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About Physicians for Human Rights
Using medical and other scientific methods, PHR investigates and exposes violations of human rights worldwide and works to stop them. We support institutions that hold perpetrators of human rights abuses accountable for their actions. We educate health professionals, students in the fields of medicine, public health and nursing, and members of the public. PHR mobilizes people to become active in supporting a movement for human rights, and we strive to create a culture of human rights in the medical and scientific professions.
Our research takes us to conflict zones, to AIDS-ravaged Africa, to US detention centers, to mass graves in Afghanistan—and our advocacy brings us to the offices of national and international policymakers. The courts, decision makers and the media have come to rely on our credibility and expertise. Motivated by moral urgency, based on science, and anchored in international human rights standards, PHR’s advocacy advances global health and protects human rights.
About This Blog
This blog is powered by the WordPress open source blogging software. The design is based on the Hybrid design template and adapted by PHR. The banner image draws from the work of two photographers, Wendy Johnson and Dan Saelinger.
Authors
All content on this blog is the work of Physicians for Human Rights staff, consultants, and volunteers, except for specific posts that are credited to guest authors. Guest posts are the sole opinion of their authors.
Comments and Moderation
PHR produces this blog in a spirit of openness; we encourage comments. Comments are open, but we do moderate them. We will remove comments that are off-topic, defamatory, threatening, harassing, discriminatory on the basis of a protected category, overly self-promotional or spam.
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