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Sympthsical

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6. DWB

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 08:38 AM

10 hrs ago

From the article:

The organization said it launched the monthslong investigation in response to AP reporting that women had accused staff of sexually exploiting them in displacement sites in Chad

Agree with the poster. I doubt they had zero idea until a reporter asked them about it. Sounds more like the rug sweeping wasn't going to work anymore.

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AP exclusive: Doctors Without Borders report found cases of abuse and exploitation by staff in Chad [View all] Munu 10 hrs ago OP

Doctors Without Borders engaging in human trafficking Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #1

I am not surprised. yardwork 10 hrs ago #4

I have an evangelical cousin who went on mission to Africa Sympthsical 9 hrs ago #9

Your cousin has had more than his fair share of heartbreak! yardwork 9 hrs ago #10

That is incredible food for thought Sympthsical 1 hr ago #19

Somehow I doubt that they first heard of this through the AP article RockCreek 10 hrs ago #2

Who is the "they" in your title? (nt) muriel_volestrangler 10 hrs ago #3

Doctors without Borders personnel operating in Chad RockCreek 10 hrs ago #5

DWB Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #6

Ah, OK - I'd missed that AP first reported on this in Nov 2024 (nt) muriel_volestrangler 9 hrs ago #8

Well, yeah. The world's do-gooders are focused on Israel. yardwork 9 hrs ago #11

If what's going on in Africa were going on in Europe ... Munu 5 hrs ago #15

It would be called a genocide. yardwork 5 hrs ago #16

The conflict deaths in Ukraine/Russia in 2025 were reckoned to be slightly more than in Sudan muriel_volestrangler 1 hr ago #17

... Solly Mack 9 hrs ago #7

At least they're making efforts to self police harumph 8 hrs ago #12

At the VERY least TheProle 8 hrs ago #13

DWB has done very good work in the past. harumph 7 hrs ago #14

Hopefully. I'd never heard bad things about them electric_blue68 1 hr ago #18