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Press Release

Public Health and Former CDC Experts Warn Against Renewed Misuse of Title 42 Public Health Authority

Following reports that the incoming Trump administration may once again invoke Title 42 public health authority to turn away asylum seekers and migrants at the border, leading epidemiologists, former CDC officials, and other public health experts reiterate their strong objection to any misuse of public health authority. While the first Trump administration directed the Centers […]

January 17, 2025
Asylum
Multimedia

[VIDEO] Care in a Safe Place: Child-friendly Spaces for Survivors of Sexual Violence in the DRC

In armed conflicts around the world, sexual violence is perpetrated at an alarming rate – including against children. Multiple challenges limit evidence collection, preventing accountability for sexual violence. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Physicians for Human Rights and our partners are supporting child survivors of sexual violence through the creation of child-friendly spaces. […]

January 15, 2025
Children's Rights, Sexual Violence
Tools and Guides

Child-Centered Documentation Toolkit

Table of Contents Introduction Conflict-related sexual violence is an enduring problem globally. The burden of this violence often affects the most vulnerable within society, including women and girls, racial or other minorities, refugees and internally displaced persons, and in particular, children. According to the UN Secretary-General’s 2024 report on children and armed conflict, almost 30,705 […]

December 20, 2024
Children's Rights, Sexual Violence
Press Release

“New Dawn” for Syria Must Center Justice and Accountability Following Years of Atrocities: PHR

Former president Bashar al-Assad’s exodus from Syria represents a milestone opportunity for justice, accountability, and healing following more than 13 years of war and atrocities he oversaw, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today.   “This week is a momentous occasion for which Syrians have waited decades. Since he came to power, Bashar al-Assad directed a […]

December 10, 2024
Attacks on Health Care, Mass Atrocities
Press Release

Severe Harms from Idaho’s Abortion Ban Likely to Expand with Trump Administration Poised to Reverse EMTALA Guidance: PHR

Idaho’s abortion ban has caused preventable medical crises and chaos in the state’s health system, according to an amicus curiae brief filed by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing in Idaho v. United States, which opens in Pasadena, California on Tuesday.   While PHR’s amicus brief documents delayed […]

December 10, 2024
Reproductive Justice
Press Release

Escalating Conflict in Northwest Syria Puts Hospitals Under Fire: PHR

As military confrontation between Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government intensifies in the country’s northwest, all parties to the conflict must abide by international humanitarian law (IHL) and protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, including health care facilities, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today.  Syrian opposition forces based in northwest Syria launched a military […]

December 5, 2024
Attacks on Health Care
Blog

Teaching the Tools of Change: How a New Curriculum for Medical Students in Kenya is Advancing Care for Survivors of Gender-based Violence 

The United Nations reports that more than one in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives. Research shows that these traumatic experiences have both short- and long-term effects on a survivor’s health, making them more likely to seek help from a health care provider. This impact goes beyond […]

December 5, 2024
Press Release

Russian Bombardment of Ukraine’s Power Grid Forces Health Care Workers to Operate in the Dark: Report

Russia’s widespread and systematic attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid have harmed health care workers and endangered patients, according to a first-of-its-kind report published today by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Truth Hounds. Ninety-two percent of 2,261 Ukrainian health care workers surveyed report experiencing power outages at their health care facility due to attacks on […]

December 4, 2024
Attacks on Health Care
Press Release

Російські атаки на енергетичну систему України змушують медиків працювати в темряві — звіт

Широкомасштабні та систематичні атаки Росії на енергетичну інфраструктуру України завдають серйозної шкоди медичним працівникам і наражають пацієнтів на небезпеку, як зазначено в опублікованому сьогодні звіті організацій Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) і Truth Hounds. За результатами опитування українських медпрацівників, 92% з 2 261 людини повідомили про відключення електроенергії в їхніх закладах охорони здоров’я внаслідок атак […]

December 4, 2024
Attacks on Health Care
Report

Health Care in the Dark: The Impacts of Russian Attacks on Energy in Ukraine 

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 delivery and endangered patients and health care workers alike.

December 4, 2024
Attacks on Health Care

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