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Jan 14
Two new reports.♀️One urgent warning.
PHR w/ Global Human Rights Clinic at University of Chicago Law School & @PHRIsrael (PHRI) have released two independent but interconnected reports documenting how the war in #Gaza has systematically undermined women’s & newborns’ health.🧵
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Feb 20
As leaders gather for the African Union Summit & UN Human Rights Council #HRC61, @P4HR & @O_JAH_ call for an immediate end to violence, restored humanitarian access, & independent human rights monitoring & accountability.
Civilians’ lives depend on it.
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Feb 20
#Ethiopia stands on the brink of renewed large-scale conflict amid mounting indications of escalating violence and shrinking space for de-escalation.
📣PHR joins 19 civil society organizations to call for immediate action from the international community: globalr2p.org/publications/e…
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Physicians for Human Rights retweeted
Feb 20
A massive crisis is brewing in the Horn of Africa as the threat of conflict in #Ethiopia risks massive harm (again) to civilians. Crucial for African Union and UN to try to stop a new round of warfare.
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#Ireland #RighttoProtest #CCWs
⚠️ 2 UN Special Rapporteurs flag new use of "double-strength" pepper spray & Tasers by Irish police for crowd control & protest management
So-called less lethal weapons can be #LethalInDisguise @P4HR. Learn more HERE ▶️ lethalindisguise.org/
Feb 18
#Ireland | 🇮🇪 I express my grave concern about the planned expansion of “less lethal” weapons by An Garda Síochána in #Ireland. Without robust safeguards, this raises significant human rights risks. 🔗 ohchr.org/en/press-releases/… #FreedomOfAssembly #LessLethalWeapons #UseOfForce
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Feb 19
It’s been over a year since the Trump administration abruptly froze, terminated, and disrupted U.S. foreign aid without warning. The impacts of these cuts have been calamitous and far-reaching.
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Feb 19
Our evidence is being used in lawsuits against the Trump administration for triggering this global health crisis and by policymakers and partners across the political spectrum who are demanding the reinstatement of funding for global health aid.
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The ethical principles that guide the healthcare community equip it with the means to stand against injustices, including the systemic denial of medical care to Palestinians living under Israeli rule.
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Now, 32 leading physicians within Israel’s public healthcare system, including hospital directors and former directors-general of the Ministry of Health, have submitted a court appeal calling to immediately allow the medical evacuation of patients from Gaza to the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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The physicians emphasized that their professional oath obligates them to provide care to anyone in need, regardless of religion, nationality, or political beliefs. With life-saving treatment largely unavailable in Gaza, denying medical evacuations leads to worsening health conditions, irreversible harm, and preventable deaths.
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Gaza’s healthcare system has long relied on hospitals in the West Bank and East Jerusalem for services unavailable locally, functioning as part of a single, interconnected medical system. The destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system due to Israel’s actions has left thousands of sick and wounded patients without care. Hospitals have been damaged or rendered inoperative, entire departments have shut down, medical supplies and medications have been depleted, and staff are working under impossible conditions.
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This reality underscores the urgent need to allow patients safe passage from Gaza to medical facilities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Preventing such access condemns patients to unnecessary suffering and, in some cases, death. The petition, filed by PHRI alongside Gisha, Adalah, HaMoked, and ACRI, calls for a binding, life-saving solution.
Archive photo: Doaa Albaz, Activestills
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Feb 19
As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown across the US, health care providers warn the impact of federal agents in health care settings – and the looming threat of immigration enforcement they’ve instilled nationwide – is presenting a barrier to care that could have a lasting impact on the health of communities. cnn.it/470FSWL
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Feb 17
X-rays smuggled out of #Iran show “shocking” number and severity of cases of injured protesters. “Using live ammunition and large-gauge bullets against so many individuals is … extremely unusual and notable, even globally,” says Dr Rohini Haar of @P4HR.
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Feb 13
As DHS funding is negotiated, lawmakers must include real enforcement measures and codify protections for sensitive locations. #EndImmigrationViolence #AccountabilityInEnforcement #StopEnforcementAbuse #HealthAndHumanRights #ImmigrationEnforcement #ProtectSensitiveLocations
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Feb 13
PHR has documented how immigration enforcement actions in hospitals and schools deter people from seeking care and places children at risk: phr.org/news/ice-tactics-and…
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Feb 13
PHR joins 430 organizations calling on Congress to protect hospitals and other sensitive locations from immigration enforcement and adopt strong guardrails and accountability measures to end violence in immigration enforcement actions.
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Feb 12
“The government is in a battle to control the narrative,” PHR executive director @SZarifi tells the @NewYorker in a new article about the Iranian government's efforts to target and impede medical care newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
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Feb 12
In the aftermath of a severe crackdown on protesters in Iran that has resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, the Islamic Republic is targeting health care professionals and medical facilities to obscure the death toll and detain injured protesters seeking care.
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Feb 12
Health workers must be free to treat patients without fear of retaliation or arrest.
#ProtectHealthWorkers #HealthCareUnderAttack #HumanRights #Iran #DoctorsNotTargets #RightToHealth #AttacksonHealth
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