Haiti: Rape Warning From Human Rights Group -- BBC
Hundred of women and girls have been sexually assaulted in Haiti in the chaos following last year's devastating earthquake, a human rights group has said.
A report by Amnesty International says armed gangs prowl the makeshift camps set up after the earthquake, preying on vulnerable women.
It says the camps lack security and that the police response is inadequate.
It has called on the government to do more to reduce the threat to women.
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