Physicians for Human Rights

PHR deploys scientific, medical, and forensic expertise to document human rights violations and seek justice. Join us.

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Violent attacks on hospitals and health workers are making medical care much more difficult to access, PHR’s deputy director of research Lindsey Green tells @NPR’s All Things Considered.

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

“It's very clear that this ongoing pattern of attacks on health care links back to impunity for these violations.”

In one of the world’s most overlooked crises, conflict in Ethiopia has pushed an already-strained health system to the brink.

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[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

We call on the incoming US Congress to protect fundamental rights through stronger oversight & science-based policymaking.

In the months ahead, PHR will mobilize its community of medical experts to advance policies grounded in health, dignity, & rights.

https://t.co/SpMpa1pEwO

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

➡️Explore more in our latest research in the brief “Stolen, Broken, Destroyed: How Impunity Has Fueled Ongoing Attacks on Health Care in Ethiopia”:
https://t.co/FZSOq3m7gY

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

🇪🇹🏥Hospitals destroyed.

🇪🇹🥼Health workers targeted.

🇪🇹⚕️Survivors of sexual violence left without care.

📺WATCH: #Ethiopia’s escalating human rights crisis demands urgent attention – and action.

#Tigray #Afar #Amhara #WhatisHappeninginEthiopia

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

🌍The world should not look away from what is happening in #Ethiopia.

📢We call for:

📣Protection of civilians and health workers
📣Access to lifesaving care
📣Support for survivors
📣Independent investigations that preserve evidence, fight impunity, & advance accountability

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

More than 10,000 people been infected and reported with #Ebola in the #DRC, and, sadly, close to half have died. In some families, more than one life has been lost. The devastation is immense.

It remains clear that the government-led and partner supported response must continue to scale up and out across all affected areas as well as those at risk.

But there are encouraging signs of progress:
-Close to 2700 people have recovered so far and over 1000 are currently receiving clinical care;
-Science, collaboration and communities are offering new vaccine and treatment candidates to prevent and treat Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus. @WHO is working with partners on several clinical trials currently underway;
-Capacity to provide optimised clinical care to Ebola patients by protected health workers has expanded to over 2100 beds across 109 Ebola transit and treatment centres;
-Engagement of private health service providers, traditional healers and community leaders into the response is opening up new opportunities to detect patients early;
-With the outbreak spreading to hard to reach and conflict affected areas, we are expanding our operations through rapid response teams who can reach communities where they are.

These efforts and progress give us more than hope, the outbreak can and will be brought under control and ended. We call for continued global solidarity and support to sustain the response. We will not let up.

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

The new Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine aligns with PHR's past documentation:

Relentless Russian attacks on energy have blocked health care access for Ukrainian civilians, resulting in severe harms for patients and providers.

https://t.co/v1Poszf1H1

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

"Russian authorities have committed war crimes of intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects and the crimes against humanity of other inhumane acts with continuous attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure."

New from @UNHumanRights COI: https://t.co/mMXtu1kU0D

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

"The evidence collected demonstrates that the attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure were carried out with intent and pursuant to a state policy to deprive the civilian population of electricity and other essential energy-dependent services and cause suffering."

[Sam Zarifi @SZarifi]

Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have been part of a campaign of degrading life for civilians in the country, including attacks on healthcare. See all these attacks on @P4HR's interactive website: https://t.co/d5KigRpzG6

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

📣Israeli authorities must immediately stop the ongoing violence and allow the full entrance of all necessary humanitarian aid, while the international community prioritizes rebuilding the health infrastructure.

Read more: https://t.co/jh1snnNcxw

[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

"Preventable deaths continue to happen due to the ongoing blockade of health supplies and the inability for doctors and nurses to provide lifesaving services consistently across the #Gaza Strip."

🔗NEW press release from PHR & @MdM_France https://t.co/jh1snnNcxw

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[Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR]

🚨One year after the so‑called ceasefire, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,400 people in Gaza.

🏥Israeli attacks on Gaza’s health system have not ceased despite the agreement. @WHO documented 45 assaults on health facilities and services between January & August 2026.