Rape was already a serious problem in Haiti even before the earthquake. The United Nations reported in 2008 that almost half of the girls and young women living in slums like Cité Soleil and Martissant had been raped.

Since the earthquake the situation for women has gotten even worse, rights groups say. Rapes have gone up threefold in Port-au-Prince, according to Refugees International, a Washington-based group. A report issued by the group this fall, "Haiti: Still Trapped in the Emergency Phase," detailed that the camps had become dangerous places for women. It alleged that the camps are guarded poorly if at all.

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