Such an institution expressed concern over the increase in cases in the Grande Anse department, where children account for 93 percent of the statistics.

Quoted by the Haiti Libre digital newspaper, the organization called for urgent measures to combat this crime effectively.

IDETTE called to establish a multisectoral mechanism last year to protect women and children amid the insecurity this Caribbean country is currently experiencing.

The source informed that in Grande Anse alone, 155 cases of rape and 26 attempted rapes of women and girls were registered between January 1 and December 31.

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