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Haiti opens first state-supported safe houses for women and girls, as gangs continue to weaponize sexual violence

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Haiti opens first state-supported safe houses for women and girls, as gangs continue to weaponize sexual violence
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. This includes 1,668 women, 187 girls, two men and six boys and represents a 163 per cent increase compared with 2024. During the first three months of this year, sexual violence accounted for more than 70 per cent of reported gender-based violence cases. There are also reports of digital technolog

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