Latest items for Haiti
Feb. 22, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Doctors Without Borders said it was 'alarmed and outraged' by the overwhelming level of sexual and gender-based violence. 'The extent to which numbers have increased, it has shocked us,' Diana Manilla Arroyo, the group's head of mission in Haiti, said in a phone interview. 'It is not only the numbers, but the severity'" (para 2-3).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Doctors Without Borders said it was 'alarmed and outraged' by the overwhelming level of sexual and gender-based violence. 'The extent to which numbers have increased, it has shocked us,' Diana Manilla Arroyo, the group's head of mission in Haiti, said in a phone interview. 'It is not only the numbers, but the severity'" (para 2-3).
Feb. 22, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"MSF [the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres] said its clinic is struggling to find shelters willing to accept patients, and it noted that women with children or those who are pregnant or need medical care are often rejected. 'The lack of available services leaves survivors exposed to the same risks that led to their initial trauma,' MSF said. 'Without safe shelter or relocation options, MSF discharges its patients straight back into the nightmare they came from, just to see them return another day after being violated again'" (para 17-18). "Fear over reporting sexual abuse cases persists because of ongoing stigma and a lack of faith in Haiti's police and justice system....more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"MSF [the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres] said its clinic is struggling to find shelters willing to accept patients, and it noted that women with children or those who are pregnant or need medical care are often rejected. 'The lack of available services leaves survivors exposed to the same risks that led to their initial trauma,' MSF said. 'Without safe shelter or relocation options, MSF discharges its patients straight back into the nightmare they came from, just to see them return another day after being violated again'" (para 17-18). "Fear over reporting sexual abuse cases persists because of ongoing stigma and a lack of faith in Haiti's police and justice system....more
Feb. 22, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti's capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country" (para 1). "Gangs control an estimated 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, with many resorting to sexual abuse to instill fear, experts say. The abuse occurs during kidnappings, territorial takeovers and to control humanitarian aid, according to MSF. 'Armed groups are using sexual violence to terrorise, control and subjugate communities,' Manilla [the Doctors Without Borders head of mission in Haiti] said." (para 8-10). "At particular risk are those living in makeshift shelters, with gang violence displacing a record 1.4 million people...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti's capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country" (para 1). "Gangs control an estimated 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, with many resorting to sexual abuse to instill fear, experts say. The abuse occurs during kidnappings, territorial takeovers and to control humanitarian aid, according to MSF. 'Armed groups are using sexual violence to terrorise, control and subjugate communities,' Manilla [the Doctors Without Borders head of mission in Haiti] said." (para 8-10). "At particular risk are those living in makeshift shelters, with gang violence displacing a record 1.4 million people...more
Feb. 22, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti's capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country" (para 1). "'Over 100 individuals were attacked by 10 or more perpetrators at a time,' [the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres] said, noting an average of three perpetrators per case. The clinic has treated nearly 17,000 patients in the past decade, including 2,300 alone in the first nine months of last year. More than 350 of those patients are boys and men, MSF said. The demographics of those being attacked has also changed. Prior to 2022, half of all cases at...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti's capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country" (para 1). "'Over 100 individuals were attacked by 10 or more perpetrators at a time,' [the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres] said, noting an average of three perpetrators per case. The clinic has treated nearly 17,000 patients in the past decade, including 2,300 alone in the first nine months of last year. More than 350 of those patients are boys and men, MSF said. The demographics of those being attacked has also changed. Prior to 2022, half of all cases at...more
Feb. 22, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"More than half of the patients being treated at the Pran Men'm clinic, which opened a decade ago in Port-au-Prince, were attacked by multiple members of armed groups, the charity, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, said in a new report. 'Over 100 individuals were attacked by 10 or more perpetrators at a time,' it said, noting an average of three perpetrators per case. The clinic has treated nearly 17,000 patients in the past decade, including 2,300 alone in the first nine months of last year. More than 350 of those patients are boys and men, MSF said" (para 4-6). "Gangs control an estimated 90 per cent of...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"More than half of the patients being treated at the Pran Men'm clinic, which opened a decade ago in Port-au-Prince, were attacked by multiple members of armed groups, the charity, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, said in a new report. 'Over 100 individuals were attacked by 10 or more perpetrators at a time,' it said, noting an average of three perpetrators per case. The clinic has treated nearly 17,000 patients in the past decade, including 2,300 alone in the first nine months of last year. More than 350 of those patients are boys and men, MSF said" (para 4-6). "Gangs control an estimated 90 per cent of...more
Feb. 22, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"More than half of the patients being treated at the Pran Men'm clinic, which opened a decade ago in Port-au-Prince, were attacked by multiple members of armed groups, the charity, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, said in a new report. 'Over 100 individuals were attacked by 10 or more perpetrators at a time,' it said, noting an average of three perpetrators per case. The clinic has treated nearly 17,000 patients in the past decade, including 2,300 alone in the first nine months of last year. More than 350 of those patients are boys and men, MSF said" (para 4-6).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"More than half of the patients being treated at the Pran Men'm clinic, which opened a decade ago in Port-au-Prince, were attacked by multiple members of armed groups, the charity, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, said in a new report. 'Over 100 individuals were attacked by 10 or more perpetrators at a time,' it said, noting an average of three perpetrators per case. The clinic has treated nearly 17,000 patients in the past decade, including 2,300 alone in the first nine months of last year. More than 350 of those patients are boys and men, MSF said" (para 4-6).
