
Physicians for Human Rights Go to the 2010 PHR National Conference website to apply for a spot at the conference.

Physicians for Human Rights We are thrilled to announce that PHR’s National Conference will take place on Saturday, February 20th, at Boston University Medical School. This year’s conference, Health and Human Rights in 2010, will empower students and faculty to advance the medical profession to one which embraces human rights.
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Physicians for Human Rights – National Student Program

Physicians for Human Rights The World Health Organization’s representative to Sudan, Mohammad Abdur Rab, told reporters yesterday that 10 percent of children in Darfur and in South Sudan die before their first birthday, and that 15 percent of children in western Darfur were malnourished.

Physicians for Human Rights Save Darfur Coalition has posted photos from today's Capitol Hill briefing on sexual violence against Darfuri women in Sudan and Chad.
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On October 28, 2009 Physicians for Human Rights hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to hear from the PHR-Harvard Humanitarian Initiative field team that conducted research on gender-based violence against Darfuri women in Sudan and in refugee camps in eastern Chad. Featuring Dr Sondra Crosby, Dr Lin...

Physicians for Human Rights Thanks to all who attended!
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Washington, DC — A panel of physicians from Sudan and the US proposed policy changes — including involvement of Darfuri women in strategies to secure their safety — to address gaps in US foreign policy and to end widespread sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan and Chad. ...

Physicians for Human Rights Shocking video: PHR's John Bradshaw on doctors & psychologists enabling CIA torture - PressTV

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PHR CEO Frank Donaghue said:
The board and staff of Physicians for Human Rights express our appreciation for Leon’s lifelong commitment to the advancement of human rights, and extend our deepest sympathies to his wife, Carola, and his family and friends. We will all miss our dear friend and colleague.
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Physicians for Human Rights mourns the loss of child psychiatrist, medical educator, and human rights advocate Leon Eisenberg, MD, husband of PHR founding board member Carola Eisenberg, MD.

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The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Physicians for Human Rights are pleased to invite you to a training for health professionals on how to diagnose, evaluate and document the physical and psychological after-effects of torture and other severe human rights violations. This is a g...

Physicians for Human Rights Indigent mentally ill persons are placed in immigration detention and ordered deported from the United States every day. They have no right to a free lawyer nor to a court-appointed representative to speak on their behalf. Many have stories like Xiu Ping Jaing: an immigrant who fled human rights abuse in her home country only to be caught in a system dubbed by one expert the “American gulag.”
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Remember the calamitous end to Sri Lanka’s 26-year-long civil war back in May? Some 16,700 non-combatants were wounded and several thousand more were killed during the final onslaught. Fighting between the 150,000-strong Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and the 7,000-strong Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L...

Physicians for Human Rights Boston event!
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“Make Believe” opened this past Saturday with a wine and cheese reception. More than a hundred people—artists, activists, doctors, public health professionals, teachers, couples on dates, even Sam Yoon (candidate for Mayor of Boston) milled about the gallery. Everyone was there to check out the work...

Physicians for Human Rights Tell your US Representative and Senators that healthcare reform must address human rights.
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Medical care is a human right, and the US health care system falls far short. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations with strong US engagement, specifically lists adequate medical care as a human right (Article 25). Tomorrow, President Obama will address a joint se...

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Ask your Senators and Representative to ensure that health care reform conforms to principles derived from the internationally recognized right to health.

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Doctors speak out on possible human experimentation by CIA doctors and psychologists

Physicians for Human Rights Washington Post Op-Ed by Eugene Robinson
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Health professionals who played a role in torture should be held accountable.




















