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Register Now for PHR's Next Asylum Network Trainings
Calling all health professionals! The Asylum Program at PHR will be hosting a basic training for health professionals interested in conducting physical and psychological evaluations for survivors of human rights abuses.
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Donna McKay to Join PHR as Executive Director
PHR today announced that Donna McKay will join the organization as Executive Director in February 2012. She will be based in Cambridge, Mass. A committed human rights activist, Ms. McKay brings more than 20 years of international and domestic nonprofit experience to PHR.
PHR Applauds Members of Congress Who Called For Open Access for NGOs to Bahrain
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) applauds members of Congress who wrote to the King of Bahrain, His Majesty Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, to request open access for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). PHR was recently denied entry to Bahrain to continue its human rights investigation despite previous assurances from the Government of Bahrain.
Policy Statement
PHR Applauds New Government Guidance on Sexual Orientation Asylum Claims
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) welcomes the release of a new training course for Asylum Officers charged with hearing claims from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex asylum applicants. Given the increasing volume of people who seek asylum in the US after facing persecution and torture in their home countries because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, this new training course is a sorely-needed resource for government officials who hold the fates of LGBTI asylum applicants in their hands.
2012 PHR National Conference
On March 24 and 25 in Ann Arbor, MI, human rights activists from the fields of medicine, public health, and public policy are convening for "Sustainable Connections & Collaborations for Health & Human Rights", a joint conference of the Physicians for Human Rights National Conference and the Second Annual University of Michigan Sujal Parikh Memorial Symposium for Health & Social Justice. Speakers include PHR Deputy Directors Richard Sollom and Susannah Sirkin, and Drs. Arash and Kamiar Alaei.
Press Release
New Report Provides First In-Depth Forensic Account of Libyan Massacre
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today released a report that combines medicine, forensic science, and eyewitness testimony to paint a stark picture of life and death in detention in Tripoli. The report, “32nd Brigade Massacre: Evidence of war crimes and the need to ensure justice and accountability in Libya,” provides a detailed and comprehensive forensic account of the 32nd Brigade massacre under Khamis Qaddafi on August 23, 2011 in Khalat Al Forjan, Tripoli.
Congressmen Confront Bahrain Over Recent NGO Visa Restrictions (February 3, 2012)
With the first anniversary of the popular uprising, and subsequent suppression, in Bahrain fast approaching, a number of human rights organizations are asking a dreaded question: What happens if there's another crackdown, and not enough international organizations are there to witness it?
US pushes Bahrain arms deal despite abuses (February 2, 2012)
Obama administration using legal loophole to sell arms to Bahrain despite ongoing abuses and crackdown on NGOs.
Myanmar: Health Concerns for Kachin IDPs (January 31, 2012)
Internally displaced persons in Burma's Kachin state are suffering without adequate supplies or sanitation, according to aid workers. Bill Davies of PHR stressed the need for stronger assistance for the displaced, particularly as camps face the threat of contagious disease.
U.N. Special Rapporteur to Visit Burma (February 3, 2012)
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, is visiting Burma this week to assess the country’s recent changes and to determine if the changes are leading to a realization of the citizens’ human rights.
Register Now for PHR's Next Asylum Network Trainings (February 2, 2012)
Calling all health professionals! The Asylum Program at PHR will be hosting a basic training for health professionals interested in conducting physical and psychological evaluations for survivors of human rights abuses.
Join Us: Sustainable Connections & Collaborations for Health & Human Rights (February 1, 2012)
PHR is pleased to announce the theme of this year’s National Conference: Sustainable Connections & Collaborations for Health & Human Rights. The conference, which takes place March 24 & 25 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, will be held in collaboration with the Sujal Parikh Memorial Symposium for Health & Social Justice.
PHR Applauds Members of Congress Who Called For Open Access for NGOs to Bahrain (February 2012)
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) applauds members of Congress who wrote to the King of Bahrain, His Majesty Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, to request open access for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). PHR was recently denied entry to Bahrain to continue its human rights investigation despite previous assurances from the Government of Bahrain.
PHR Applauds New Government Guidance on Sexual Orientation Asylum Claims (January 2012)
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) welcomes the release of a new training course for Asylum Officers charged with hearing claims from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex asylum applicants. Given the increasing volume of people who seek asylum in the US after facing persecution and torture in their home countries because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, this new training course is a sorely-needed resource for government officials who hold the fates of LGBTI asylum applicants in their hands.
PHR Remembers Genocide Victims on the International Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust (January 2012)
Today marks the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau–a date designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. This year, the United Nations has chosen to focus on child victims of the Holocaust, which numbered over 1.5 million.
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