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Dec. 11, 2024, 11:57 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

"An estimated 350 women die per 100,000 live births, according to the UN, making Haiti the most dangerous place to give birth in Latin America and the Caribbean. 'To find higher mortality rates one has to look to war-torn countries like Yemen or Sudan,' Degernier says" (para 17).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:57 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: MISA-PRACTICE-1

"One midwife tells the Guardian that many women she has seen recently are regularly going hungry, putting them at a higher risk of premature birth, which can be brought on by malnutrition. 'It is simply best not to get pregnant because the system has failed,' says the midwife. NGOs are pleading for more funding. Last month, the UNFPA secured $3.5m (£2.7m) but says it needs $28m to support women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare" (para 18-19).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:57 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"One midwife at another clinic in the southern limits of the city, who asked to remain anonymous for their safety, said most of their patients were young women who had got pregnant after being forced to sell sex for food, or were raped by gang members. 'Gangs now run more than 70% of the city and when they come into a new area they ask the most beautiful girls to be their women. Running away is not always an option,' they say. Degernier says the number of reported sexual violence cases has increased by about 50% since last year, although exact figures are hard to come by" (para 10-12).more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:57 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1

"One midwife at another clinic in the southern limits of the city, who asked to remain anonymous for their safety, said most of their patients were young women who had got pregnant after being forced to sell sex for food, or were raped by gang members" (para 10).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:57 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1

"The organisation has had no option but to close the clinic, leaving the 75 pregnant women it had been supporting with nowhere to go for medical care or to have their babies delivered. 'We’ve tried so hard to keep the clinic open but there is not much else we can do now. I can’t ask people to go to work if they might get hit by a bullet,' says Livesay. Armed gangs have terrorised the Caribbean country since its president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in July 2021, but in the past month there have been unprecedented levels of violence" (para 3-5). "When Sanderline went into labour last month, she had...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:16 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1

"Haitian armed gangs are recruiting starving children to swell their ranks ahead of an anticipated long and bloody battle with international security forces, a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found. Armed groups – which control most of Haiti – are enticing hundreds, if not thousands, of impoverished children to take up arms with offers of food and shelter, the rights groups said. HRW says that up to 30% of Haitian gang members are now children forced into illegal activities as armed soldiers or spies or exploited for sex. 'All the sources we consulted, including children associated with criminal groups, told us that more children are joining the gangs...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:16 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-DATA-1

"HRW says that up to 30% of Haitian gang members are now children forced into illegal activities as armed soldiers or spies or exploited for sex" (para 3). "Girls are often forced to cook, clean and offer their bodies to gang leaders" (para 11).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Ecuador, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, North Korea, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

7.0
May 23, 2024, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1

"The 2014 Anti-Trafficking (Anti-TIP) Law (No.CL/20140010) criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of seven to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine ranging from 200,000 to 1.5 million Haitian gourdes HTG ($1,379 to $10,345), which were sufficiently stringent and, with respect to sex trafficking, commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. The law provided for increased penalties of up to life imprisonment when the victim was a child." (3).
May 9, 2024, 11:39 a.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal and no other activities criminalised. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Only laws against 'facilitating the prostitution' of people under 21. Aggravated if person is father, mother, teacher or other person charged with their supervision.
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1

"Gang violence has been on the rise across Haiti — particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince — after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise worsened widespread political instability" (para 6). "The UN said in November that armed gangs controlled large swathes of the capital, where they carried out murders, kidnappings and sexual violence in an effort to expand their influence and 'terrorise' residents" (para 7). "Healthcare facilities have been forced to temporarily close as a result of the violence, and thousands of people have fled their homes" (para 8).
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2

"Most often, the women and children were taken by armed groups 'for financial or tactical gains', said the agency. It called for the immediate release of those kidnapped" (para 3). "'Women and children are not commodities. They are not bargaining chips. And they must never be exposed to such unimaginable violence,' Garry Conille, UNICEF’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, said in the statement" (para 4).
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"The White House said last week that US President Joe Biden had been briefed on the kidnappings and that Washington was working for their release. The two victims are the wife and daughter of Sandro Dorsainvil, director of the faith-based humanitarian aid group El Roi Haiti" (para 12). "The US in late July also ordered non-emergency government personnel to leave Haiti and issued a travel advisory due to concerns around kidnappings and violence. 'Kidnapping is widespread, and victims regularly include US citizens,' the government said" (para 16). "Late last year, Haiti’s acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, appealed for an international armed force to be deployed to Haiti to restore order...more
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1

