Rape in the Camps: Lacking Security, Women Organize to Protect Themselves

DemocracyNow!
July 14, 2010

Something that gets lost in all the coverage of the Haiti earthquake is how people on the ground organize in the face of adversity. Rape and violence against women has become increasingly widespread in the tent camps across Haiti. While Haitian police and UN forces have done little, women on the ground are organizing to protect themselves. We spoke with Malia Villard Appolon, coordinator of KOFAVIV, the committee of women for survival...

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Haitian Feminist Leader Myriam Merlet (1953-2010)

DemocracyNow!
January 19, 2009

We end today’s show with the sad news of the passing of Haitian political activist Myriam Merlet. She died under the rubble of her home after it collapsed on her last week. Myriam Merlet was the Chief of Staff of the Haitian Ministry of Women and an outspoken feminist who helped draw international attention to the use of rape as a political weapon. We speak with playwright and activist Eve Ensler who knew Myriam very well and air video of Myriam speaking in 2008 at VDay.

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