Oxfam GB has been banned from operating in Haiti after its staff were accused of sexual misconduct following the 2010 earthquake.
Oxfam said it would continue to work in Haiti through affiliate members from Italy, Spain, and Quebec.
Oxfam has been in Haiti since 1978, and increased its presence after the earthquake. But there have been no Oxfam GB staff in the country since the suspension in February.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44474211
(notice nothing on children?)
Oxfam sexual abuse scandal points to a larger problem among aid workers
According to Andrew MacLeod of the Hear Their Cries advocacy group, as shocking as Oxfam’s revelations are, such sexual exploitation is only the “tip of the iceberg” of pervasive sexual abuse among aid workers in the developing world. According to him, there is a growing realization today that the worst crimes of child abuse and child rape by aid workers make up a substantial percentage of sex abuse accusations against aid workers from many nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations and peacekeeping forces
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-oxfam-sexual-abuse-scandal-0220-20180214-story.html
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carmencita ago
Haiti's government said the decision was taken because of Oxfam's "violation of its laws and serious breach of the principle of human dignity".
Oxfam has been in Haiti since 1978, and increased its presence after the earthquake. But there have been no Oxfam GB staff in the country since the suspension in February.
new4now ago
Nothing on children in the article
they mention prostitutes
whitewashing it
ok we got busted folks, but it was prostitutes
so mad I could spit
carmencita ago
I know as I read further down I was shocked. I couln't believe so I looked back and no. Not a word about the children. BBC is still covering for them.