PORT-AU-PRINCE — (AFP) Haiti’s vulnerable quake victims faced rising insecurity with criminals raping women in camps and violence erupting during handouts of sparse foreign aid, officials warned.
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With aid still only trickling in despite a vast international relief effort launched after the January 12 quake, hundreds of thousands of homeless people in tent camps are not only short of food but also at risk from rising crime.
“Only Jesus Christ is watching over us,” said Mariana Merise, 40, who lives in a camp by the crumpled National Palace that residents said was plagued by gangs stealing their meager possessions.
Because of the lack of electricity in Port-au-Prince, “bandits are taking advantage to harass and rape women and young girls under the tents,” national police chief Mario Andresol said. Criminals raping Haiti quake survivors: police. (more…)
When you are hungry, you do not rape. I already had to confront someone on this not too long ago. Call it what it is: Criminal.
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