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Congress Takes Aim at Discrimination in Global AIDS Relief

Discrimination and the denial of the rights of marginalized populations has been a driving feature of the AIDS pandemic since the disease first surfaced nearly three decades ago. Many have taken valiant steps to combat this discrimination. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee took a significant step that will further the struggle for equality through [...]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Moral Imperatives

At the center of the national debate over immigration policy are conflicting opinions about what is best for our national economic interests, but perhaps more interestingly, differences of opinion over our social and ethical obligations. President Obama waded into this debate with his Thursday speech, following a week of meetings with key stakeholders, on comprehensive [...]

Syringe Exchange Victory Celebration

Recently it was my honor to be a moderator at the Syringe Exchange Victory Celebration in the US Capitol. We celebrated that after 21 years, Congress had finally repealed the ban on federal funding of syringe exchange. The celebration recognized leaders in Congress, honored community advocates, and reminded everyone that there is still work to [...]

Global HEALTH Act About to Be Introduced: How YOU Can Help

Fact: Washington, DC, with a population of fewer than 600,000, has about twice as many physicians as do the over 80 million residents of Ethiopia.

For almost a decade, PHR has been a world leader on building human resources for health. What does that mean? We advocate to governments and funders around the world to [...]

Take Action NOW: Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill Commission Hearing THURSDAY JAN 21st

On Thursday January 21, 2010, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC)  is holding a hearing to discuss the proposed Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The hearing will be from 2-3:30pm in Rayburn House Office Building and is open to the media and public. The TLHRC was established in 2008 “to promote and advocate in a non-partisan [...]

Call for Clear Benchmarks for Sudan Policy

(The following is statement from all the participating NGOs. — Susannah Sirkin)
Today ten NGOs, including Enough, Humanity United, Human Rights Watch, Save Darfur Coalition, Genocide Intervention Network, Physicians for Human Rights, American Jewish World Service, Investors Against Genocide, and i-Act/Stop Genocide Now, released a major policy paper calling on the Obama administration to apply firm benchmarks to [...]

Ding Dong the Ban is Dead

That is the tune being sung through harm reduction networks. I write to share very exciting news.
Yesterday Congress ended the 22-year-old ban on federal funding of syringe exchange. Following on the heels of a House vote last week, the Senate yesterday ended the ban by a 57-35 vote. PHR has been at the core of [...]

Human Rights = Healthy Women: 3 Days Left to be One of 10,000!

To the more than 2,200 of you who have urged your Senators to protect women’s rights and women’s health by Ratifying CEDAW: Thank You!
We are more than halfway through the 10,000 in 10 Campaign, and really need your help to reach our goal of 10,000 signatures to support CEDAW.

To those of you who have not [...]

US Health Care Falls Far Short

Medical care is a human right, and the US health care system falls far short. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations with strong US engagement, specifically lists adequate medical care as a human right (Article 25).
Tomorrow, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress to press our Senators and [...]

Ask your Member of Congress to Fully Fund Global AIDS Programs

Last month President Obama released his detailed budget for Fiscal year 2010. Unfortunately, his budget falls short of what is needed to reach goals outlined in the  President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) reauthorization bill PHR members helped pass last year.
We need your help to make sure Congress and President Obama fulfill their commitment [...]

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