On the basis of research carried out in Port-au-Prince in 1997 and 1998, Ms. Alexis was able to confirm that the incidence of violence against women is relatively high and that women victims of violence generally are afraid of reporting it to the police.
Basándose en investigaciones realizadas en Puerto Príncipe en 1997 y 1998, la Sra. Alexis pudo confirmar que la incidencia de la violencia contra la mujer es relativamente alta y que las mujeres víctimas de violencia generalmente tienen miedo de denunciarlo a la policía.