In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, women and young girls are suffering a rising number of rapes and sexual assaults. So widespread are the reports – and they include the rape of a girl of 12 by her rescuer after she was pulled out from the rubble – that emergency measures are now being taken. Displaced men and women patrol some camps with makeshift arms to ward off attackers; girls wear jeans under their skirts for protection if they go out after dark; temporary women-only health centers are being set up; and non-governmental organizations try to deliver aid to dangerous neighborhoods where women are too scared to go out in search for food.
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