00:00Sexual abuse cases perpetrated by criminal groups that control Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have increased in the last four years.
00:07Our correspondent Crystal Hoyte brings us an update on the situation in that Caribbean island with the following report.
00:15Sexual abuse cases at the Port-au-Prince Clinic in Haiti have tripled in the past four years,
00:21as armed gangs controlling 90% of Haiti's capital weaponized rape.
00:25Doctors Without Borders released new data showing a dramatic surge in cases treated at its sexual violence clinic in the capital.
00:35I will start by saying that Doctors Without Borders is alarmed and outraged by the severity of sexual and gender-based violence in Haiti.
00:44It is a daily reality for many women and girls living in a city plunged into a major humanitarian crisis.
00:50Nearly 70% of survivors who sought help between January and September 2025 were displaced persons.
00:58A record 1.4 million people have been driven from their homes by gang violence, according to the United Nations.
01:06Demographics have shifted dramatically since 2022, with cases among women aged 50 to 80 increasing seven-fold.
01:14Since 2022, the proportion of survivors seeking help within three days dropped by half.
01:21Nearly 70% arrived too late for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, and nearly 60% missed the opportunity to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
01:30Fear over reporting persists due to stigma, lack of faith in Haiti's police and justice system,
01:36and the risks civilians face of being killed by vigilante groups.
01:40An urgent call for Haiti's government to implement a 24-7 government-operated hotline
01:45to provide confidential guidance and connect survivors to critical resources.
01:50The humanitarian crisis deepens as international funding for Haiti remains among the lowest globally,
01:57leaving survivors with few options for protection or recovery.
02:01Crystal Hoyt, Talasur, Bridgetown, Barbados.
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