Amnesty

Sexual predators haunt Haiti's camps

A research delegation from Amnesty International recently spent three weeks in Haiti examining the human rights conditions in the country.

The preliminary report findings, which can be downloaded here, is a much needed wake-up call to Haitian authorities, especially when it comes to the vulnerability of women and girls in the camps.

Consider this:

An 8-year-old girl alone in a tent raped at night.

A 15-year-old girl raped in a camp at night when she went outside to use the restroom.

Nineteen women raped in one camp alone.

These are just a few of the troubling findings by Amnesty International.

Authorities in Haiti must prioritise strengthening the police presence in camps, especially at night, including capacity to protect women and girls from sexual violence and to respond adequately to reported cases