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Hundreds of thousands of people have died in the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. The Sudanese government and militias called the Janjaweed have forced over two million more out of their homes, in the process destroying all means of survival and the infrastructure necessary for their return.
PHR, as a member of the Save Darfur Coalition and under our ongoing Darfur Survival Campaign, calls for urgently needed security in Darfur and compensation and restitution for survivors.
Following State of the Union, PHR Challenges Obama on China (January 26, 2011)
PHR today issued a challenge to President Obama to hold China accountable for not only the human rights violations committed on its own soil, but also the human rights abuses that China enables in Burma and Sudan.
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.
Sudan, Divided: Addressing the Primary Challenges to the South’s Development (part 3 of 3) (August 16, 2011)
How will South Sudan go about settling the remaining secession negotiations with the north, avoiding further armed conflict with Sudan President Omar al-Bashir’s government? How and to what extent should international actors arbitrate these negotiations?
Sudan, Divided: Addressing the Primary Challenges to the South’s Development (part 2 of 3) (August 10, 2011)
The border disputes between Sudan and South Sudan persist. Particularly in South Kordofan and the Nuba mountains, the media continues to highlight allegations of ethnic cleansing, extra-judicial and indiscriminate killings, direct targeting of civilians, and evidence of mass graves.
Sudan, Divided: Addressing the Primary Challenges to the South’s Development (part 1 of 3) (August 8, 2011)
Tuesday, August 9, will mark one month since South Sudan’s official independence and international recognition as Africa’s 54th state. As the new nation begins to form its policies on development issues, its leadership and citizenry must successfully overcome several obstacles. If the fledgling nation is to surmount its history of protracted violence and denial of civilians’ most basic rights, the development of South Sudan must be a constructive and inclusive process.
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.
Action Agenda for Realizing Treatment and Support for Women and Girls in Darfur (March 2010)
This 9-page white paper, published March 17, 2010, on the eve of the US Special Envoy to Sudan's first twelve months in office, urges the US Envoy to address the urgent need of women and girls in Darfur through diplomatic efforts and the resources appropriated to the office for urgent peace and security interventions.
Nowhere to Turn (May 2009)
PHR's report documents the scope and long-term impact of rape and other sexual violence experienced by women who fled attacks on their villages in Darfur and are now refugees in neighboring Chad.
Rape as a Weapon of War: Accountability for Sexual Violence in Conflict (April 2008)
At the request of Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), PHR submitted a statement for the record as part of "Rape as a Weapon of War: Accountability for Sexual Violence in Conflict" hearing held on April 1st, 2008 by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee.
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