About Us

We work at the intersection of medicine, science, and law to secure human rights and justice for all.

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) deploys scientific, medical, public health, and forensic technical expertise to document and seek justice for human rights and humanitarian violations and international crimes.

Through advocacy and partnerships with affected communities, mobilization of the moral authority of medical and public health professionals, and collaboration with local and international organizations and associations, we empower our networks of health professionals to serve as human rights advocates.

In parallel, we strengthen the methods by which clinicians, alongside law enforcement and legal sectors, gather and present evidence that documents cases of human rights violations and war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Our founders believed that health professionals are uniquely positioned to prevent serious human rights abuses.

Our staff, board, and experts bring wide-ranging expertise and deep commitment to our work to protect human rights.

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We recruit committed activists with a passion for human rights.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We uphold the freedom and equal dignity of all human beings.

We hold the highest Charity Navigator rating for our exceptional financial management.

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Our Work

Asylum and Persecution

Global conflicts, civil wars, and injustice have driven immigration to an all-time high since 1990. Seeking asylum from persecution is a human right.

Attacks on Health Care

PHR documents the deliberate targeting of health care systems and personnel, and advocates to hold violators to account.

Reproductive Justice

Sexual Violence

PHR works to end impunity for sexual violence and to bring justice to survivors of these terrible crimes.

Misuse of Crowd-control Weapons and Excessive Force

“Less-lethal” crowd-control weapons when misused can cause serious injury, disability, and death.

U.S. Global Health Aid Cuts: A Human Rights Crisis

PHR is documenting the harms of aid cuts and defending the right to health for all.