Sexual Violence in Haiti’s IDP Camps: Results of a Household Survey

  • Center for Human Rights and Global Justice

Summary

In January 2011, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at NYU School of Law conducted a survey of households in four camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This briefing paper presents preliminary data from the survey, focusing on reported incidents of sexual violence. An alarming 14% of households surveyed reported that, since the earthquake, one or more members of their household had been victimized by rape or unwanted touching or both.

Citation

Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. Sexual Violence in Haiti’s IDP Camps: Results of a Household Survey. New York: New York University School of Law, 2011.

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