CIDH Report on Sexual Violence in Haiti
In 1995, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a report highlighting the prevalence of sexual violence in Haiti as a severe human rights violation. The report noted that women were often reluctant to report these crimes due to fear of reprisals, as the perpetrators were typically members of the armed forces who were also part of the police. The IACHR emphasized that this violence affected women of various ages and backgrounds, often linked to their political activities or associations.
La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) publicó en 1995 un informe sobre Haití que reconoce la violencia sexual como una grave violación de los derechos humanos. El informe documenta que las mujeres afectadas no denunciaban estos hechos ante la policía por miedo a represalias, corrupción judicial e ineficiencia del sistema, así como por estigma y vergüenza. La CIDH identificó que la violencia sexual afectó a mujeres de diferentes edades y condiciones, ya sea por sus actividades políticas, vínculos familiares o represalia contra sus familiares varones, así como por su rol en la sociedad civil.