Request for Thematic Hearing on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti During 186th Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

A coalition of organizations requested a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to address escalating sexual violence against women and girls in Haiti. As the groups document in the letter, gangs are increasingly using rape as a weapon in the unfolding humanitarian crisis facing the country and the Haitian government has provided no meaningful response. The Commission's attention would underscore the urgency of the situation.