Oxfam criticised by regulator over Haiti sex claims

Charity Commission savages Oxfam's ‘culture of poor behaviour’ and ‘mismanagement’

Oxfam
Oxfam has been warned it may lose its government funding
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Oxfam failed to report child abuse claims against its staff in Haiti and had a “culture of tolerating poor behaviour,” according to the Charity Commission.

The regulator has published its much-anticipated findings into the charity’s handling of allegations that its aid workers used prostitutes after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

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