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Lynne Gaby, MDAsylum Network Volunteer"I have met some remarkable individuals as a volunteer for PHR — people who have lived through unimaginable horrors, yet retain a dignity and resilience that is deeply inspiring."
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Asylum Network
News & Reports
News Releases
- PHR Calls on Department of Homeland Security to Stop Classifying Medical Treatment as Giving 'Material Support' to Terrorists
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has filed an amicus brief in the asylum case of a Nepali health professional who provided healthcare in accordance with medical ethics and international law.
January 8, 2007
- Prominent Dentists and Physicians Call on US Authorities to Stop Using X-Rays to Determine the Age of Young Asylum Seekers
More than 70 prominent American dentists and physicians, including 13 deans of dental, medical, and public health schools, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on Wednesday...
June 3, 2004
- US Policy Puts Asylum Seekers in Danger
Today, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) criticized the US Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that, as part of “Operation Liberty Shield,” it will detain asylum seekers from 34 nations, including Iraq.
March 24, 2003
Reports
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Examining Asylum Seekers
This manual includes an overview of political asylum law and procedure in the United States, explains the physician's role in verifying signs and symptoms consistent with torture, and reviews components of appropriate written and oral medical testimony...
July 1, 2005
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From Persecution to Prison
The practice of imprisoning asylum seekers who flee to America to escape torture, abuse, and persecution in their own countries has damaging effects on the well-being of these individuals.
June 1, 2003
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