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The Principle of Medical Neutrality
War and civil unrest turn soldiers—and, often, civilians—into deliberate targets. Medical professionals have an ethical duty to provide care and treatment to those in need, without discrimination, even in times of conflict. But during conflict and civil unrest, health care professionals, facilities, and patients too often come under attack. These attacks are not a natural part of conflict, but are deliberate violations of the principle of Medical Neutrality.
Guantánamo Bay, 10 Years On
PHR and other organizations participated in a major protest against the continuation of Guantánamo Bay as a detention center on the 10th anniversary of its opening, January 11, 2012.
Guantanamo: Separation in the Real World
On July 11, 2012, Physicians for Human Rights joined a rally at Lafayette Park in Washington, DC marking the ten-year "anniversary" of the US detention center at Guantánamo Bay. PHR Anti-Torture Program Director Kristine Huskey read this poem written by a Guantánamo detainee.
Released Iranian AIDS Doctors Share their Story
On November 9, 2011 Physicians for Human Rights welcomed brothers Doctors Arash and Kamiar Alaei to the National Press Club in Washington, DC for one of their first joint public appearances since their release from Evin prison in Tehran, Iran.
Doctors Kamiar and Arash Alaei on CNN's "Sanjay Gupta, MD"
Physicians for Human Rights recently announced the arrival of prominent Iranian AIDS doctors Arash Alaei and Kamiar Alaei in the US following 3 years in prison in Tehran. During their imprisonment, PHR spearheaded a 3-year international campaign which called for their release and engaged hundreds of leading AIDS experts, virologists and health organizations. In late 2010, Dr. Kamiar Alaei was released and Dr. Arash Alaei was released last month. On October 22, 2011 the brothers were interviewed by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN.
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