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Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah Eisa Delivers Lecture at SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s School of Public Health
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
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
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
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.
Sudanese Doctors Released! Thanks for Your Advocacy
Many thanks to the more that 800 of you, from more than 30 countries (including Burma, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Ireland, Israel and Iceland), who urged the Sudanese government to release members of the Doctors Strike Committee who were detained in early June.We got great news on Friday, June 25: after protracted negotiations between the Committee and the government, the doctors have been released.
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