PHR Condemns Latest Attempt to Shutter Egypt ’s Premier Anti-Torture Organization
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today condemned the Egyptian government ’s decision to freeze the bank account of the El-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, a prominent group that treats and provides assistance to victims of torture. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
In Two Days, Four Syrian Hospitals Suffer Airstrikes
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today confirmed airstrikes against four separate hospitals in Syria on Sunday and Monday of this week. All within 20 miles of one another, the four facilities sustained significant damage after coming under air fire by either Syrian government forces or their Russian allies. PHR continues to condemn the ongoing assault on Syria ’s medical personnel and facilities and calls for renewed vigilance on the part of the entire international community to end such crimes. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 15, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
NY Times Story Reveals Mental Health Impacts of Torture
In the latest story regarding the United States ’ torture program, The New York Times today revealed new details about the inadequate mental health care provided to Guantánamo detainees tortured by the CIA and Defense Department. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Turkish Court Postpones Case against Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Two Others
A Turkish court today postponed criminal proceedings against Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, president of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey and a longtime partner and colleague of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). Earlier this year, Dr. Fincancı and her co-defendants, Erol Önderoğlu and Ahmet Nesin, were accused of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” fo r taking part in a solidarity campaign with a newspaper critical of Turkey’s government. Her case will resume January 11, 2017. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Gul Rahman ’s Death Was a Crime
Newly disclosed details of a 2005 CIA Inspector General investigation into detainee Gul Rahman ’s death in the Salt Pit prison in Afghanistan, published by Vice News, are a stark indictment of the U.S. government’s torture program. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Despite Relative Calm in Aleppo, Airstrikes on Syrian Hospitals Continue
As the Syrian and Russian governments planned to halt their bombing of civilians and hospitals in Aleppo this week, attacks on medical facilities in other parts of Syria continued unabated. During that time, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) documented a series of deadly strikes on hospitals throughout Syria, and PHR today urged that the international community heed these ongoing violations of international law. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Responds to Announcement of Humanitarian Pause in Aleppo
Russian officials announced that their forces and those of their Syrian government allies would suspend bombing and other attacks on the city of Aleppo on Thursday for an eight-hour period. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which has been documenting attacks on health care facilities and personnel since the conflict began in 2011, issued the following response, attributable to PHR Director of Programs Widney Brown. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Myanmar ’s Rohingya Continue to Suffer Systematic Extortion, Abuse
Despite significant advances in Myanmar, minority groups in the Southeast Asian country continue to face systematic and pervasive human rights violations. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Physicians for Human Rights Statement on New York Times “How U.S. Torture Left Legacy of Damaged Minds”
In the following statement, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) responds to the New York Times ’ latest reporting on the U.S. torture program. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR response to AP interview with Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continued his outlandish attempt to defend the criminal actions of his own government, lying to the world about his campaign of terror against civilians and medical facilities. President Assad claimed yet again that his forces do not attack hospitals, a position wholly at odds with the facts. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - September 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Condemns Brazen Attack on Syrian Humanitarian Convoy
PHR condemned the deadly overnight attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Syria. The attack killed approximately 20 people, including aid workers and truck drivers, and destroyed 18 trucks loaded with vital food, medical, and other humanitarian supplies meant for tens of thousands of Syrians in opposition-held areas west of Aleppo city. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - September 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Calls Forced Evacuation of Syrian Suburb a War Crime
Hundreds of civilians began evacuating the besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiya on Friday, piling into buses and heading for shelters in government-controlled neighborhoods nearby. The forced evacuation comes just a week after a similar evacuation emptied the nearby suburb Daraya, and today Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said those evacuations are a form of forced displacement that constitute war crimes. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - September 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
After Outcry Over Rescued Boy, PHR Debunks Russian Denial of Attacking Civilians
PHR said it was deeply moved by images of a young boy rescued in Aleppo, and disputed the Russian government's assertion that it was not responsible for strikes against civilians (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
