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PHR leadership and staff recently presented key findings and evidence at the 61st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.…

Executive Summary After Hamas’ brutal October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, subsequent Israeli military operations in Gaza have caused devastation and displacement. Beginning early…

On November 10, 2025, just after 4:00 p.m., we uploaded our final written submissions on behalf of eight survivors of post-election sexual violence to Kenya’s Supreme Court digital…

Since assuming office in January, the second Trump administration has actively pursued a variety of detention and deportation practices that tear parents from their…

As the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence unfolds around the world, conversations often center on the scale of the problem. We hear…

Our research highlights how abortion bans and restrictions create cascading effects that extend far beyond reproductive health care, compromising the quality and effectiveness of…

The conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia started in November 2020 between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), with involvement from…

U.S. cuts to global aid have caused backsliding on decades of progress in HIV care, treatment, and prevention.

The United States has historically been the largest provider of humanitarian assistance and bilateral support to the health sector in the Democratic Republic of…

This Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) research brief presents key insights from interviews with ten medical and public health experts who support projects across…

Russia’s direct attacks on health facilities, as well as strikes on energy infrastructure with reported impact on health care facilities, have impeded health care…