"Kidnappings of women and children are surging in Haiti as gang violence worsens, with the number of abductions in the first half of 2023 nearly reaching last year’s total" (para 1). "Most often, the women and children were taken by armed groups 'for financial or tactical gains', said the agency. It called for the immediate release of those kidnapped" (para 3). "The UN said in November that armed gangs controlled large swathes of the capital, where they carried out murders, kidnappings and sexual violence in an effort to expand their influence and 'terrorise' residents" (para 7).
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1

"Healthcare facilities have been forced to temporarily close as a result of the violence, and thousands of people have fled their homes" (para 8).
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-DATA-1

"The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Monday that close to 300 kidnappings have been reported in the Caribbean nation in the first six months of the year" (para 2 ). "Gang violence has been on the rise across Haiti — particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince — after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise worsened widespread political instability" (para 6).
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2

"Witnesses told The Associated Press news agency that Dorsainvil was working in her organisation’s small brick clinic when a group of armed men burst in and seized her" (para 14) If women are at such high risk of kidnapping when out doing their jobs or being out and about, increasing levels of violence would incentivize women to remain at home and spend less time outside (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Congo, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Montenegro, Mozambique, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Syria, Trinidad/Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

3.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Haiti ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Haiti who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 23 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2

"'The gruesome testimonies shared by victims underscore the imperative for urgent action to stop this depraved behaviour, ensure that those responsible are held to account, and the victims are provided support'" (para 4). "Ensuring immediate access to adequate medical and psychosocial care to prevent further physical and psychological harm is a crucial first step towards victims’ rehabilitation. Victims are also entitled to remedy, including access to justice and reparation. However, the efforts of national and international actors working in this field to guarantee the rights of survivors have generally been insufficient due to multiple challenges and barriers detailed in this report" (para 9). This quote shows that there is an...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-DATA-1

"Between January and July 2022, the report’s authors conducted more than 90 interviews with victims and witnesses of incidents in Port-au-Prince, as well as with service providers, community-based organizations, national and international nongovernmental organizations, and representatives of the Government of Haiti, with a view to verifying the abuses documented" (para 12).
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1

"Armed gangs have used rape and collective rapes to instill fear, punish, subjugate, and inflict pain on local populations. Viewed as sexual objects, women, girls, and sometimes men, are also coerced into becoming the 'partners' of armed elements, in gang strongholds. Refusing such sexual demands can lead to reprisals including killing and arson attacks" (para 6). "The report further highlights that sexual violence occurs in the context of kidnappings, when some women and girls are repeatedly subjected to rape, by one or multiple armed captors, at times over the course of several days or weeks. The kidnappers have even used recorded videos of the rapes to press the victims’ families...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"'Gangs use sexual violence to instill fear, and alarmingly the number of cases increases by the day as the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Haiti deepens,' Nada Al-Nashif, the Acting Human Rights Chief said" (para 3). "The report painstakingly documents sexual crimes perpetrated against women, girls and boys of all ages, as well as to a lesser extent men, by gangs waging their turf wars and seeking to expand their areas of influence. LGBTI+ people have also been targeted" (para 5). "The report further highlights that sexual violence occurs in the context of kidnappings, when some women and girls are repeatedly subjected to rape, by one or multiple armed...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"PORT-AU-PRINCE/GENEVA (14 October 2022) - Children as young as 10 and elderly women have been subjected to sexual violence – including collective rapes for hours in front of their parents or children by more than half a dozen armed elements – amid an explosion of gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, a UN human rights report published today finds" (para 1). '"Gangs use sexual violence to instill fear, and alarmingly the number of cases increases by the day as the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Haiti deepens,' Nada Al-Nashif, the Acting Human Rights Chief said" (para 3). "The report painstakingly documents sexual crimes perpetrated against women, girls and boys...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"The report, titled 'Sexual violence in Port-au-Prince: a weapon used by gangs to instill fear', was jointly published by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)" (para 2). "'Gangs use sexual violence to instill fear, and alarmingly the number of cases increases by the day as the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Haiti deepens,' Nada Al-Nashif, the Acting Human Rights Chief said" (para 3). "The report painstakingly documents sexual crimes perpetrated against women, girls and boys of all ages, as well as to a lesser extent men, by gangs waging their turf wars and seeking...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2

"'The gruesome testimonies shared by victims underscore the imperative for urgent action to stop this depraved behaviour, ensure that those responsible are held to account, and the victims are provided support'" (para 4). "Ensuring immediate access to adequate medical and psychosocial care to prevent further physical and psychological harm is a crucial first step towards victims’ rehabilitation. Victims are also entitled to remedy, including access to justice and reparation. However, the efforts of national and international actors working in this field to guarantee the rights of survivors have generally been insufficient due to multiple challenges and barriers detailed in this report. The report emphasizes that national authorities, the United Nations...more
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

4
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

350
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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