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PHR Offers Forensic Expertise in Khashoggi Case and Calls for Independent International Investigation

New York, NY Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is horrified by reports of the disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi,…
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Lack of Protocol in DHS Release Plan Spells Danger for Migrants’ Health and Safety

New York, NY Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is gravely concerned at the sudden decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to…
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Mukwege and Murad Nobel Win Amplifies Voices of Sexual Violence Survivors in Era of Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford

At a time when leaders and others in powerful positions question the truth of allegations made by sexual violence survivors, and when issues of…
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Kavanaugh Confirmation Threatens to Permanently Silence the Voices of Survivors

New York, NY The following statement is attributable to Physicians for Human Rights Executive Director Donna McKay: “Today’s vote by the U.S. Senate to…
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A Brewing Humanitarian Catastrophe as the Battle for Idlib Looms

At about two in the morning on August 21, 2013, 1,003 Syrian adults and 426 children took their last breath. Since then, the world…
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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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U.S. Administration’s Secret Mass Transfer and Detention of Children is Unconscionable

New York, NY Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is horrified by reports of the clandestine, nighttime transfers of over 1,600 migrant children to a…
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PHR Wins at MIT Solve with Groundbreaking MediCapt App

New York, NY Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is honored to have been selected among eight winners in the “Frontlines of Health” Solver category…
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UN Human Rights Council Resolution Paves Way for Myanmar Accountability

New York, NY Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is very much encouraged by today’s overwhelming vote to adopt resolution A/HRC/39/L.22 on Myanmar by the…
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A mother outrageously separated from her son at the U.S. border

The Trump administration’s brutal enforcement of family separation and its crackdown on immigrants and asylum seekers has precipitated a full-blown human crisis at the…
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GEE Mandate Renewal Crucial for Yemeni Human Rights

New York, NY The United Nations Human Rights Council will vote on two key resolutions pertaining to Yemen on September 28. The following statement…