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- Physicians for Human Rights Hails Proposed Removal of HIV Entry Ban
Cambridge, MA – Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) called on the nation’s health professionals and students to lead efforts to show strong public support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s proposal to lift US entry restrictions on people living with HIV/AIDS.
July 2, 2009 - Sad Anniversary in Alaeis' Detention
One year ago this week, Iranian authorities arrested Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei, internationally renowned Iranian HIV/AIDS physicians, for practicing medicine.
June 25, 2009 - Letter to President Obama Urges Action on Sri Lanka
Several human rights organizations including PHR, write to express deep concern about the situation in Sri Lanka and urge Obama to take immediate steps to address the dire human rights and humanitarian situation in that country.
June 24, 2009 - Study Shows Persecution of Doctors Left Destructive Legacy for Kosovo Health System
(Pristina, Kosovo) -- Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today released a 10-year study of the negative impact of the oppression of Kosovar Albanian physicians from 1989-1999 on the subsequent development through 2008 of the Kosovar health system.
June 16, 2009 - Medical Study Supports Women Refugees' Reports of Sexual Violence in Darfur and Chad
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has published a report documenting the scope and long-term impact of rape and other sexual violence experienced by women who fled attacks on their villages in Darfur and are now refugees in neighboring Chad.
May 31, 2009 - Media Availability: Winner of Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights
Through his work with the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR), Dr. Gwatidzo has passionately taken action against the human rights violations of the current government.
May 26, 2009 - 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.
May 21, 2009
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