U.S. Justice Department Must Investigate American Psychological Association’s Role in U.S. Torture Program
PHR called for a federal criminal probe into the American Psychological Association’s (APA) role in the U.S. torture program following the release of a damning new report that confirms the APA colluded with the Bush administration to enable psychologists to design, implement, and defend a program of torture. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Physicians for Human Rights Welcomes Dr. Kathleen Foley to its Board of Directors
PHR announced the appointment of Kathleen M. Foley, MD, to its board of directors. Dr. Foley is an attending neurologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where she has worked for more than four decades. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Worst Month Yet for Attacks on Hospitals in Syrian Conflict
Attacks on health care facilities in Syria reached the highest numbers yet in a single month since the start of the conflict in March 2011. In May alone, PHR documented 15 attacks on 14 medical facilities, including seven that had been attacked previously. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Physicians for Human Rights Applauds Bipartisan Amendment Reaffirming Prohibition on Torture
PHR welcomed the passage of a bipartisan amendment that reaffirms the prohibition on torture and helps prevent future U.S. administrations from engaging in torture. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Physicians for Human Rights Denounces Israel’s Proposed Force-Feeding Law
PHR urged Israel’s parliament to reject a proposed bill that would legalize the force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners, in violation of medical ethics and international law. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Human Rights Groups Applaud Legislation Reaffirming U.S. Prohibition on Torture
On Tuesday, June 9, 2015, Senators McCain, Feinstein, Reed, and Collins introduced legislation to make the U.S. Army Field Manual on Interrogations the standard for all U.S. government interrogations to make sure that the United States never uses torture again. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Kachin Conflict in Burma Enters Fifth Year
This week’s four-year anniversary of the breakdown of a ceasefire between the Kachin Independent Army and the Burmese Army, which had previously held for nearly two decades, renews attention on violence against ethnic minorities in Burma. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Conflicts and Crises Spawn Attacks on Health Care Worldwide
Health professionals, facilities, and patients are regularly targeted by violence and restrictive legislation in situations of conflict and civil unrest, according to an online, interactive world map of attacks on health published today by PHR. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - May 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Welcomes Decision on Navy Nurse, Demands End to Force-Feeding in Guantánamo
PHR welcomed the U.S. Navy’s decision not to discharge a nurse for refusing to force-feed detainees on hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - May 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Resolution on Syrian Gas Attacks Will Have No Immediate Impact, says PHR
A draft U.N.resolution that reportedly seeks to assign blame in the gas attacks plaguing Syrians is a welcome and overdue step, but will likely fail to provide immediate relief. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - May 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
American Psychological Association Emails Expose Direct Ties to CIA Torture Program
PHR again urged the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the American Psychological Association’s complicity in the CIA torture program, following a new report in the NY Times. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - April 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Soros and Mukwege Honored for Human Rights Work
The philanthropist and financier George Soros and Dr. Denis Mukwege, a champion in the fight against rape as a weapon of war, were honored Tuesday evening for their contributions to the global struggle for human rights at a gala dinner hosted by PHR. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - April 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Burma’s Population Control Bill Threatens Maternal Health Progress
The parliament of Burma recently passed a new “population control” bill that could represent a serious setback for the country’s maternal health advances if implemented in a coercive or discriminatory manner. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - April 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Attacks on Health Care in Syria Continue, Defying U.N. Resolutions
Deliberate attacks on hospitals and health care professionals in Syria persist despite three United Nations resolutions aimed at protecting civilians and new hopes of relief following recent international pledges of aid to Syrians in need, according to an online map of attacks on health PHR updated today. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - April 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Soros and Mukwege to Be Honored for Human Rights Work
The philanthropist and financier George Soros and Dr. Denis Mukwege, a champion in the fight against rape as a weapon of war, will be honored by PHR for their contributions to the global struggle for human rights. The awards will be presented at a gala dinner in New York City on April 28, 2015. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - April 14, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
