Rohingya Repatriation Agreement Fails to Address Accountability and Safety Concerns
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today expressed concern over an agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled brutal violence in Myanmar. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - January 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
After 1000 Days of War, Yemen Can ’t Wait
PHR signs joint letter urging President Trump, Prime Minister May, and President Macron to prevent further catastrophe and famine in Yemen by implement an immediate ceasefire. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - December 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Justice is delivered for the children of Kavumu
In an extraordinary and landmark ruling, 11 Congolese militia members were convicted today of crimes against humanity for murder and the rape of 38 young children. The verdict represents a stunning victory for the victims, their families, their community of Kavumu, where the crimes occurred, for the wide array of organizations that mobilized around them, and also for justice in the DRC. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - December 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Bosnian Serb Commander Ratko Mladic Convicted of Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today convicted former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity for his role in the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. Physicians for Human Rights, which conducted multiple mass grave investigations across the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s for the Tribunal, hailed today ’s verdict as a victory for international justice and for the victims of Mladic’s crimes. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Landmark Child Rape Case in Congo Goes to Court
Today, in the small village of Kavumu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 18 defendants are set to go on trial for the systematic rape of 46 young children over a period of four years. The case represents a landmark step in the fight against rape in Congo, a country marked by widespread sexual violence for decades. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) – along with TRIAL International, Panzi Hospital, and a host of Congolese partners – has worked to ensure evidence as well as survivors’ testimony will come to light in an open justice proceeding (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Joint Statement on Kavumu From PHR, TRIAL International, and Panzi Hospital
In the village of Kavumu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), families once endured the unspeakable: children abducted in the night and raped. Nearly five years after the first attacks and after an international mobilization of supporters, a trial to prosecute the alleged offenders will begin on Monday, November 6. Eighteen suspects will face charges, including a local politician. The trial will be a turning point for the fight against impunity in DRC, and civil society both locally and internationally played a decisive role in bringing about this historic moment. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 2, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Congo Child Rape Cases to Go to Trial
In the village of Kavumu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), families once endured the unspeakable: children abducted in the night and raped. Nearly five years after the first attacks and after an international mobilization of supporters, a trial to prosecute the alleged offenders will begin on Monday, November 6. Eighteen suspects will face charges, including a local politician. The trial will be a turning point for the fight against impunity in DRC, and civil society both locally and internationally played a decisive role in bringing about this historic moment. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - November 2, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
PHR Condemns Russian Veto on Syria Chemical Weapons Investigation
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today condemned Russia ’s veto of a draft United Nations Security Council resolution extending the mandate of an investigative group looking into multiple chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The Joint Investigative Mechanism, established by the Council to look into who committed those attacks, is scheduled to release a r eport this week on the chemical attack that killed dozens of people in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun in April 2017. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Unnecessary Surgery on Intersex Children Must Stop
Physicians for Human Rights calls for an end to all medically unnecessary surgical procedures that seek to alter gonads, genitals, or internal sex organs of intersex children, or those born with atypical sex characteristics, (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - October 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
PHR Documents Worst String of Hospital Attacks in Syria Since April
Over the past week, Syrian government forces or their Russian allies have launched at least five aerial attacks on three of the main hospitals in Syria ’s Idlib governorate, the most concentrated string of hospital attacks Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has verified in Syria since April. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - September 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UN Resolution Major Step Toward Accountability in Iraq
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today welcomed a United Nations Security Council resolution to create an investigative team to collect, preserve, and document evidence of potential war crimes committed by ISIS (also known as ISIL or the self-declared Islamic State) in northern Iraq. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - September 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Raqqa Offensive Has Destroyed City ’s Health Care System
Intense fighting in Raqqa has devastated the Syrian city ’s health care system, even as the offensive to release the city from ISIS control has increased the need for emergency services among an ever more desperate population. In interviews with health professionals and relief personnel, PHR has confirmed that Raqqa’s poorly-equipped National Hospital is now the only health care facility operating to serve tens of thousands of people remaining in the city. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - September 8, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
PHR Statement on Torture Lawsuit Settlement
Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced a settlement in its historic lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the post-9/11 CIA torture program. Physicians for Human Rights has long investigated the role of health professionals in designing, implementing, and legitimizing U.S. torture, in violation of the law and medical ethics. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 17, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
PHR Statement on Post-Election Developments in Kenya
As post-election demonstrations in Kenya continue, PHR condemns excessive use of violence against peaceful protesters as well as credible allegations that police have threatened sexual violence against Kenyans. We demand swift investigations and accountability into any wrongdoing, and call for respect for human rights on all sides. (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - August 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Statement of Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Stephen Rapp on the Proposed Elimination of the Office of Global Criminal Justice
Following reports of the proposed closure of the U.S. State Department office that focuses on war crimes, PHR today condemned the proposal and released this statement attributable to former U.S. ambassador-at-large Stephen J. Rapp, PHR board member: “The proposed closure of the Office of Global Criminal Justice represents a profound lack of understanding of the mechanisms necessary to hold war criminals accountable for their actions." (Source: PHR Press Releases)
Source: PHR Press Releases - July 18, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
