http://physiciansforhumanrights.org PHR's latest reports. Convio Content Management System Module en-us physiciansforhumanrights.org-431276277 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/meiktila-report-may-2013.html Anti-Muslim violence swept through central Burma in spring 2013, reportedly sparked by an argument at a gold shop and the killing of a Buddhist monk in Meiktila, Mandalay. Homes, mosques, and madrassas were destroyed, and over 100 people lost their lives. This report is the result of an investigation by a PHR team, undertaken shortly after the violence occurred. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-424649261 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/securing-afghanistans-past-gap-analysis-report.html PHR's report outlines steps that Afghanistan can take if it is to make progress in addressing the right to truth of victims of more than three decades of violent conflict by identifying missing and disappeared persons. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-418974620 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/buried-alive-solitary-confinement-in-the-us-detention-system.html Solitary confinement is a form of segregation in which people are held in total or near-total isolation in small cells for 23 hours a day. It is used to control and discipline detainees in federal and state prisons, local jails, and immigration and national security detention facilities. Unlike incarcerated prisoners, immigration and national security detainees are held not as punishment for a crime but as a preventive measure, and will likely never be charged with a crime. For these people, solitary confinement then becomes entirely punitive, with dire consequences for their mental and physical health. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-413928729 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/libyan-human-identification-needs-assessment-and-gap-analysis.html The identification and repatriation of individuals killed and “disappeared” during the recent conflict in Libya and the previous regime of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi constitute one of the most urgent challenges facing the interim government of Libya. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-370634839 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/ending-impunity-forensic-medical-evaluations-in-kyrgyzstan.html Torture and ill treatment are widespread and systematic in Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries. During 2011-2012, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has worked to transform Kyrgyzstan’s stated policy of zero tolerance for torture and ill treatment into action. The initiative is intended to serve as model to end impunity for torture in the region as well. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-364467567 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/invisible-in-isolation.html Immigrants in detention facilities around the United States are often subjected to punitive and long-term solitary confinement and denied meaningful avenues of appeal, according to an investigation by PHR and Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC). Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-358140256 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/bitter-wounds-and-lost-dreams.html Even as Burma’s central government institutes political reforms, the Burmese army continues to routinely violate the human rights of ethnic minorities in Karen State, PHR reports, citing findings from a field survey conducted in early 2012. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-353633569 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/weaponizing-tear-gas.html The Bahrain government’s indiscriminate use of tear gas as a weapon has resulted in the maiming, blinding, and even killing of civilian protesters, and must stop at once while the government reassesses the use of such toxic chemical agents. PHR's new report details the findings of our investigation. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-337304198 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/under-the-gun-ongoing-assaults-on-bahrains-health-system.html In February 2011, the Government of Bahrain began targeting health professionals who treated protesters. In April 2012, PHR's Richard Sollom, Deputy Director, and Holly Atkinson, MD, FACP, past President of PHR's Board and volunteer expert, authored a report showing the devastation on Bahrain's health system that have resulted from the Government of Bahrain’s continued assault on doctors, patients, and the healthcare system. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 physiciansforhumanrights.org-316056543 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/reports/crucial-senate-hearing-on-indefinite-detention-includes-phr-testimony-by-dr-scott-allen.html PHR's testimony by Dr. Scott Allen based on important findings from the groundbreaking report, “Punishment Before Justice: Indefinite Detention in the US,” was submitted by Senator Dianne Feinstein at a crucial Senate hearing on indefinite detention. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600