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Ask the Special Envoy to Sudan the Hard Questions

By Sarah Kalloch on July 29, 2009

This week, congressional hearings will give the crisis in Darfur the attention it deserves. Using the script below, call your Senator today to urge them to ask the tough questions and demand a US plan of action on Darfur (instructions below the jump).
The United States has been without a comprehensive strategy for Sudan for too [...]

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Statement by Physicians for Human Rights in Response to Comments by Obama Administration Officials

By Ben Greenberg on July 11, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Jonathan Hutson
jhutson [at] phrusa [dot] com
Cell: +1-857-919-5130
Cambridge, MA – Obama Administration officials stated Friday, as reported by Lara Jakes of the Associated Press, that they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who allegedly were killed by U.S.-backed forces. In their statement, these officials claim that [...]

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Take action: Help Protect a Threatened Honduran Physician

By Sarah Kalloch on July 9, 2009

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. [...]

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