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Intimidation and Persecution: Sudan’s Attacks on Peaceful Protesters and Physicians

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Asylum-Seeking Children from Northern Triangle Suffer Multi-Dimensional, Recurrent, Sustained Trauma

NEW YORK – Since 2014, the number of children arriving at the U.S. border has risen dramatically, as unaccompanied children, adolescents, and young families…
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U.S. Immigration Enforcement Practices Violate Patient Rights and Medical Ethics

As the humanitarian crisis grows along the southern border of the United States, a policy brief from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) shows that…
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Not in my Exam Room

Across communities that line the United States’ southern border with Mexico, U.S. immigration enforcement actions in or near hospitals, clinics, and other health care…
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“There Is No One Here to Protect You”

Policy debates rage over what has been termed a humanitarian crisis, a human rights crisis, or a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. What…
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PHR Urges Visiting U.S. Administration Officials to Push Sudanese Forces to End Egregious Violence and Human Rights Violations Against Own People

NEW YORK – As U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Tibor Nagy Jr. and newly appointed Special Envoy for Sudan Donald Booth visit Sudan this…
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The Deadly Price of U.S. “Emergency” Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

The Trump administration’s move on May 24 to authorize emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan is bad news…
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Myanmar Massacre Pardons Underscore Impunity

Where in the world do military personnel convicted for their role in the cold-blooded killings of civilians serve a lighter prison sentence than the…
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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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The Appalling Rise in Attacks on Health Care in Conflict in 2018

This past week, I took a decisive step towards realizing my dream of becoming a doctor by taking the grueling medical school admissions test…
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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…

Medical Personnel Are Targeted in Syria

Medical professionals are often on the front lines in conflict situations, propping up civilian communities suffering from violence, abuse, and deprivation. Nowhere has this…
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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…