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Bahamas, Central African Rep, Chad, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Slovakia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
3
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
3
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
2
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
2
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Burma/Myanmar, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
1
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
1
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, China, Congo, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Haiti, Honduras, Madagascar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Palestine, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
4
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
4
Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Haiti in 2023 was 26.1%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Haiti in 2023 was 26.1%.
Dec. 3, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Haiti has a total ban on abortion. The new penal code will decriminalize abortion until the twelfth week of pregnancy, and at any time in cases of rape or incest, or when the mental or physical health of the pregnant person is in danger. The code was scheduled to come into force in 2024 but has been postponed by authorities" (Para 33).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Haiti has a total ban on abortion. The new penal code will decriminalize abortion until the twelfth week of pregnancy, and at any time in cases of rape or incest, or when the mental or physical health of the pregnant person is in danger. The code was scheduled to come into force in 2024 but has been postponed by authorities" (Para 33).
Nov. 11, 2025, 7:33 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Honduras is one of five Latin American countries – along with Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic – where abortion is prohibited in all circumstances, even in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Honduras is one of five Latin American countries – along with Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic – where abortion is prohibited in all circumstances, even in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk" (para 3).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Haiti's laws do not permit abortion in any situation.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Haiti's laws do not permit abortion in any situation.
June 28, 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[Abortion is] Illegal for any reason" (Para 28).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[Abortion is] Illegal for any reason" (Para 28).
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:51 a.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A 16-year-old girl has been drugged, beaten and raped for a month in a warehouse in Haiti, amid a massive 1,000% surge of sexual violence against children as the crime-ridden island is taken over by gangs" (para 1). "Sexual violence against children in violence-ravaged Haiti soared tenfold last year, the UN children's agency said" (para 6).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A 16-year-old girl has been drugged, beaten and raped for a month in a warehouse in Haiti, amid a massive 1,000% surge of sexual violence against children as the crime-ridden island is taken over by gangs" (para 1). "Sexual violence against children in violence-ravaged Haiti soared tenfold last year, the UN children's agency said" (para 6).
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:51 a.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"'A staggering 1,000-percent increase in sexual violence against children in Haiti has turned their bodies into battlegrounds,' Elder said (para 9). "'The tenfold rise, recorded from 2023 to last year, comes as armed groups inflict unimaginable horrors on children'" (para 10). "Haiti has no president or parliament and is ruled by a transitional body, which is struggling to manage extreme violence linked to criminal gangs, poverty and other challenges" (para 11).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"'A staggering 1,000-percent increase in sexual violence against children in Haiti has turned their bodies into battlegrounds,' Elder said (para 9). "'The tenfold rise, recorded from 2023 to last year, comes as armed groups inflict unimaginable horrors on children'" (para 10). "Haiti has no president or parliament and is ruled by a transitional body, which is struggling to manage extreme violence linked to criminal gangs, poverty and other challenges" (para 11).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:28 a.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Honduras is one of five Latin American countries – along with Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic – where abortion is prohibited in all circumstances, even in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Honduras is one of five Latin American countries – along with Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic – where abortion is prohibited in all circumstances, even in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk" (para 3).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chad, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Swaziland, Vanuatu, Venezuela
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
16
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
16
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).
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).
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
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).
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
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-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).
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).
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
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
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
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).
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.
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.