EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 15 MIN
#19 The Aid Worker's Shadow: Power, Hunger, and the Banality of Abuse
from Dead Reckoning
MSF (Doctors Without Borders) staff have been accused of abusing Sudanese refugees in a sex-for-food scandal, with victims staying silent for fear of losing aid access. We examine how humanitarian institutions, designed to save lives, can replicate the very power asymmetries they exist to relieve.
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MSF (Doctors Without Borders) staff have been accused of abusing Sudanese refugees in a sex-for-food scandal, with victims staying silent for fear of losing aid access. We examine how humanitarian institutions, designed to save lives, can replicate the very power asymmetries they exist to relieve.
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#19 The Aid Worker's Shadow: Power, Hunger, and the Banality of Abuse
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