Genocide in Darfur

Hundreds of thousands of people have died in the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Following our three investigations into the crisis, PHR has mobilized health professionals, students, and members of the general public to press for urgently needed security in Darfur and compensation and restitution for survivors.

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Hans Hogrefe to be Honored for Contributions to Human Rights (July 11, 2011)

Hans Hogrefe, PHR’s Chief Policy Officer and Washington Director, will be honored by the Stewart Mott Foundation and the Open Society Foundation for his contributions to human rights.

PHR Sounds Alarm about Safety and Survival in Darfur's Kalma Camp (August 10, 2010)

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today raised grave concern for the residents of the Kalma Camp in South Darfur and the thousands of others displaced by recent fighting in the camp and a humanitarian blockade imposed by the Government of Sudan...

Charges of Genocide Against President Bashir A Welcome Step (July 12, 2010)

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) applauds The International Criminal Court for issuing a second arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, this time for the crime of genocide.

How Sudan Is Backsliding on Benchmarks Crucial to Peace: Rights Groups (April 29, 2010)

A return to full-scale war can be headed off, say eight leading Sudan advocacy organizations, but only if the Obama administration quickly implements its policy to pressure parties who are backsliding on benchmarks crucial to a durable peace in Sudan...

Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah Eisa Delivers Lecture at SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s School of Public Health (November 1, 2011)

On September 22, Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah Eisa, Sudan Program Fellow at PHR, delivered a lecture titled “Human Rights and Health” at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s School of Public Health in Brooklyn, New York. The lecture was part of the Scholar Rescue Fund’s Hite Chair Scholar Lecture Series, which appointed Dr. Mohammed to be a visiting academic fellow.

PHR Applauds New Legislation Discouraging Support for Uganda's LRA (March 9, 2011)

PHR, along with a collection of advocacy groups, applauds U.S. Representatives Ed Royce (R-CA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) for introducing legislation last week that discourages support or safe haven for the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

All Eyes on Sudan This Weekend (January 7, 2011)

In a historic event starting on Sunday, January 9, four million South Sudanese will have the opportunity to vote for self-determination.

President Obama, Keep Your Promise to the People of Darfur (August 26, 2010)

This week, PHR joins the voices of many thousands of Americans calling on President Obama to keep his promise to the people of Darfur.Displacement, rape, torture and murder of civilians continue in this western region of Sudan.

Grading the Benchmarks (April 2010)

Now, almost six months after the policy review, an honest accounting of the "benchmarks" for progress in Sudan suggests how much important work remains to be done if broader conflict is to be avoided.

UNAMID Deployment on the Brink (December 2007)

The hybrid peacekeeping force for Darfur is being set up to fail, a group of 35 nongovernmental organizations warned in a report released December 20, 2007.

PHR Urges UN Human Rights Council to Preserve the Mandates of Darfur Expert Group and Special Rapporteur for Sudan (December 2007)

PHR and other NGOS called on the UN Human Rights Council to preserve the mandates of both the Darfur Expert Group and the Special Rapporteur for Sudan, recently expired.

Joint Letter to UN Secretary General on Haroun Appointment in Sudan (September 2007)

The executive directors of eight leading human rights organizations sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon calling on him to make justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators of crimes in Darfur a top priority.

Darfur - Assault on Survival

In May 2004 and January and July 2005, through collecting eyewitness testimony from dozens of Darfurian refugees in Chad, and finding ample evidence of an organized attempt to destroy non-Arab groups, PHR compiled a composit picture of massive destruction in Darfur. Read More »

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