Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) Updates

In advance of the October 2025 Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, this open letter was sent to UN Member States on behalf of 661 civil society signatories from 106 countries...

À l’attention des Représentants permanents des États Membres et Observateurs du Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies (Genève, Suisse) Le 14 août 2025 Soudan : Il faut renouveler le mandat...

15 August 2025 Open Letter To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Your Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human...

The United States has historically been the largest provider of humanitarian assistance and bilateral support to the health sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), contributing billions...

The United States (U.S.) has historically been a major supporter of public health initiatives in Kenya. From 2020– 2025, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) committed...

July 24, 2025 | U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts, United States The abrupt and sweeping cuts to U.S. global health support has led to preventable deaths, shortages of medicines, and reduced access to...

Israel’s Extreme Restrictions on Medical Supplies Entering Gaza Have Caused Death and Anguish: New Study The Israeli government’s restrictions on medical supplies entering Gaza have led to...

Des ONG appellent à une action immédiate pour mettre fin au plan de distribution meurtrier mis en place par Israël (notamment avec la soi-disant Fondation humanitaire de Gaza) à Gaza, revenir aux...

The 400 aid distribution points operating during the temporary ceasefire have been replaced by just four military-controlled sites, forcing two million people into overcrowded, militarized zones.

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, demand an end to Israel’s arbitrary detention of Palestinian health workers in Gaza and the West Bank. Among them are doctors, nurses, and other...

In response to the U.S. government-facilitated agreement signed today by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda, which aims to bring peace to the conflict-affected...

The Trump administration’s reported efforts to facilitate a peace accord between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must prioritize accountability and justice for survivors and victims...

Attacks on Hospitals, Health Workers Since 2021 Coup Has Decimated System The Myanmar military junta’s years of unlawful attacks on healthcare facilities and health workers have severely hindered the...

In response to United Nations (UN) reports that Israeli forces killed 15 medical and humanitarian workers and buried them in a mass grave in southern Gaza, the following statement is attributable to...

"Displaced Communities, Forgotten People" report We are publishing a new report that exposes the devastating consequences of settler terrorism and Israeli state policies, including the complete...

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s 6th Periodic Report was presented to the 56th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in 2015. The ACHPR...

Individuals expelled from the United States to Panama in February 2025 without being allowed to present asylum claims appear to have psychological and physical symptoms consistent with their reports...

PHR calls on the global community to hold perpetrators of attacks on health to account and support Ukraine; U.S. government must restore humanitarian and health aid to Ukraine A staggering 1762...