the closure of their Ministry - HaitiLibre.com, Haiti News, The haitian people's voice
30 Jun 14:06The organization Kay Fanm said in a statement be in favour of the maintaining of the Ministry for Women and Women's Rights (MCFDF) which could eventually disappear.
Violence Against Women in Haiti
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Gender Justice Uncovered Award Presented for International Ruling on Sexual Violence in Haiti
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Gender Justice Uncovered Award Presented for International Ruling on Sexual Violence in Haiti | Common Dreams
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IRC-UK: Herta's story
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Supporting survivors of sexual violence in Haiti
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How structural violence impacts maternal mortality | Partners In Health
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Rape in Haiti: The Aftershocks Continue - COLORLINES
23 May 11:07A year and a half later, squalid camps remain the only homes for hundreds of thousands of people, and reports of sexual violence inside them are rising.
Dying in Haiti: Patience
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IRC-UK: Supporting survivors of sexual violence in Haiti
18 May 19:07The International Rescue Committee (IRC) relies on a vast network of Haitian staff and volunteers throughout Port-au-Prince to carry out our progra...
United Nations Radio: Reported cases of sexual violence in Haiti on the increase
17 May 19:09There are increasing reports of sexual and gender-based violence in camps for people displaced by last year's earthquake in Haiti, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Addressing Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti's Displacement Camps | Humanitarian News
17 May 11:06Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Haiti Young girls and women living in Haiti's displacement camps since last year's earthquake have been particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and abuse with many sources...
The Empower Foundation 'Striking' at Violence with Bowling Fundraiser for Rape Victims in Haiti - YAHOO! Black News Junkie - All the news and black news junkie needs
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A home for all of Haiti - The Globe and Mail
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30 Apr 11:06All the latest viral Haiti News movies from HeyVid. Watch Haiti News videos, comment on them and share them with your friends and contacts.
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24 Apr 19:05
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An Epidemic of Rape for Haiti’s Displaced - NYTimes.com
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05 Apr 03:05All the latest viral Haiti News movies from Uzumu. Watch Haiti News videos, comment on them and share them with your friends and contacts.
INTERVIEW: Pro bono lawyer fights sexual violence in Haiti
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POZ - Newsfeed : Violence and Discrimination Increase Against LGBT Haitians
01 Apr 11:09Violence and discrimination have increased against LGBT people in Haiti since the January 2010 earthquake, according to a joint statement by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and SEROvie, a Haitian HIV/AIDS group.
Anti-LGBT Violence and Discrimination Rise in Post-Quake Haiti - The Body
31 Mar 19:07The needs of LGBT Haitians have been largely overlooked.
Women turn spotlight on Haiti's silent rape epidemic - Caribbean360
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Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti » Blog Archive » Sexual Violence in Haiti’s IDP Camps: Results of a Household Survey (CHRGJ)
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Grassroots groups present counter-perspective on Haiti's human rights record - March 26, 2011
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The Violence
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Rape in the camps: Sexual Violence in Haiti after the Quake
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Sexual Violence In Haiti Camps Increasing
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Sexual violence in Haiti 'increasing'
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Haiti: Sexual violence against women increasing
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Sexual Violence Against Haiti's Women
23 Mar 11:09In the aftermath of the earthquake, women in Haiti have faced a formidable outbreak of sexual violence. Guest blogger Liesl Gerntholtz, Researcher at Human Rights Watch, interviewed a young rape survivor as part of an investigation into sexual and...
Haitians Go to Polls Amid Violence and Ballot Station Chaos | AidNews
22 Mar 19:09Haitians went to the polls yesterday to elect a new president amid the ruins of an earthquake that has left 800,000 people homeless, fears of a cholera out...
Haiti: Aftershocks: Women speak out against sexual violence In Haiti’s camps | Amnesty International
20 Mar 19:09The January 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti. Since the earthquake, the specific needs of girls and women living in camps relating to the preventio...
VIOLENCE DOMESTIC - HAITI NEWS on the Haiti News Channel from top-vids.com
19 Mar 03:04All the latest and most popular Haiti News videos on the exclusive channel at top-vids.com. Watch Haiti News videos, comment on them and share them with your friends and contacts.
