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Haiti: Rape and other sexual violence is surging

The Caribbean island nation has been engulfed in a wave of gang violence.

In Haiti’s capital Port au Prince, gangs now control 90% of the city. The police are outnumbered and outgunned, government authority has all but collapsed, and ordinary Haitians are trapped in a daily struggle for survival. Over a million people have been forced to flee their homes, as violence and insecurity spread, but it’s women and children who are suffering the most. We report from the capital Port au Prince.

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Presenters: Joe Inwood and Pria Rai

(Photo: Protest against gang-related violence in Port au Prince. Credit: Jean Feguens Regala/Reuters)

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