Rape: Small Progress Eclipsed by Enormous Challenges
This article was originally published in Le Nouvelliste on June 25, 2018 Thanks to the pleas of human rights defense organizations combined with the population's outrage against the increase of…
Viol : de petits progrès éclipsés par d’énormes défis
English Translation Here Par Jean Pharès Jérôme' cet article a été publié le quotidien Le Nouvelliste Grâce au plaidoyer des organisations de défense des droits humains combiné aux cris d'alarme…
The Oxfam sex abuse scandal demonstrates the urgent need for legal accountability in the humanitarian aid sector
By Sienna Merope-Synge Sienna Merope-Synge is a Staff Attorney at the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti This article was originally published by Al Jazeera The backlash against Oxfam…
An Evaluation of the Causes and Results of U.N. Peacekeeper Actions
This four part series details the history of sexual assault by UN peacekeepers and what has been done to combat it. The UN peacekeeping mission began in 1948, right after…
BAI: Haitian Govt. Should Do More to Protect Women from Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment inside or outside the workplace is unacceptable. Haitian government must take necessary steps to prevent and eliminate it. The Government of Haiti has the obligation under the Convention…
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Haitians to U.N. Security Council: Justice for the Victims of Cholera, Child Support for Peacekeepers’ Abandoned Children
The United Nations Security Council ended a three-day visit to Haiti on Saturday, after hearing a variety of concerns during the meetings with President Jovenel Moïse, Haitian lawmakers, Haitian civil…