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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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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.
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17 Mar 11:10Center for Women's Health & Human Rights and the United Nations Association of Greater Boston Women's Forum presents V-Day Boston 2011: Spotlight on Violence Against Women and Girls of Haiti -- Friday, March 18, 2011 -- Boston, MA
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