I recently did an interview with Amie Newman, who writes for RH Reality Check, on the escalation of sexual violence against women after natural disasters like the earthquake in Haiti. In it, we talked about much of the work that MADRE has been doing for years with women's rights advocates in Haiti and about the incredible work that women's organizations in Haiti -- like MADRE sister organization KOFAVIV -- are doing right now.
Last week, the New York Times reported on the escalation of rape and sexual violence of women and girls in the camps. But concrete statistics on how many have been attacked elude authorities and it’s being left up to Haitian women’s rights advocates, on the ground, to track the violence.
These advocates are part of a long-standing group, KOFAVIV, Commission of Women Victim-to-Victim, made up of survivors of rape. As the international women’s rights organization and KOFAVIV partner organization MADRE notes, members of the group have “witnessed the skyrocketing incidence of rape in the camps and the lack of a coordinated or effective response to these persistent threats."
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