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UK lawmakers hear more reports of aid worker sex abuse in Congo

UK lawmakers hear more reports of aid worker sex abuse in Congo

NELLIE PEYTON BRITAIN’S charity watchdog said it has received reports of at least eight cases of sexual assault and abuse by aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, vowing to ensure "robust action". It said the incidents were reported both before and after an investigation published last month by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian in which more than 50 women accused Ebola aid workers of demanding sex in exchange for jobs. "We can confirm that these include allegations of serious sexual assault, the exchange of jobs or money for sex and sexual harassment," the Charity Commission's…
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Power, poverty, and aid: The mix that fuelled sex abuse claims in Congo

Power, poverty, and aid: The mix that fuelled sex abuse claims in Congo

ROBERT FLUMMERFELT and NELLIE PEYTON STRATEGIES put in place to stop such abuses largely failed during the outbreak that swept through the country from 2018 to 2020, aid officials and workers, gender analysts, and researchers who examined the response told reporters in nearly a year of interviews. Reports commissioned by organisations and donors also cited abuse concerns. Fifty-one women told reporters they had been sexually abused or exploited by men identifying themselves as aid workers in Beni, one of the outbreak’s epicentres. Not one said she knew of a hotline, email address, or person to contact to report the incidents. Most…
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