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Silence over sexual violence in Ethiopia enables yet more abuse, says report The failure to hold perpetrators to account has fueled revenge attacks.

New PHR report on sexual and reproductive crimes in #Ethiopa:

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07... @newhumanitarian.bsky.social

📢 Today we released a major new report on sexual and reproductive violence #CRSV in #Ethiopia from Physicians for Human Rights and the Organization for Justice and Accountability in the Horn of Africa:

phr.org/our-work/res...

Preparing for, Protecting Against, and Treating Tear Gas and Other Chemical Irritant Exposure: A Protestor’s Guide - PHR Deceptively known as “less-lethal,” these weapons can in fact cause severe injuries and even death when used with excessive force. Physicians for Human Rights has worked extensively on the health impa...

Deceptively known as “less-lethal,” these weapons can in fact cause severe injuries and even death when used with excessive force.

If you're headed out to a protest, read Physicians for Human Rights' (PHR) guide on what to know before you go: phr.org/our-work/res...

Peaceful protest is a fundamental human right. But preparing for encounters with common crowd-control weapons used by law enforcement, like teargas & other chemical irritants, can help protect you and others from the health impacts of these weapons.

Graphic with a background image of a destroyed urban area, symbolizing conflict or war. The text overlay reads, 'Syria Should Review the Lessons from Iraq' in bold white font, with the author's name, 'Abdulrazzaq Al-Saeidi,' below. Logos for 'Center on International Cooperation' and 'Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)' appear at the top. At the top left says 'NEW ANALYSIS' with an arrow.

As int'l justice experts rush to offer Syrians their #TransitionalJustice expertise + services, what can be learned from previous international experiences, particularly from #Iraq?

Abdulrazzaq Al-Saiedi (Physicians for Human Rights) explores more in this guest blog 🖇️ cic.nyu.edu/resources/sy...

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Join SJAC's Mohammad Al-Abdallah & @maitelsadany.bsky.social next week for a free in-person event looking at the future of justice & accountability in #Syria

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Broken Promises: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Before and After the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Tigray, Ethiopia - PHR Military actors in Tigray, Ethiopia have perpetrated brutal and widespread acts of conflict-related sexual violence, even after following the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.

Evidence gathered by PHR & OJAH, through a systematic review of medical records, shows that CRSV was used as a clear tactic during the active conflict period in #Tigray and has continued since the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in 2022. phr.org/our-work/res...

Conflict-related sexual violence has reached alarming levels in Ethiopia, yet current transitional justice frameworks to address these violations are proving to be inadequate and not aligned with important regional standards.

Read the submission from PHR & OJAH: phr.org/our-work/res...

This week the African Commission on Human and People Rights is holding its 83rd session, where the human rights record of #Ethiopia will be taken under review.

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has serious concerns about the lack of meaningful justice & accountability in Ethiopia.

Here's why👇

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🌐 The adoption of the #GlobalDigitalCompact (#GDC) in September 2024 was a historic milestone as 193 UN member states agreed on a shared vision for governing today’s digital age. But as we celebrate this breakthrough, we must ask: How can the GDC turn these commitments into meaningful change?

ICYMI 🎯

We looked at #Gaza through the eyes of those risking everything to #report from within.

In Between the Lines Documentary, Hélène Lam Trong & Yann Olivier follow AFP’s #Palestinian journalists as they #document war, loss & resilience.

Link: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

A new treaty on crimes against humanity is an opportunity to strengthen justice for child survivors of these crimes, including sexual violence.

Physicians for Human Rights is proud to join the effort to ensure children's unique needs are put front and center: cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-...

The #Myanmar military junta’s years of unlawful attacks on health care facilities and health workers have severely hindered the emergency response to the devastating earthquake on March 28, 2025 - from @HRW and Physicians for Human Rights:
phr.org/news/myanmar...

Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.

Those Who Fled Torture, Persecution Treated “As Less Than Animals” by U.S. Officials Before Expulsion to Panama   - PHR 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 was before the Taliban takeover in 2021...

PHR clinicians have just returned from #Panama where they conducted evaluations of 29 people who were forcibly removed from the US.

They survived death threats, torture & sexual violence in countries they fled, only to be "treated less than animals" by U.S. authorities.

phr.org/our-work/res...

TODAY | Join us, @msmagazine.com, @feministmajority.org, & @acslaw.bsky.social at 12 p.m. ET for a timely discussion on protecting and preserving health and the rule of law in times of turmoil. Hear from journalists and leading experts. #100DaysofTrump

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ICYMI 🎯

We spoke to #Sudanese activist Hala Al-Karib about how #sexualviolence is being used as a #weapon of #war in Sudan. She calls it a #genocidal pattern, targeting women for their ethnicity.

Don’t miss it: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/eps...

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Tasers & Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Thanks to John Oliver @lastweektonight1.bsky.social for citing PHR's groundbreaking research & joining the call to end the use of “excited delirium” as a cause-of-death.

"Excited delirium is at best useless, and at worst, racist pseudoscience.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yd9...

New statement from Physicians for Human Rights:

#Gaza Medics Mass Grave: Urgent Investigation and Accountability Needed phr.org/news/gaza-me...

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

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