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New York City Cardiologist Named New Chair of PHR
PHR is delighted to announce the appointment of Deborah D. Ascheim, MD, as its new board chair. Dr. Ascheim is an associate professor in the Department of Health Evidence & Policy and a cardiologist in the Cardiovascular Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine PHR Student Chapter Receives National Awards
The PHR chapter at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine has been honored with two prestigious, national awards: PHR's annual Best Chapter Award, and chapter leader Anna Huh '15 received PHR's Emerging Leader Award.
Sudan: Doctors Perform Amputations for Courts
Credible sources in Sudan have reported that government doctors amputated a man’s right hand and left foot by court order in Khartoum on February 14, 2013, in violation of the absolute prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishments, four human rights groups said today.
State of the Union Address Neglected Human Rights
PHR today expressed disappointment that President Obama failed to mention a specific human rights agenda in Tuesday’s State of the Union address. PHR had previously called on the president to seize the opportunity to lay out in detail his strategy to combat torture and mass atrocities around the world.
President Obama's State of the Union Message Should Reestablish US as Human Rights Leader
PHR strongly urges President Obama to take the opportunity of tonight’s State of the Union address to lay out his human rights agenda. He should explain how he will uphold these core human rights values of the United States and insure that his policies will extend beyond his administration, so that the US once again becomes a beacon for human rights around the world.
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