PHR Denounces Executive Order to Replace Separation of Children with Family Detention
President Trump has signed an Executive Order to end his own administration ’s policy of separating migrant and asylum-seeking children from their parents in the face of a massive public outcry and global condemnation. The order calls for children to instead be detained with their families, as part of the administration’s new “zero tolerance” tactic which seeks to p rosecute all immigrants who cross the border illegally. To date, more than 2,300 children have been separated from their parents. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
U.S. Withdrawal from Human Rights Council Undermines Accountability
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is deeply disappointed and concerned by the United States government ’s decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, a move it called counterproductive and damaging. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Families Must be Together in Community-Based Settings: Tent Cities are Inhumane.
PHR welcomes recent steps by Congress to end the Trump administration ’s policy of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border, but rejects any proposal to detain families in tent cities on military bases. PHR urges the Trump administration and Congress to keep families together in community-based settings, which are humane and effective alternatives to detention. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
America ’s Health Professionals Appeal to Trump Administration: End Family Separation at Border Immediately
Thousands of medical voices from across the United States have joined forces with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) to urge the Trump administration to immediately halt the separation of migrant and asylum seeking children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Civilians Must Be Protected as Hudeidah Comes Under Assault
Physicians for Human Rights is horrified by an attack launched today by the Saudi-led coalition on the Yemeni city of Hudeidah, despite repeated calls for all parties to exercise military restraint on this vital port which serves as a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of civilians. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 13, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Domestic Violence is a Form of Persecution
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) strongly condemns the decision by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to revoke international legal protection, in the form of asylum, for survivors of domestic violence. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Yemeni Port of Hudeidah, a Civilian Lifeline, Must Remain Operational
PHR condemns any military assault on Hudeidah and calls on the United States, France, and the UK – as well as regional players – to take swift action and leadership to give the international community a strong voice against this planned military assault, and to push for an immediate and lasting ceasefire. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
ICC Bemba Ruling Sends Devastating Message to Sexual Violence Survivors
PHR finds the overturning of the conviction of Jean-Pierre Bemba to be a devastating setback for the pursuit of justice. This ruling deals a hard blow to the families of the victims of the brutal campaign of sexual violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002 and 2003. It also unwinds the meaningful work that led up to the first and only conviction for sexual violence at the International Criminal Court (ICC). (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
PHR Signs Joint Letter Urging UN Secretary General to Act on Saudi Arabia
PHR joins NGO call urging UN Secretary General to act on Saudi Arabia. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UN Involvement Essential in Any Potential Rohingya Repatriation
PHR is encouraged following the signing today of a Memorandum of Understanding by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the UN Development Programme with the Myanmar government. PHR is hopeful that the agreement will be a successful first step in establishing a framework for cooperation between the parties in order to ensure safe, voluntary, and dignified repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, and a lasting and sustainable solution to the oppression and violence suffered by communities living in Rakhine state. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Family Separation is Cruel and Unnecessary
PHR welcomes the United Nations ’ call for the United States to immediately end its policy of separating families after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border. PHR reiterates that the Trump administration’s so-called “zero tolerance” policy, outlined recently by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, violates the fundamental right of family unity, protected as a constitutional right in the United States, a human right under international human rights law, and affirmed in international refugee law and migration law. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Lithuania and Romania Complicit in CIA Black Site Torture
Physicians for Human Rights welcomes rulings by the European Court of Human Rights affirming Lithuania ’s and Romania’s complicity in the CIA’s illegal torture program. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Children Must be Protected, Not Lost
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is appealing to the Trump administration to immediately begin honoring its legal obligation to reunite immigrant children with their families and to end its policy of forcible separation. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - May 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Stop the Abuse of Immigrant Children in U.S. Custody
PHR expresses concern over the ongoing abuse of unaccompanied immigrant children in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
New findings released today document systemic maltreatment of children entering the United States across its southern border. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - May 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Impunity Reigns as Medical Personnel and Facilities across 23 Conflict-Torn Countries Remain Under Attack
In its fifth annual report released today, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition warns that attacks on health care in conflict zones around the world are continuing with impunity and may in fact be increasing. The report entitled “Violence on the Front Lines: Attacks on Health Care in 2017” documents more than 700 separate attacks on hospitals, health workers, patients, and ambulances in 23 countries in conflict across the globe. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - May 21, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
