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Staggering Levels of Violence Against Health Workers in Gaza Warrant Investigation and Accountability: PHR
Nearly 1,000 reported attacks on health care workers, facilities, and other infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) since October 7 warrant immediate investigations and...
13 Years of Violence Against Health Workers and Facilities in Syria Demonstrates Need for Accountability: PHR
Since the beginning of the Syrian uprising in March 2011 – 13 years ago this week – the Syrian government and its Russian allies have systematically targeted health care in an attempt to break the...
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DHS should end solitary confinement, say nearly 200 organizations
The U.S. government should immediately and publicly commit to ending the use of solitary confinement in U.S. immigration detention, demanded a coalition of 194 medical, academic, faith, human rights,...
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Women’s Refugee Commission and 150+ Organizations Oppose Proposed Biden Administration Actions That Would Harm People Seeking Asylum
We, the undersigned 150+ international, national, state, local, and faith-based organizations, are deeply alarmed at reports that you may wield your executive power to further endanger asylum seekers...
La flambée de violence en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) exige une action urgente de la part des belligérants et des acteurs internationaux : PHR
Alors que le conflit violent et les déplacements massifs s’intensifient dans la province du Nord-Kivu, dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) appelle...
Surging violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) requires urgent action by combatants, international actors: PHR
As violent conflict and mass displacement escalates in the North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) calls on all parties to the conflict to...
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ICE usó confinamiento solitario más de 14.000 veces desde 2018: Informe
“Pesadilla sin fin” vivida por personas sometidas a confinamiento solitario por ICE cumple los criterios de tortura de la ONU. El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE)...
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“Endless Nightmare”: Torture and Inhuman Treatment in Solitary Confinement in U.S. Immigration Detention
ICE Used Solitary Confinement More Than 14,000 Times Since 2018: Report “Endless Nightmare” Experienced by People Subjected to Solitary Confinement by ICE Meets UN Criteria for Torture U.S...
Coalition Against Sexual Violence Calls on Government of Kenya to Act to End Femicide and Violence Against Women in Kenya
The Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV) calls on the Government of Kenya to prevent and ensure accountability for femicide by training and supporting the National Police Service and the Office...
Augmentation des déplacements et des violences sexuelles pendant les élections en République démocratique du Congo : PHR
Alors que les élections présidentielles commencent aujourd’hui en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) lance un appel à tous les acteurs pour empêcher une...
Escalating Displacement and Sexual Violence Amid Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: PHR
December 20, 2023 Sexual Violence, Democratic Republic of Congo As presidential elections begin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) redoubles its...
Coercion and Control: Ukraine’s Health Care System under Russian Occupation, December 2023 [EN/UK]
Russian Forces Target Health Care to Control Civilian Population in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories, New Evidence Suggests A case study from human rights organizations documents a series of coercive...
PHR Demands Independent Verification and Accountability for Attacks on Civilians, Health Care in Israel and Gaza
The horrific attacks on civilians during the war in Israel and Gaza since October 7, including the unprecedented attacks on health care workers and facilities, demand independent verification and...
PHR welcomes international arrest warrant for Assad and senior Syrian officials involved in 2013 chemical weapons attack
The international arrest warrants issued by a French court for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad, and two generals for their role in devastating chemical attacks against...
Devastating Hospital Strike Shows Urgent Need to Protect Civilians and Health Workers in Gaza and Israel
In response to reports by the Palestinian Health Ministry that a strike on Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza City has killed hundreds of civilians, the following quote is attributable to Sam Zarifi,...
Joint Call to Advance Gender Justice in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Re: Joint Call to Advance Gender Justice in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention Dear Excellencies, We, the...
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Biden administration constructs physical and legal barriers to asylum: PHR
In response to reports that the Biden administration will continue construction of border barriers in Starr County, Texas, the following quote is attributable to Tessa Wilson, senior program officer...
Ethiopia: Premature End of UN Human Rights Commission Obstructs Justice and Elevates Risk of Further Atrocities
October 4, 2023 Sexual Violence, Ethiopia The failure of the UN Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Independent Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) prevents survivors...
New UN Experts Report Details Ongoing Crimes Against Humanity in Ethiopia, Including Systematic Rape
September 18, 2023 Sexual Violence, Ethiopia In response to today’s report by UN experts (International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, or ICHREE) on ongoing human rights violations...