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Words From the Prisoners
Interviews with former Burmese political prisoners revealed that conditions in the prisons are both physically and psychologically degrading.
As Situation in Syria Worsens, U.S. Embassy in Damascus Closes
As the situation in Syria devolves, Russia and China should see that they have chosen the wrong side of history with their recent veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution designed to end the atrocities in Syria.
Imprisoning Relief Workers: Understanding the Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis
In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in 2008, the Burmese military junta government refused to allow international aid to enter the country, and even handed large prison sentences to Burmese individuals who had stepped forward to help their fellow citizens.
From Bad to Worse: Health in Burma's Prisons
Due to substandard living conditions in Burma's prisons, infectious diseases and chronic conditions are rampant among the detainee population.
Bending the Arc of the Moral Universe toward Justice: Prosecuting Mass Rape in the DRC
This past October, PHR’s Deputy Director Susannah Sirkin and I had the opportunity to sit in on an appeals hearing in Kaléhé, a small village in South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a case concerning abduction, mass rape, sexual enslavement, and murder.
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