Anne-christine d'Adesky Launches Plaid Ribbon Campaign

Anne-christine d’Adesky has just launched a global plan to draw attention to sexual violence in Haiti.  The ingenious Plaid Ribbon Campaign calls on concerned citizens worldwide to wear a plaid ribbon — the colors of the Haitian school uniform — to express their solidarity with a Haitian schoolgirl who was recently attacked, as well as other student victims of sexual crimes.

The schoolgirl rape was a travesty of justice; attacked by a much older man, the young female suffered further humiliation at the hands of the police and the media when semi-nude photos of the victim were posted on the Internet. This additional violation has outraged Haitians and human rights advocates everywhere. The Plaid Ribbon Campaign demands that Haitian leaders act to investigate allegations of police misconduct in the case.

The creator of the Plaid Ribbon Campaign, Anne-christine d'Adesky, is a member of the group PotoFanm+Fi, one of the groups that launched the public campaign. She is Global Coordinator for Haiti of the 1Billion Rising forJustice campaign sponsored by V-Day that will promote the girls campaign online. 

"This is not an isolated case," d’Adesky added. "PotoFanm+Fi found that 60% of rape cases since 2010 were adolescent girls, and that boys are also victims — as well as perpetrators.” Regarding the latter, she added, “I just learned this week that 90% of adolescent boys in prison in Hinche involve rape cases. This shocking statistic requires all Haitians to invest effort and conviction to help this nation's youth."

All Haitians and concerned global citizens are invited to participate in the Plaid Ribbon Campaign to express their solidarity.

For more information, contact: potofanm@gmail.com. To follow the progress of the Plaid Ribbon Campaign, see updates at: Facebook.com/1MilyaLeveHaiti.