Governors Who Say They Will Close Doors on Syrian Refugees Pander to Fear and Ignorance
PHR is appalled by the declarations of the U.S. governors of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, that they will not allow Syrian refugees to resettle in their states. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Welcomes APA’s Call to Remove Psychologists from Guantánamo and National Security Interrogations
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today welcomed the American Psychological Association’s (APA) request that the U.S. government withdraw all psychologists from national security interrogation roles and from Guantánamo Bay and other detention settings that operate in violation of international law. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Die-In to #DefendDoctors in Syria Commemorated in New York
Hundreds of health professionals and volunteers participated in a “die-in” near the United Nations today to represent the almost 700 medical personnel killed during the Syrian conflict and highlight war crimes being committed through deliberate attacks on Syria’s health care system. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Thursday, 10/29 in New York: Die-In to #DefendDoctors in Syria
Hundreds of health professionals and volunteers will stage a die-in on Thursday, October 29, to represent the medical personnel killed during the Syrian conflict and highlight war crimes being committed through deliberate attacks on Syria’s health care system. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Lawsuit Filed Against CIA Torture Psychologists
PHR welcomed a federal lawsuit against psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, the architects of the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Physicians for Human Rights Welcomes Effort to Improve U.S. Military’s Guidelines for Health Professionals
PHR said it strongly supports an initiative urging the Pentagon to adopt measures prohibiting doctors and other health professionals from participating in interrogations, force-feeding, and other actions that violate the ethical duty to “do no harm.” (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Russian Warplanes Strike Medical Facilities in Syria
PHR has confirmed that Russian airstrikes damaged three medical facilities in Syria in two days, exacerbating an already dire situation for civilians living in areas where the health system has been systematically attacked by the Syrian government. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Myanmar Illegally Displaced Families, Devastating Their Health and Livelihoods
The Myanmar government violated international laws when displacing families as part of a dam project along the Paunglaung River in southern Shan state. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Physicians for Human Rights Condemns Attack on Clinic in Afghanistan
PHR today condemned an aerial attack on a Doctors without Borders (MSF) clinic in Kunduz, Afghanistan that reportedly killed at least 16 people, including nine MSF staff and seven patients. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
France Opens Investigation into Torture in Syria
PHR today welcomed an announcement that France has opened the world’s first criminal inquiry into torture in Syria. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Syrian Government Forces Pound Health Care System in Idlib
The Syrian government kept up its assault on the health care system in August, which saw an unprecedented number of attacks on medical facilities in a four-day period, as well as the highest number of medical personnel killed in the last 10 months. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - September 24, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Ban on Psychologists’ Participation in Interrogations Passes
PHR welcomed a decision by the American Psychological Association to ban psychologists from participating in national security interrogations and advising on their confinement conditions, and to withdraw their presence from Guantánamo and other sites operating illegally. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Urges Ban on Psychologists’ Participation in Interrogations
The American Psychological Association (APA) should prohibit psychologists’ involvement in interrogations and other activities inconsistent with the profession’s “do no harm” ethic, Physicians for Human Rights said this week during the APA’s annual meeting in Toronto. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
U.S. Department of Defense Considers New Retaliation Against Guantánamo Navy Nurse
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today denounced new efforts by the military to revoke the security clearance of a U.S. Navy nurse, calling it backdoor retaliation for his refusal to force-feed Guantánamo detainees on hunger strike. PHR said the nurse – who was honored today with an ethics award – should be commended rather than punished, and reiterated its call for President Obama to end force-feeding and ensure a policy of ethical recusal for all military health professionals. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Guantánamo Navy Nurse Who Refused to Force-Feed Detainees to Receive Ethics Award
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today commended the American Nurses Association (ANA) for honoring a nurse who refused to take part in the unethical and criminal practice of force-feeding detainees on hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay. The ANA will present its Year of Ethics award to the nurse’s attorney during its membership meeting in Washington, D.C. on July 23. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
