By Katie Nguyen

The humanitarian response in the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake appears "paralysed", with survivors still living in a "state of emergency" nine months after the disaster, Refugees International (RI) said on Thursday.

Some 1.3 million homeless Haitians are sheltering in 1,300 makeshift camps in the impoverished Caribbean country.

Many people are angry about their living conditions and eviction threats, the rights group said in its latest report from the field. Gang leaders and landowners are harrassing the homeless, and sexual violence is on the rise, it added.

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