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Medical Evidence of Widespread Torture in Darfur Released by PHR in PLoS Medicine
ReliefWeb reports on a PHR-led, peer-reviewed study of widespread torture in Darfur, validating claims made made by the UN and other organizations in the past.
Medical Evidence of Widespread Torture in Darfur Released by PHR in PLoS Medicine
Today’s issue of PLoS Medicine features a peer-reviewed study led by PHR that provides rare forensic medical evidence of widespread, sustained torture and other human rights violations by the Government of Sudan (GoS) and allied Janjaweed forces against non-Arabic-speaking civilians in South Darfur.
Forensic Nursing and the Law
The International Association of Forensic Nurses recently profiled PHR's program on sexual violence in conflict zones in their newsletter, "On the Edge".
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.
Press Release
PHR Sounds Alarm about Safety and Survival in Darfur's Kalma Camp
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today raised grave concern for the residents of the Kalma Camp in South Darfur and the thousands of others displaced by recent fighting in the camp and a humanitarian blockade imposed by the Government of Sudan...

