Colleagues at Risk

National Call-in Day TODAY: Tell Iran to Free the Alaeis!

One year ago, Dr. Kamiar Alaei and his brother Dr. Arash Alaei were sentenced to prison in Iran. Iranian officials accused the brothers of using trips to AIDS conferences in the US and around the world to “foment a velvet revolution.” They were convicted on charges of communicating with an enemy government — the US [...]

Health Workers and Facilities Under Attack: Modern Warfare’s New Targets

Attacks on health workers and facilities have become a feature of modern war; they are not simply committed by rogue countries or forces.
It’s time for an organized international system for reporting attacks on hospitals and health workers in armed conflicts and to hold perpetrators of such acts accountable, say PHR’s past President, Leonard Rubenstein, and [...]

Sri Lankan Colleagues at Risk Event in Toronto: Be There!

For PHR members in Canada, we’d like to extend an invitation to an important meeting in Toronto on the case of three Sri Lankan doctors detained earlier this year:
Human Rights, Politics and the Hippocratic Oath:
Exploring Physicians’ Roles in Conflict Situations
Monday November 2
5:30-9:00 pm
Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility
Munk Centre for International Studies
University of Toronto’s St. [...]

Sri Lankan Government Coaching Burmese Junta?

Remember the calamitous end to Sri Lanka’s 26-year-long civil war back in May?  Some 16,700 non-combatants were wounded and several thousand more were killed during the final onslaught. Fighting between the 150,000-strong Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and the 7,000-strong Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) armed forces resulted in 300,000 displaced minority Tamils.
Although both sides [...]

Orwellian World for Sri Lankan Doctors

Yesterday Physicians for Human Rights welcomed the release of four doctors in Sri Lanka whom police authorities had detained incommunicado for the past three months.  After posting a king’s ransom of one million rupees ($8,800), each was allowed to return to Vavuniya, where they are confined until their November 9 hearing.
The doctors face trumped-up charges [...]

Honduran Doctor Remains on Government Hit List

The Honduran army has been ordered to arrest Luther Castillo, MD, a Honduran physician and advocate for the health of the rural poor of Honduras. If Dr. Castillo resists arrest, the army has orders to shoot him.
Although Honduran authorities first ordered his arrest in early July, Dr. Castillo remains free and continues to treat patients [...]

Take action: Help Protect a Threatened Honduran Physician

The Honduran army has been ordered to capture Luther Castillo, MD, and shoot him if he resists arrest, the Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) reports. Dr. Castillo, an indigenous Graifuna physician,  is an advocate for the health of rural Hondurans and has spoken out against the recent coup.
After attending medical school in Cuba, Dr. [...]

Sri Lankan Physicians Detained for Adhering to Medical Ethics

 
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I was recently interviewed about three Sri Lankan physicians who treated civilians and disseminated information on the health crisis in the conflict zone. You can listen to the four-minute interview, above.
When taking the Hippocratic Oath, a doctor makes a promise to his or her patients to “keep them from harm and injustice.” But the Government [...]

Letter of Thanks from Binayak Sen, MD, in India

PHR received this letter of thanks from Binayak Sen and his wife Ilina following his release from detention:
Our heartfelt thanks to all those who associated themselves with the nationwide and international campaign for the release of Dr. Binayak Sen.  The outcome of the campaign has vindicated our stand and is a glowing affirmation to the voice of the people.
We thank especially all who took [...]

Interview: Indian Human Rights Activist Binayak Sen, MD

Yesterday, Richard Sollom posted the happy news that Binayak Sen, MD, has been released on bail after more than two years in jail on false charges of supporting a Maoist insurgency in India. The following is a TV interview with Dr. Sen very shortly after his release.

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