Haiti: UN, occupiers rape and murder thousands. posted by Richard Seymour

New figures reveal that during the 22-month period of the U.S.-backed Interim Government, 8,000 people were murdered in the greater Port-au Prince area alone. 35,000 women and girls were raped or sexually assaulted, more than half of the victims were children. Kidnappings, extrajudicial detentions, physical assaults, death threats, and threats of sexual violence were also common.

Those responsible for the human rights abuses include criminals, the police, United Nations peacekeepers and anti-Lavalas gangs.