PHR Urges U.S. and International Community to Address War Crimes in Syria Negotiations
Government forces have deliberately attacked medical facilities across Syria, systematically targeted doctors and other health providers with violence, arrests and killings, and repeatedly denied medical care to the sick and wounded in violation of international humanitarian laws, according to a new U.N. report. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - September 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Experts Comment on Video Footage from Syria
A team of experts from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has reviewed footage of a number of publicly available videos emerging from Syria, along with reports of events leading up to the filmed footage, and concluded that there is compelling medical evidence that chemical weapons or other lethal gases have been used. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Calls for Independent Investigation of Apparent Chemical Weapon Attack in Syria
PHR today called for an independent and thorough investigation into a possible chemical attack in the Ghouta region of eastern Damascus. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Documents Systematic Patterns of Anti-Muslim Violence in Burma
PHR today released a report documenting the recent wave of violence against Muslims throughout Burma, whose government has created a culture of impunity for the violators and has failed to protect the Muslim minority. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
United States Extends Ban on Gems and Jade from Burma
PHR welcomed President Obama‘s executive order keeping the ban on import of gems and jadeite from Burma, helping acknowledge that Burma’s gem industry is rife with exploitation and abuse. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Responds to White House Comment on Reported Afghan Massacre
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today responded to a White House official’s remarks indicating the conclusion of its investigation into the 2001 incident at Dasht-e-Leili that may have claimed as many as 2,000 lives. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Expert Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Guantánamo
Dr. Stephen Xenakis, a Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) anti-torture expert, asked to immediately end force feeding of Guantánamo detainees during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this afternoon. Xenakis said force feeding is painful and degrading, and violates medical guidelines by undermining the doctor-patient relationship, and engaging health professionals in the use of force against the detainees. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 24, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Commemorates International Justice Day
PHR today marked International Justice Day by joining other human rights organizations in calling for an end to impunity for perpetrators of the world’s most serious crimes. International Justice Day commemorates July 17, 1998, the day the international community adopted the Rome Statute, which led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC). (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Documents Improper Use of Tear Gas and Unnecessary Force on Demonstrators in Turkey
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), the World Medical Association (WMA), the German Medical Association (GMA) and the Standing Committee of European Doctors/Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens (CPME) sent a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today asking his government to immediately stop the use of tear gas and excessive force, which has led to the deaths of five civilians and more than 8,000 injuries among demonstrators. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Bahrain Court’s Acquittal of Military Officers Prompts PHR to Renew Its Call for Judicial Reform
Following a Bahraini criminal court’s acquittal this week of two military officers charged with torturing detainees and medical personnel, PHR renews its call for Bahrain’s government to make promised improvements to its justice system, including independent investigations and prosecutions that conform to internationally recognized legal standards of accountability. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Commemorate Torture Victims by Ending Abuse and Treating Survivors
Since 1997, every June 26 has marked the annual United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Millions of people around the world, including an estimated 500,000 in the United States, are struggling with the impact of horrific acts intentionally inflicted on them. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 26, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Doctors Call for Guantánamo Hunger Strikers to Receive Independent Medical Advice
More than 150 physicians and other health care professionals from the United States and United Kingdom are urging President Obama to direct that detainees engaged in hunger strikes at Guantánamo Bay receive independent medical advice and evaluation. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Welcomes Nomination of UN Ambassador
PHR welcomed the nomination of Samantha Power by the White House as the new US ambassador to the United Nations. “Samantha Power has a direct understanding and vision for how the United Nations can support human security and well-being, and brings passion and expertise for human rights to this important role,” said Susannah Sirkin, PHR’s director of international policy and partnerships, and senior advisor. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 6, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Asks to Refer Syrian Crisis to the International Criminal Court
PHR is calling on the United Nations Security Council to refer the escalating Syrian conflict to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to hold perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity accountable. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Welcomes President Obama’s Call to Close Guantánamo, Points to Need for Concrete Steps and Timeline
PHR today welcomed President Obama’s remarks about the need to close the Guantánamo Bay detention center, and hopes the administration will take immediate and concrete steps to ensure all detainees are transferred or released promptly. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - May 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
