The Physicians for Human Rights Gala honors the work of health professionals working on the front lines to defend human rights. The annual event supports PHR’s work advocating for persecuted health workers and health facilities under attack, preventing torture, sexual violence, and mass atrocities, and holding those who violate human rights accountable.
The Physicians for Human Rights 2025 Annual Celebration of Health and Human Rights Heroes will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Tickets and sponsorship information will be available soon.
For more information, please contact Sammi Brown, Individual Giving Manager, sbrown@phr.org
2024 Honorees:
Aryeh Neier, President Emeritus, Open Society Foundations
The Quinto-Collins Family, Founders, Justice for Angelo Quinto
Organization for Justice and Accountability in the Horn of Africa (OJAH)
Missed the event? You can still donate to Physicians for Human Rights in lieu of attending:
For more information, please contact Sammi Brown at sbrown@phr.org or +1.941.685.4403.
Gala Committee
Chair
Gerson H. Smoger, JD, PhD
Vice Chairs
Bradley A. Connor, MD
Françoise Girard, MA, LLB
Raymond P. Happy
Austin Ratner, MD
Kerry J. Sulkowicz, MD
Robert S. Lawrence, MD