Turkey ’s Southeast Remains Under Siege as Purge Continues Nationwide
Turkish security forces have unlawfully imposed a virtual state of emergency across the country ’s southeast, according to a new report from PHR. That state of emergency led to hundreds of civilian deaths and deprived thousands of urgent medical care. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Welcomes APA Vote to Maintain Anti-Torture Protections
During its annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, the American Psychological Association (APA) voted against changing its 2015 ban on psychologists participating in national security interrogations and practicing at illegal detention sites like Guant ánamo Bay. Instead, decisions on any proposed amendments have been tabled until February 2017, when the APA’s governing Council of Representatives will reconvene. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 5, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Urges APA Not to Roll Back Anti-Torture Protections
Physicians for Human Rights today urged the American Psychological Association to reaffirm rather than weaken its 2015 resolution banning psychologists from participating in national security interrogations and serving at illegal detention sites like Guant ánamo Bay. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Aleppo Region Suffers Worst Week of Hospital Attacks Since Syrian Conflict Began
Over the past week, Syrian government forces launched deadly airstrikes against six hospitals in and around Aleppo, the worst week for attacks on medical facilities in that region since the Syrian conflict began in 2011. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Responds to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ’s Interview on NBC
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has the following statement as a response, attributable to PHR Executive Director Donna McKay. < img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHRPressReleases/~4/xpF3HAgXjbw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/ > (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Responds to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s Interview on NBC
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has the following statement as a response, attributable to PHR Executive Director Donna McKay. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Despite Aid Deliveries, Besieged Syrians in Madaya Starving to Death
Civilians in Syria’s besieged town of Madaya are dying from malnutrition, starvation, and other preventable diseases, according to a new report published by PHR and the Syrian American Medical Society. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Turkish Authorities Release Human Rights Defender from Prison
Physicians for Human Rights welcomed the release from prison today of Şebnem Korur Fincancı, president of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, and Erol Önderoğlu of Reporters Without Borders. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Welcomes Arrest of Congolese Official Accused of Leading Militia That Raped Young Girls
This week, officials in the DRC arrested provincial deputy Frederic Batumike Rukembanyi for allegedly leading a militia that is accused of raping and mutilating dozens of young girls and toddlers in the country’s South Kivu province. Members of that militia were also arrested. PHR welcomes these developments as a first step toward justice in a surge of rapes in eastern Congo that has produced few investigations and prosecutions. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
ICC Sentences Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo to 18 Years for War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
The International Criminal Court sentenced Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to 18 years in prison for rape, pillage, and murder carried out by troops under his command in the Central African Republic from 2002 to 2003. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Calls for Immediate Release of Imprisoned Turkish Human Rights Leader
PHR calls for the immediate, unconditional release of Şebnem Korur Fincancı, chair of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey and a forensic expert who has fought alongside PHR to end torture worldwide. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
PHR Responds to Blanket Redaction of CIA Torture Documents
The CIA released a trove of documents related to its rendition, detention, and interrogation programs, and PHR is appalled that the agency redacted nearly all details concerning the CIA’s Office of Medical Services, the entity ostensibly charged with detainee care. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Deadly Aleppo Airstrikes Damage Two Syrian Hospitals
Airstrikes in Syria damaged two hospitals in opposition-controlled areas of Aleppo today, killing and wounding dozens. Working with information from its partners on the ground, PHR says both facilities are now out of service. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - June 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
