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AP exclusive: Doctors Without Borders report found cases of abuse and exploitation by staff in Chad

  • Doctors Without Borders (MSF) found a pattern of sexual exploitation and abuse by some local and international staff in refugee camps in eastern Chad — 59 allegations in all, with 18 people dismissed and barred from future work.
  • Investigators found refugees (including some minors) sometimes traded food, jobs or safer access to aid for sex, and many victims stayed silent for fear of losing assistance — underscoring dangerous power imbalances in humanitarian settings.
  • MSF says it launched reforms after an AP whistleblower prompted the probe, strengthening hiring, complaint systems and prevention measures, but acknowledges deeper, lasting change is still needed.
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