Physicians for Human Rights
Using science and medicine to stop human rights violationsRichard Sollom, MA, MPH
Richard Sollom is Deputy Director at PHR, where he has served for six years in various roles, including Director of Research and Investigations and Senior Program Associate. He currently oversees programs on emergency response, armed conflict, asylum, and U.N. advocacy initiatives. Mr. Sollom most recently led investigations in Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burma, Libya, Thailand, and Zimbabwe.
With more than two decades of experience, Mr. Sollom has investigated human rights violations in more than 20 countries worldwide. Prior to his work with PHR, he served with the United Nations in Haiti, Somalia, and Burundi. He is a former Peace Corps Volunteer, Fulbright Fellow, and Albert Schweitzer Fellow, and holds advanced degrees in Public International Law from The Fletcher School and in Global Health from Harvard University.
Mr. Sollom lectures and presents widely on the topic of armed conflict and medical neutrality. His opinions appear regularly in the media including CNN, BBC, Foreign Policy, Global Post, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
Blog Posts by Richard Sollom, MA, MPH
- Zimbabwe - NGO’s banned in Masvingo Province (February 22, 2012)
- Zimbabwe: 660 People Treated for Typhoid (January 25, 2012)
- Doctors in Libya Still Under Attack (January 25, 2012)
- Bogus Charges Against Bahraini Human Rights Activist Must Be Dropped (December 22, 2011)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Bahrain: Speak Out or Get Out (October 19, 2011)
PHR Reports by Richard Sollom, MA, MPH
- 32nd Brigade Massacre: Evidence of war crimes and the need to ensure justice and accountability in Libya (December 20, 2011)
- Syria: Attacks on Doctors, Patients, and Hospitals (December 16, 2011)
- Witness to War Crimes: Evidence from Misrata, Libya (August 30, 2011)
- Do No Harm (April 22, 2011)
- Life Under the Junta (January 19, 2011)
Articles & Opinion Pieces by Richard Sollom, MA, MPH
- New Libya needs justice and accountability, Global Post (January 13, 2012)
- Bahrain's assault on medical professionals, ForeignPolicy.com (May 17, 2011)
Audio & Video featuring Richard Sollom, MA, MPH
- The Principle of Medical Neutrality (January 24, 2012)
- Left to Die, ABC News Foreign Correspondent (March 17, 2009)
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