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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
Blog

Science and Medicine are Helping to Advance Justice for Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence. Here’s How.  

PHR fights for justice for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and empowers the clinicians that support them.

November 25, 2024
Reproductive Justice, Sexual Violence
Statements

Trump’s Threats to Human Rights and Health in the United States Will Be Met by PHR and Civil Society

With Donald Trump set to become the next president of the United States, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) will mobilize its network and resources to protect human rights in the United States and around the globe.  Based on Trump’s campaign promises and his track-record during his first term, a second Trump administration poses major threats […]

November 6, 2024
Blog

Dismantling the Tools of Torture: Why We Need a Torture-Free Trade Treaty  

Recognizing the health harms caused by equipment capable of inflicting torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, PHR has joined organizations around the globe to call for a comprehensive treaty to end the trade of these weapons. 

October 25, 2024
Excessive Force, Torture, Weapons
Other

Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review: Kenya

Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review: Kenya

October 22, 2024
Sexual Violence
Press Release

“Massive Influx” of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): PHR Report

The escalating conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has caused a “massive influx” of widespread sexual violence perpetrated by the DRC military, armed groups associated with neighboring countries, United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, and community members, according to a new report published today by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR).   This widespread […]

October 22, 2024
Sexual Violence

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