MSF internal report finds staff exploited refugees in Chad, including sexual abuse of minors
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Summary
An internal investigation by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Chad revealed that local and foreign staff exploited refugees, including targeting underage girls and trading food aid and jobs for sex. The organization acknowledged 59 allegations of abuse, dismissed 18 staff members, and noted that more cases likely exist due to survivors' reluctance to come forward. The report was completed in July but recently reported by the AP.
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An internal report by the aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has found that local and foreign staff exploited refugees in Chad, sometimes targeting underage girls and other times trading food aid and jobs for sex.
As a result, 18 local and foreign staff members were dismissed.
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