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PHR Calls for Investigation into Death of Libyan Dissident Fathi Al-Jahmi
(Cambridge, MA) Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) calls for an independent medical investigation into the demise of prominent Libyan prisoner of conscience Fathi al-Jahmi, who died May 21 in a hospital in Amman, Jordan.
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Mexico Presents Flawed Theory in Shooting Death of American Journalist
PHR charges that Mexico's investigation into the shooting death of an American video-journalist has presented a scientifically flawed theory that ignores PHR's conclusive findings, including the discovery that one of the bullets was a ricochet.
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PHR Demands That Authorities Fulfill Responsibilities toward Afghan Mass Graves
Cambridge, MA — Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) calls upon Afghan, UN, and NATO authorities to cease evading responsibility and to act immediately to secure the mass grave site at Dasht-e-Leili in northern Afghanistan.
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PHR Asks NATO to Assist UN in Securing Dasht-e-Leili Mass Grave in Afghanistan
Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) December 15, 2008 — In response to the UN's December 15 pledge to help Afghan authorities protect a mass grave site in northern Afghanistan that may contain evidence of war crimes, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) calls upon U.S. Army General David McKiernan, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, to assist the UN in preserving any remaining evidence and protecting any surviving witnesses.
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Statement by Frank Donaghue, CEO, on Dasht-e-Leili Mass Grave in Afghanistan
Investigative reports by McClatchy newspapers, as well as PHR's own findings, have revealed that large sections of the Dasht-e-Leili mass grave in Northern Afghanistan have been dug up and removed.