PHR Alarmed by Repeated Reports of Chemical Attacks in Syria
PHR is alarmed by new reports of suspected chemical barrel bomb attacks in Syria, pointing to the fifth attack in 10 days, and calls on the United Nations Security Council to implement its own resolutions to stop indiscriminate attacks. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - March 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Pentagon’s Health Experts Endorse Recusal on Medical Ethics Grounds
PHR today welcomed a recommendation by the Pentagon’s independent health advisors that medical personnel be excused from duties that violate professional ethics. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - March 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Reports of Chemical Attacks in Syria Require Investigation, says Physicians for Human Rights
PHR is alarmed by new reports of chemical barrel bomb attacks in the Syrian village of Sarmin and calls on the UN Security Council to conduct an inquiry. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - March 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Doctors in the Crosshairs: Four Years of Attacks on Health Care in Syria
Deliberate and indiscriminate attacks have decimated the ranks of health professionals and devastated the medical infrastructure in Syria, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - March 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Judge Dismisses Case Against Turkish Medical Association
PHR today welcomed an Ankara court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the Turkish Medical Association (TMA), which had mobilized medical personnel to provide emergency care to demonstrators injured during the Gezi Park protests. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - February 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Attack on Myanmar Red Cross Violates International Law
PHR strongly condemns the recent attack in Burma (officially the Union of Myanmar) on a Myanmar Red Cross convoy that was evacuating civilians from a conflict area. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - February 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
U.S. Military Document Says Force-Feeding Violates Medical Ethics and International Law
PHR says that a newly public U.S. military document acknowledging that force-feeding violates medical ethics shows unlawfulness of hunger strike practices at Guantánamo. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - January 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Physicians for Human Rights Releases Expert Analysis of CIA Torture Report, Calls for Federal Commission to Hold Health Professionals Accountable
Health professionals played an essential role at every stage of the CIA’s torture program, committing at least eight violations of ethics and law, PHR said today in an analysis of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report summary on CIA torture. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - December 16, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Landmark United Nations General Assembly Resolution Calls for the Protection of Health Workers from Violence
A resolution passed last week by the United Nations General Assembly recognizes for the first time the severity of attacks on health workers, facilities, and patients in all circumstances, and demands respect by States for provisions of medical ethics and human rights law, as well as international humanitarian law, said the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - December 15, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
CIA Torture Report Highlights Unnecessary Medical Procedure
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today that the use of rectal hydration and rectal feeding on detainees without evidence of medical necessity – which was revealed in yesterday’s U.S. Senate report – constitutes torture. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - December 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
U.S. Senate Report Confirms Health Professionals’ Complicity in CIA Torture
In the wake of the U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee’s report on CIA torture, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is calling for accountability for all those who designed, authorized, implemented, and enabled the systematic torture and ill-treatment of detainees. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - December 9, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
International Criminal Court Withdraws Charges Against President Kenyatta
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague said today it was withdrawing charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. The court’s prosecutor said the Kenyan government failed to cooperate during the investigation, compromising the case. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - December 5, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
President Obama Announces Immigration Plan
President Barack Obama addressed the nation last night to announce plans to provide temporary relief from deportation for millions of immigrant families. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 21, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Navy Nurse Should Not be Punished for Declining to Force-Feed Guantánamo Detainees
PHR welcomed the American Nurses Association’s statement supporting a nurse who refused to force-feed Guantánamo detainees based on professional ethical obligations. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 19, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
American Psychological Association to Conduct an Independent Review Into its Role in CIA Torture Program
PHR said today it welcomed the American Psychological Association’s (APA) announcement that it will conduct an independent review of whether it colluded in the CIA’s use of torture after 9/11. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
