DW: Medecins Sans Frontieres fired 19 people for sexual abuse in 2017
The French aid group MSF, also known as Doctors without Borders, fired the 19 staff members after investigating 24 cases. The charity giant's revelation followed reports of sexual abuse by workers with UK charity Oxfam.
Medical aid group Doctors without Borders, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), reported on Wednesday it had received 146 complaints or alerts in 2017. Of these, 40 concerned harassment or abuse.
As a result, it acted on 24 cases and fired 19 people, MSF said in a statement. "Two of these were situations of sexual abuse or harassment by MSF staff against non-MSF staff (patients or members of the community)."
"Though reports of abuse through our grievance mechanisms are steadily increasing, MSF believes misbehavior remains underreported today," the charity said.
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Update #1: Doctors Without Borders fired 19 people for sexual abuse last year (Business Insider)
Update #2: Doctors Without Borders issue statement on sexual misconduct (Washington Post)
WNU Editor: Medecins Sans Frontieres is the only organization that I have donated money to (not including my church). This is a big disappointment. As for the Oxfam sexual abuse scandal, it is getting worse .... Oxfam scandal highlights spectrum of abuse: local staff, recipients — aid workers, too (CBC).
