India, Nov. 3 -- Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières said today that restrictive new policies imposed by the de facto authorities in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are obstructing access to care for survivors of sexual violence and putting them at greater risk. MSF said the measures are enforced by the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation, formerly AFC/M23, and include narrowing the definition of sexual violence, forcing survivors to take intrusive and unnecessary medical exams, requiring reporting to police before care, and undermining confidentiality.
Measures cited by MSF
MSF said that since the beginning of 2026, the authorities overseeing health services in North Kivu have introduced or prop...