This article contextualizes and documents the issue of increased sexual violence following the earthquake disaster that devasted the country and its people. It identifies the different obstacles to enforcing women’s human rights in Haiti and proposes different strategies for law enforcement and how Haitian officials and the international community can enforce the protection of women and children from sexual violence. By employing a comprehensive rights-based approach, it analyses the role of international lawyers enforcing women’s rights in post-earthquake Haiti. (Summary by Mouka)
Enforcing the Right to Be Free from Sexual Violence and the Role of Lawyers in Post-Earthquake Haiti
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