Sudan: Intimidation and Persecution of Physicians

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Physicians for Human Rights Named Dropbox Foundation Partner

NEW YORK – Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is proud to have been named a 2019 Dropbox Foundation partner. The foundation, established in 2018…
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Intimidation and Persecution: Sudan’s Attacks on Peaceful Protesters and Physicians

Executive Summary Since Sudanese protesters took to the streets in December 2018 to demonstrate against government corruption, economic mismanagement, and brutal repression, forces loyal…
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Face to Face with the Trauma of Asylum Seekers

The Honduran couple had fled their home just a few weeks earlier, racing to get away from the gang that had tormented them. As…
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Medical Personnel Are Targeted in Syria

Medical professionals are often on the front lines when human rights violations occur. As first responders, they see up close the wounds and evidence…
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After Omar al-Bashir’s Ouster, PHR Intensifies Call for Accountability and Respect for Rights in Sudan

NEW YORK – After months of continuing protests in Khartoum and across Sudan opposing government corruption, economic mismanagement, and brutal repression, President Omar al-Bashir…
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Myanmar Military’s Massacre Denial Complex

This post originally appeared in the Asia Times “Trust us.” That’s the implicit message in the Myanmar military’s announcement this week of the creation of…
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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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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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Hospital Bombing Marks Saudi-Emirati-Led Coalition’s Anniversary in Yemen Conflict

The Saudi- and Emirati-led coalition marked the four-year anniversary of its intervention in Yemen this week by bombing yet another hospital on Tuesday, March…
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The Syrian Conflict: Eight Years of Devastation and Destruction of the Health System

As the eighth year of the crisis in Syria comes to a close, civilians continue to suffer through a conflict defined by human rights…
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“Please Tell the World What They Have Done to Us”

For Immediate Release A body of forensic medical evidence released today clearly indicates that Rohingya Muslims suffered grave human rights abuses at the hands…