Eight Years of Devastation and Destruction of Syria's Health System

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PHR Study Demonstrates Widespread, Systematic Violence Against the Rohingya in Myanmar; Published in Prestigious Medical Journal, “The Lancet Planetary Health”

NEW YORK – This week, The Lancet Planetary Health, a leading scientific journal focused on policy action for planetary health, published the complete findings…
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Denial of U.S. Visas to ICC Investigators Undermines Global Rule of Law

Today, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced a policy restricting the allocation of U.S. visas to International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators or any persons…
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Physicians for Human Rights Applauds U.S.Senate’s Bipartisan Rejection of National Emergency Declaration

Today, the U.S. Senate voted to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration that would redirect funds to build an unnecessary border wall. Though Trump…
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Defense Can Be the Best Offense in Protecting Human Rights

Sometimes, success is measured by how firmly you hold the line. In December 2017, survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the…

On Eighth Anniversary of Syria Conflict, PHR Renews Call for Accountability, Cessation of Attacks on Health Care Infrastructure

Eight years into the Syrian conflict and Physicians for Human Rights’ (PHR) documentation of attacks on the country’s medical infrastructure, PHR is emphasizing the…
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PHR Demands Sudan End Detention of Doctors, Attacks on Hospitals; Calls for Accountability of Sudanese Government

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today called on the Sudanese government, which on February 22 declared a yearlong state of emergency, to immediately cease…
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A Map of Attacks on Health Care in Syria

Map of Attacks on Medical Personnel and Facilities in Syria When hospitals or health clinics are destroyed, the loss is far greater than the…
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I Saw the Emergency at the U.S. Border. It Doesn’t Require a Wall.

Thousands of distraught asylum seekers, waiting weeks and months at border shelters, their futures in limbo. Children – and teens – so traumatized that…
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Investment Whitewash for Rohingya Bloodshed

This post originally appeared in the Asia Times Historic temples. Sandy beaches. Fishing grounds and farmland galore. This is the idyllic and profitable picture that the…
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Force-Feeding of Immigrants in Detention Centers Violates Medical Ethics

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is force-feeding nine people who are on a hunger strike while held in immigration detention centers in Texas.…
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Zero Protection: How U.S. Border Enforcement Harms Migrant Safety and Health

Executive Summary Over the past three decades, U.S. administrations from both parties have introduced border enforcement strategies that have led to the deaths or…
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A Tech Solution to Documenting Sexual Violence

This post originally appeared on OpenGlobalRights. It’s not uncommon to see Post-Rape Care (PRC) forms, the standardized medical intake document for sexual violence in…