Систематичні атаки на медичні заклади, напади на швидкі та медиків, перешкоджання наданню медичної допомоги цивільним — це все свідомі дії Російської Федерації, яка використовує їх, як інструмент у війні. Саме тому розслідування випадків атак та притягнення винних до відповідальності є надзвичайно важливими для досягнення справедливості. Український центр охорони здоров’я (UHC), Лікарі за права людини (Physicians […]

Finance Officer, Kenya Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is a U.S.-based international advocacy organization working at the intersection of medicine, science, and law. With a global network of thousands of medical, scientific, and legal experts, PHR uses the power of medical and scientific evidence to document human […]

In a new joint submission to the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine (IICIU), four independent NGOs call on the Commission to investigate the ongoing attacks on hospitals and health workers in Ukraine perpetrated by Russian forces, which are flagrant violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.   The four organizations – […]

In June, world-leading anti-torture experts launched the Istanbul Protocol 2022, the updated United Nations-backed guidelines for effective investigation and documentation of torture to help health professionals, lawyers, and other human rights specialists to contribute to accountability for torture in countries and communities around the world. In September 2022, PHR convened experts to reflect on the […]

Will Jaffe joins PHR as the University of Chicago Aizik Wolf Fellow, providing support to PHR’s medical and research directors. He is responsible for conducting research on implementation of the UN Istanbul Protocol, international human rights law relevant for PHR program areas, conflict zones in Ukraine, and the health and human rights effects of U.S. […]

Staff Accountant Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is a U.S.-based international advocacy organization working at the intersection of medicine, science, and law. With a global network of thousands of medical, scientific, and legal experts, PHR uses the power of medical and scientific evidence to document human […]

Short Term Consultancy; Leadership and Governance Consultant Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is a U.S.-based international advocacy organization working at the intersection of medicine, science, and law. With a global network of thousands of medical, scientific, and legal experts, PHR uses the power of medical and […]

At least 500 attacks on health care have been perpetrated during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Surpassing this grim milestone in just over six months of conflict underscores how the Russian government has targeted Ukraine’s health system as a strategy of war, as it has done […]

Grants Manager Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is a U.S.-based international advocacy organization working at the intersection of medicine, science, and law. With a global network of thousands of medical, scientific, and legal experts, PHR uses the power of medical and scientific evidence to document human […]

Director of Finance Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is a U.S.-based international advocacy organization working at the intersection of medicine, science, and law. With a global network of thousands of medical, scientific, and legal experts, PHR uses the power of medical and scientific evidence to document […]

Brianna da Silva Bhatia, MD, MPH is the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) health strategist at Physicians for Human Rights. At PHR, she provides technical and medical expertise to multiple programs as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a deep impact on many aspects of equity, public health, healthcare, policy, and research. Before assuming this role, she participated […]

Dr. Alfredo E. Walker is a registered Category A (Forensic) Pathologist of the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service based within its Eastern Ontario Regional Forensic Pathology Unit at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus, a position he had held for the past 11 years. He holds an academic appointment of Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology […]

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) welcomes the decision by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to remove the invalid diagnosis “excited delirium” from the BART Police Department policy manual and all written reports.   BART’s policy change was informed by PHR’s 2022 report, “‘Excited Delirium’ and Deaths in Police Custody: The Deadly Impact of a Baseless Diagnosis,” […]

Following receipt of a B.A. in chemistry from Dartmouth College in 1960, Dr. Rodgers received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in organic chemistry from Yale University.  He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Swiss Federal Institute and following the fellowship, he spent seven years working as a research chemist in the pharmaceutical industry. In 1972, Dr. […]

Bradley A. Connor, M.D. is a clinical professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College and attending physician at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is founder and medical director of the New York Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine, a facility devoted to patient care, teaching, and research in Travel and Tropical medicine. […]

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) welcomes yesterday’s U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s decision to lift the injunction that required the continued implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP), also known as Remain in Mexico, which forced people seeking asylum in the United States to wait in often-dangerous environments in Mexico. We […]

Theresia Njeri is the Finance Manager based in the Kenya office supporting both Kenya and DRC in budget development, preparing donor financial reports, leading closure of accounting books, and managing processes and procedures. Prior to joining PHR, Njeri worked for both Local and International organisations in the capacities of Finance Administration Manager and Senior National […]

Medical experts and human rights advocates from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today highlighting key public health evidence in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) efforts to rescind Title 42 border expulsions. Since the policy was […]

Ahead of Kenya’s general election on August 9, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) warns of potential election-related violence, including sexual violence, and calls on the Government of Kenya to proactively enact policies and plans to both prevent and respond to any violence perpetrated around the upcoming vote.   At least since the 1990s, elections in Kenya […]

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today announced the hire of Joel Lamstein, MBA, as Interim Executive Director, effective July 1, 2022. Lamstein brings a lifetime of organizational expertise in the global health and education fields, which will provide leadership and vision during PHR’s  search for a new permanent Executive Director. PHR also welcomes a new […]

As Director of Finance, Gaffar Mohamed has direct responsibility for the organization’s budget and finance-related activities, including assisting in developing a fiscal strategy, creating projections and reports, managing payroll, accounts payables and receivables, cash disbursements, the general ledger, and the technology and other systems used to manage PHR financial systems. Prior to joining PHR, Mohamed […]

As PHR’s Interim Executive Director, Joel Lamstein oversees all aspects of the organization’s finance, human resources, and administration activities. Lamstein is the founder and president of John Snow, Inc. and the nonprofit JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., international public health consulting firms which together employ more than 2,000 staff worldwide. In 1982, he assumed […]

As Russian artillery shells fall indiscriminately in Ukraine, efforts are under way by the international community to document the resulting human rights violations, including a range of attacks that likely constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. These efforts may indeed be the most robust in recent history. But as the International Criminal Court (ICC) […]

Program Officer, Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones (French-speaking) Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is a U.S.-based international advocacy organization working at the intersection of medicine, science, and law. With a global network of thousands of medical, scientific, and legal experts, PHR uses the power of medical […]

Advocacy Associate Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is a U.S.-based international advocacy organization working at the intersection of medicine, science, and law. With a global network of thousands of medical, scientific, and legal experts, PHR uses the power of medical and scientific evidence to document human […]