Tune in on Thursday 4/18 at 11am EDT for a panel discussion on humanitarian and medical care after conflict presented by Columbia Global Centers | Amman & American University of Beirut, featuring PHR Executive Director Sam Zarifi.
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#SAMS ' Broken Wings booklet sheds light on #violence against #healthcare workers in #Syria . It chronicles the stories of 11 of 61 SAMS workers who lost their lives serving selflessly between 2013-2021. We honor them and call for #justice . sams-usa.net/reports/the-br…

A YEAR OF TRAGEDY:
#SUDAN UNDER THE GRIP OF CONFLICT

#SAPAHopeForSudan
#KeepEyesOnSudan

'As the world continued to face a myriad of crises & conflicts, the Committee against Torture plays a key role in upholding the absolute prohibition of torture'
- Mahamane Cissé-Gouro UN Human Rights.

The #UNCAT Committee opens 79th Session in Geneva today buff.ly/4aBhVFg

📢Side event 'Persecution of 🇺🇦 Civilians in the Occupied Territories as Crime Against Humanity: Civil Society’s Efforts in Restoring Justice' at the OSCE SHDM I.

🗓️22/04 at 12:30.
📍Bibliotheksaal

More: zmina.ua/en/event-en/pe… ⬇️

#Sudan : On the 1st anniversary of armed conflict, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk warns of a further escalation in violence.
Over 8 million people are displaced. Over 70% of hospitals are no longer functional. This catastrophic situation must not be allowed to continue.

The 79th session of the #UN Committee against Torture starts today! Follow the debates live
➡️ webtv.un.org/meetings-events and check our feed for updates
#CAT79

Every second person in #Sudan is in need of humanitarian assistance. There’s still time to avert the worst but we need:
- humanitarian access across borders, and humanitarian corridors;
- attacks on health to end;
- funding to meet the vast health needs.

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On April 18, join us for 'U.S. State Abortion Bans: Medical Exceptions, Human Rights Impacts.' Experts will discuss how U.S. clinicians and advocates can use international standards and comparative experiences to promote human rights.

RSVP: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

'It is crucial to point out—particularly in the context of the Gaza conflict—that, even though the conduct of hostilities is governed by international humanitarian law, international human rights laws also apply,' writes Rohini J. Haar & Sam Zarifi of Physicians for Human Rights:
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