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In DR Congo's conflict, women endure in silence the burden of sexual violence
Françoise Duroch
16.10.2024Two years of relentless fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern regions, ignited by the resurgence of the M23 armed group, have forced 1.3 million people to flee their homes. After...
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Sur la route vers les Etats-Unis: violences, précarité et désespoir
Françoise Duroch
15.10.2024MSF describes the precariousness and violence suffered by migrants in Central America, documented in a recent report that highlights the impact of discriminatory policies on people's health and...
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The Hidden Wounds of Sexual Violence in Sudan's War
Françoise Duroch
13.02.2024Since the start of the conflict in Sudan in April 2023 between the regular army and the rapid support forces, close to 500,000 people have taken refuge in eastern Chad, fleeing the violence...
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"Wichtig ist, Frauen in den Teams zu haben"
Françoise Duroch
12.03.2023How far do aid organisations go to be able to deliver assistance in authoritarian states? A conversation with Françoise Duroch about difficult compromises, working with the Taliban and whether the...
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Adapting MSF's sexual violence care training approach to middle eastern contexts: what does this mean in practice?
Françoise Duroch
07.06.2022This article shares the learnings of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s experience of adapting its sexual violence care training for its staff and missions in the Middle East and North Africa...
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Sexual abuse perpetrated by humanitarian workers: from moral relativism to competitive victimhood
Françoise Duroch
24.03.2021Drawing on the example of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Françoise Duroch and Emmanuel Noyer review the measures taken by the non-governmental organisation (NGO) to combat sexual violence. The...
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Care for victims of sexual violence, an organization pushed to its limits: The case of Médecins Sans Frontières
Françoise Duroch
01.09.2015Over the past ten years, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided medical care to almost 118,000 victims of sexual violence. Integrating related care into MSF general assistance to populations...
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Résistances et appropriations institutionnelles des Organisations Non Gouvernementales autour de la notion de victimes de violences sexuelles: Le cas de Médecins Sans Frontières en République Démocratique du Congo
Françoise Duroch
2012This article analyzes Doctors Without Borders’ (MSF) organizational transformation serving victims of sexual violence. It examines how conflicts, AIDS, and media coverage shaped the institutional...
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Description and consequences of sexual violence in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Françoise Duroch
2011The war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been the subject of numerous studies related to the problem of sexual violence. Such violence is known to be part of strategic war plans to conquer ...
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Figure de l’altérité féminine victimaire
Françoise Duroch
2010In this article, Françoise Duroch looks at feminine representations – women often viewed through the lens of motherhood – in humanitarian communication. She also analyzes MSF’s appropriation...
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Violences sexuelles en République Démocratique du Congo: Résistances et appropriations institutionnelles par les ONG
Françoise Duroch
2010This work offers to analyse the learning process of the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontière (Doctors Without Borders / MSF) around the notions of victims of sexual violence. The first ...
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Résistances et appropriations institutionnelles des Organisations Non Gouvernementales autour de la notion de victimes de violences sexuelles: Le cas de Médecins Sans Frontières en République Démocratique du Congo
Françoise Duroch
2008This work offers to analyse the learning process of the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without borders / MSF) around the notions of victims of sexual violence.