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Susannah Sirkin Awarded Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award
Susannah Sirkin, Deputy Director of PHR, was honored by Tufts University’s Institute for Global Leadership with the Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award.
Dr. Catherine D. DeAngelis to Join PHR Board of Directors
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today announced that Dr. Catherine (Cathy) D. DeAngelis will join the organization’s Board of Directors in June.
On Eve of One-Year Anniversary of Protests, Bahrain Should Support Freedom of Expression
As the international community looks to Bahrain on the one-year anniversary of the popular protests in the country, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today called on the Government of Bahrain to support freedom of expression and resist a violent response to protests.
PHR Welcomes Creation of ICE Public Advocate
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with enforcing immigration laws and running immigration detention centers, announced on Thursday that it is creating a Public Advocate post to address complaints regarding immigration enforcement.
US Should Not Reward Bahrain with Military Equipment
Over the weekend, the US administration chose to move forward with the sale of military equipment to Bahrain, despite the fact that tear gas assaults on minority Shi’a neighborhoods recently took the life of a 6-day-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. Such a sale, even if it does not include weapons, sends the wrong message to the people of Bahrain who are protesting government oppression.
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