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Bashar Al-Assad Can be Prosecuted in France, but the Court Missed an Opportunity to Make History: Joint Statement

While the undersigned organizations welcome the long-awaited recognition that functional immunities are not an obstacle to prosecution in the presence of international crimes, they regret that the French Cour de cassation invalidated the arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad while he was still President of Syria   In the case concerning his role in the August 2013 […]

July 25, 2025
Chemical Weapons
Press Release

U.S. Aid Cuts Lead to Preventable Deaths, Medicine Shortages, Health Worker Layoffs in Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): New PHR Research

The abrupt and sweeping cuts to U.S. global health support has led to preventable deaths, shortages of medicines, and reduced access to services for vulnerable communities in both Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to two new research briefs published today by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR).  “Sexual violence survivors unable to access […]

July 24, 2025
U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts
Brief

Abandoned in Crisis: The Impact of U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The United States has historically been the largest provider of humanitarian assistance and bilateral support to the health sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), contributing billions of dollars annually through mechanisms such as United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Health Security […]

July 24, 2025
U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts
Brief

“The System is Folding in on Itself”: The Impact of U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts in Kenya

The United States (U.S.) has historically been a major supporter of public health initiatives in Kenya. From 2020– 2025, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) committed approximately $2.5 billion in foreign assistance to Kenya (approximately $470 million per year) with 80 percent allocated for health-related programs. In January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump […]

July 24, 2025
U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts
Statements

Joint Statement: After 13 Years of Delays, Four Survivors of Post-Election Sexual Violence Finally Receive Compensation from Government of Kenya

In a historic move, the Government of Kenya has paid 16 million Kenyan shillings (approx. USD $124,000) in compensation to four of the eight survivors of sexual violence in Petition 122 of 2013, marking the first time in Kenya’s history that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are receiving official compensation for the harm they endured. […]

July 18, 2025
Sexual Violence
Press Release

U.S. Rescissions Package Threatens Devastating Consequences for Global Health: PHR

The U.S. House of Representatives vote to approve the Trump administration’s proposed rescissions package – clawing back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending, including $8 billion for foreign aid – will have immediate, profound, and devastating consequences on global health, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today.   “The rescission bill and broader cuts to global […]

July 18, 2025
Press Release

“Brutal Milestone”: 2000 Attacks on Ukraine’s Hospitals, Clinicians, and Health Infrastructure Since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion

Ukraine has endured 2000 attacks on the country’s health care system, according to documentation and monitoring by human rights and humanitarian organizations. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 Ukraine has experienced:  “This brutal milestone and pattern of attacks clearly illustrates the Russian Federation’s aim to eliminate Ukrainians’ access to life-saving medical care and create […]

July 17, 2025
Attacks on Health Care
Press Release

Israel’s Extreme Restrictions on Medical Supplies Entering Gaza Have Caused Death and Anguish: New Study

The Israeli government’s restrictions on medical supplies entering Gaza have led to preventable suffering and death, according to a new study published today by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and the Global Human Rights Clinic (GHRC) at the University of Chicago Law School.   “Throughout this war, Israel’s limits on life-saving medical supplies – such as […]

July 9, 2025
Attacks on Health Care, Persecution of Health Workers
Multimedia

“We Could Have Saved So Many More”: Anguish and Death Caused by Israel’s Restrictions on Medical Supplies in Gaza​

At every point in their effort to provide care in Gaza, volunteer health care professionals face systematic practices and policies that directly impact their ability to prevent suffering and loss.

July 9, 2025
Attacks on Health Care, Mass Atrocities
Other

FAQs: Access to Health Care Supplies and “Dual Use” Items and Restrictions

What does international law say about access to medical supplies in conflict zones? What is the obligation of parties to a conflict to ensure access to health care supplies? Medical supplies are never to be used strategically in warfare. In times of conflict, all parties to the conflict must both “allow and facilitate rapid and […]

July 9, 2025

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