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Afghanistan Must Bolster Its Capacity to Identify the Missing, PHR Declares in New Report
A new report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) released at a conference in Kabul today on “Truth Seeking and the Role of Forensic Science” outlines steps that Afghanistan can take if it is to make progress in addressing the right to truth of victims of more than three decades of violent conflict by identifying missing and disappeared persons.
Afghan negotiator seeks to build bridge between US, Taliban
PHR report on Taliban atrocities is remembered as Afghan official attempts to make peace between US and Afghanistan.
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President Obama Called to Act on Promise to Investigate Dasht-e-Leili Massacre
In a letter dated December 9, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) asked President Obama to make good on his promise to investigate the massacre of prisoners by the Northern Alliance, US allies.
Hans Hogrefe to be Honored for Contributions to Human Rights
Hans Hogrefe, PHR’s Chief Policy Officer and Washington Director, will be honored by the Stewart Mott Foundation and the Open Society Foundation for his contributions to human rights.

