News stories by Valeria Vilardo
Haitian Women Still Waiting for a Seat at the Table
- Inter Press Service
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jul 18 (IPS) - More than two years ago, Haiti's parliament approved a landmark amendment to the country's 1987 constitution to ensure that women fill at least 30 percent of elected and appointed positions at the national level.
HAITI: Women 'More Protected' to Report Sexual Violence
- Inter Press Service
Shockingly high levels of violence against women in Haiti forced the U.N. to send peacekeepers to the Caribbean country in 2004.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Lethal Link Between Gender Violence and AIDS
- Inter Press Service
When she went to the doctor, 25-year-old Francisca Barros received two pieces of earthbreaking news. The welcome news was that she was pregnant. The terrifying news: that she was HIV-positive.
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