Haiti’s Growing Crisis of Sexual Violence Exposes Global Failures and Threatens U.S. Security

Haiti’s nightmare deepens as gang-related sexual violence explodes in Port-au-Prince, exposing a catastrophic breakdown of law and order that echoes far beyond Caribbean shores. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports a tripling of sexual abuse cases treated at its Pran Men’m clinic over just four years—an alarming indicator of chaos spreading through a nation where gangs now control an estimated 90% of the capital. How Did Haiti Become a Playground for Armed Gangs? These aren’t random acts; they are systematic tools used by criminal networks to terrorize and dominate communities. Victims endure brutal attacks often involving multiple perpetrators—sometimes more than ten...