Physicians for Human Rights
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Statement on Commission Relating to Detention, Treatment, and Transfer of Detainees
We urge President Obama to appoint a non-partisan commission of distinguished Americans to examine, and provide a comprehensive report on, policies and actions related to the detention, treatment, and transfer of detainees after 9/11 and the consequences of those actions, and to make recommendations for future policy in this area.
PHR Urges President-Elect Obama to Restore the Integrity of Military Medical Ethics
PHR sent a letter calling on the Obama administration to restore the integrity of military medical ethics.
Rubenstein, Allen, and Keller Statements to Helsinki Commission on Medical Evidence of Torture
Dr. Allen Keller and PHR President Leonard Rubenstein appeared before the U.S. Helsinki Commission to make statements on the medical evidence of torture by U.S. personnel...
Broken Laws, Broken Lives
PHR's report details for the first time medical evidence confirming first-hand accounts of men who endured torture by US personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantánamo Bay. These men were never charged with any crime.
Administration Officials Responsible for Torture and Abuse of Detainees
Frank Donaghue's letter to the New York Times in response to revelation that a 2003 Justice Department memo gave broad authorization to the military to use extreme interrogation methods on detainees.

