Asylum Network


The Asylum Network The members of PHR's Asylum Network assist asylum seekers by conducting mental and physical evaluations to document the forensic evidence of torture and abuse. The work they do can literally save a life. Learn more about the Network Request an evaluation	For Attorneys Download the forms you need here: Intake form (pdf) Outcome form (Word)

Allen Keller, MD

Asylum Network Volunteer

"The horrible thing is that torture happens and has devastating health and mental consequences, but there's a lot we can do to help people."

Health Rights Advocate: PHR blog posts on Asylum

Health Professionals to Immigration Agency: Medical Care Is Not “Terrorism”
Diagnosing, Evaluating and Documenting Physical and Psychological After-Effects of Torture
One Man, One Woman, One Prison and How We Stop a Health and Human Rights Disaster

Other Updates

AG Mukasey Rules in Favor of Women and Girls

Attorney General Michael Mukasey has found that past female genital cutting (FGC) can be the basis for granting asylum.

PHR and Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture file Amicus Brief

Along with colleagues at the Bellevue/NYU Center for Survivors of Torture, PHR filed a brief amicus curaie in the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that would allow a class action lawsuit to proceed to challenge health conditions in an ICE detention facility.