Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.
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Latest Action · February 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Sympathizes with the families of women and children victimized by sexual and other forms of gender-based violence in Haiti.
Urges treatment of the issue of violence against women and children as a priority for U.S. humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
Supports passage of Haiti's first comprehensive law on the prevention, punishment, and elimination of gender-based violence.
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