Silenced and Endangered: Clinicians’ Workplace Concerns During COVID-19

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, PHR has delivered evidence-based information…

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A New Path Forward for the United States

A New Path Forward for the United States

As United States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris begin…

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The Human Rights Implications of Global COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly around the globe, infecting more than 100 million people and killing more than two million, with the toll…
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Dr. Ashish Jha and Susan Blaustein, Renowned Public Health and Human Rights Experts, Join PHR’s Board of Directors

Two leading public health and human rights experts have joined the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) board of directors. Ashish Jha MD, MPH, dean…
Open Letter

An Open Letter to President Biden

This public letter to President Biden was updated on February 23, 2021 with new signers, totaling 222. A safe, effective and accessible COVID-19 vaccine…
Report

Forced into Danger: Human Rights Violations Resulting from the U.S. Migrant Protection Protocols

With the indefinite postponement of U.S. immigration hearings due to COVID-19, asylum seekers face ever-lengthening periods of stay in Mexico, where many have experienced…
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Myanmar Military Must End Excessive Use of Force against Protestors, Detention of Health Care Workers

In the midst of a violent military coup threatening democracy and the rule of law, the Myanmar military is reported to be engaging in…

The Biden Administration Must Act Now to Protect the Health and Human Rights of U.S. Asylum Seekers: PHR

In response to the immigration executive orders signed by President Biden today, the following statement is attributable to Dr. Michele Heisler, medical director at…
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Praying for Hand Soap and Masks

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) practices during COVID-19 did not comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, creating unacceptable health risks…
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Obstruction and Denial: Health System Disparities and COVID-19 in Daraa, Syria

This report examines factors contributing to the health system decline in Daraa since 2018, when the area was retaken by the Syrian government.
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“Now they seem to just want to hurt us”: Dangerous Use of Crowd-control Weapons against Protestors and Medics in Portland, Oregon

A Physicians for Human Rights investigation conducted in Portland, OR in July 2020 examined use of force by police officers and federal agents in…
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Sexual Violence, Trauma, and Neglect: Observations of Health Care Providers Treating Rohingya Survivors in Refugee Camps in Bangladesh

Executive Summary In August 2017, the armed forces of Myanmar (Tatmadaw) unleashed a campaign of widespread and systematic attacks on the country’s Rohingya communities,…
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Shot in the Head

After George Floyd’s killing, captured on video and shown widely across the United States and around the world, millions of people took to the…