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Preparing for, Protecting Against, and Treating Tear Gas and Other Chemical Irritant Exposure: A Protestor’s Guide

Deceptively known as “less-lethal,” these weapons can in fact cause severe injuries…

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“We Could Have Saved So Many More”: Anguish and Death Caused by Israel’s Restrictions on Medical Supplies in Gaza​

At every point in their effort to provide care in Gaza, volunteer…

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The Power of the Clinician-Survivor Connection in Ukraine 

As part of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, evidence is mounting of widespread torture and sexual violence perpetrated against Ukrainians. Survivors often face compounded…
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Cascading Harms: How Abortion Bans Lead to Discriminatory Care Across Medical Specialties

Our research highlights how abortion bans and restrictions create cascading effects that extend far beyond reproductive health care, compromising the quality and effectiveness of…
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“You Will Never Be Able to Give Birth”: Conflict-Related Sexual and Reproductive Violence in Ethiopia

The conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia started in November 2020 between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), with involvement from…
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On the Brink of Catastrophe: U.S. Foreign Aid Disruption to HIV Services in Tanzania and Uganda

U.S. cuts to global aid have caused backsliding on decades of progress in HIV care, treatment, and prevention.
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Abandoned in Crisis: The Impact of U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The United States has historically been the largest provider of humanitarian assistance and bilateral support to the health sector in the Democratic Republic of…
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A City Finds Its Voice: Mosul Establishes Survivor-Centered Justice 

In May 2025, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) sent a team of forensic experts to Mosul in northern Iraq to conduct a workshop on…
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Shuttered Clinics, Preventable Deaths: The Impact of U.S. Global Health Funding Cuts in Ethiopia

This Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) research brief presents key insights from interviews with ten medical and public health experts who support projects across…
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Syria Should Review the Lessons from Iraq

As international justice experts rush to offer Syrians their TJ expertise and services, the Syrians may do well to grasp the opportunity to draw…
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Those Who Fled Torture, Persecution Treated “As Less Than Animals” by U.S. Officials Before Expulsion to Panama  

The woman seated facing me smiled briefly as she recalled her work in Afghanistan with a nongovernmental organization that supported women’s voting rights. This…
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Health Care in the Dark: The Impacts of Russian Attacks on Energy in Ukraine 

Russia’s direct attacks on health facilities, as well as strikes on energy infrastructure with reported impact on health care facilities, have impeded health care…
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Supporting Survivors of Torture and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine

PHR assessed the medico-legal documentation pathway in Ukraine to identify opportunities to strengthen systems to center survivors’ well-being, autonomy, and access to remedies.
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Deadly Failures: Preventable Deaths in U.S. Immigration Detention

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal oversight mechanisms have failed to conduct rigorous investigations, impose meaningful consequences, or improve conditions that cause immigrants to…

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