Thank you for your question.
Before answering, I want to point out that I am not speaking on behalf of Haitian feminists. They are fighting their own battle and they discuss it in public.
However, I can answer that it is civil society groups, including women's groups, that are opposing the government. They are the ones who have organized the most and who mobilized strongly at the time against the MINUSTAH, when there were cases of sexual assault. It really was women's groups in Haiti who denounced the situation and spoke out against the impunity granted to soldiers and members of the military who were sent to their country and did not have to submit to the Haitian justice system.
Given that background, certainly an international military intervention like the ones we have seen in the past is not really the solution to the sexual violence happening at present. There are organizations in Haiti that have existed for decades. In fact, the women's movement is one of the first to have really risen up and mobilized after the dictatorship. The women's movement in Haiti is extremely strong. There are organizations that work for women's health and against spousal violence.
Unfortunately, the last times the international community intervened, it did not take that expertise into account. Today, we hope it will be done differently. As Ms. Asselin said, there are many cases of sexual violence. We absolutely have to work with these organizations, because they know how to respond, they know what to do to support the survivors.
I hope that answers your question, Ms. Vandenbeld.