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WOODING, Bridget. La lucha de las mujeres migrantes haitianas por la seguridad ciudadana. Migr. desarro [online]. 2012, vol.10, n.18, pp.41-65. ISSN 1870-7599.

Over a decade ago, migration scholars in Latin America and the Caribbean pointed to a change in international terrestrial cross-border relations as spaces of coexistence and cooperation, stating they now experience less conflict than before. However, although the Dominican-Haitian border is undergoing a thorough transition, it still shows a degree of violence aimed at specific vulnerable groups, all of which affects public security. This paper addresses the violence committed against Haitian migrant women who are in transiting the Dominican-Haitian border or have been displaced. While a more favorable legislative framework in both the country of origin and destination is urgent, there is also a dire need for a more sensitive public outlook on these issues in order to focus on the roles and responsibilities of two of the key players in this area: the migrant women themselves as holders of rights, and the competent authorities as guarantors of these rights. There is an imperative need for a radical change in current practices that tolerate, without much disruption in the island or beyond, the violations of human rights that take place along this border. I also suggest possible action strategies for key actors and supporters of these women in their migration process.

Palabras llave : Dominican-Haitian border; human rights; migration; vulnerable women.

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