Haiti Rape

Despite Rape and Abject Poverty, Haiti's Women Hold the Power for Change

Ingrid Arnesen | Posted 04.27.2012

Ingrid Arnesen

The fight for women's rights has been a long struggle in Haiti. Until seven years ago, rape wasn't even punishable by law. It wasn't a crime until some very brave Haitian women won the battle in 2005.

Has Foreign Aid Hurt Haiti: An Interview with Mario Joseph

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi | Posted 04.06.2012

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi

Mario Joseph is Haiti's most influential and respected human rights attorney. Since 1996, he has led the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Port-au-Prince, which uses prominent human rights cases and a victim-centered approach in the interest of the poor majority.

Jessica Prois

Nonprofit Makes Progress Fighting Sexual Violence In Haiti 2 Years Later

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 01.12.2012

Heavy raindrops pelted Sherlie Christophe's tent one night in a Port-au-Prince, Haiti displacement camp two months after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the i...