Physicians for Human Rights

What happens when law enforcement deploys dangerous crowd-control weapons against people protesting immigration raids? PHR expert and emergency physician Dr. Rohini Haar breaks down three alarming weapons increasingly used against crowds.

NEW: The United States government’s abrupt cuts to nearly all US foreign aid in 2025 harmed the global human rights movement and put countless people at risk. While no government is obligated to provide foreign aid, the way the US terminated assistance caused foreseeable harm and demands accountability. Learn more: bit.ly/4novSgZ

"The report is likely to fuel additional scrutiny of federal crowd control tactics as immigration raids continue, with advocates calling for clearer rules on when & how such weapons can be used during protests." @newsweek on new PHR visual investigation: phr.org/our-work/resou…

A coalition of 27 Syrian civil society organisations and victims’ groups has released a new report outlining a proposed framework for criminal accountability in Syria, at a time when trials are beginning to take place in #Damascus. Full report: snhr.org/?p=78175 #SNHR

#Mifepristone is ✅safe ✅ evidence-based ✅ essential health care Judges should not stand between physicians and patients or override established medical science. ♀️Everyone deserves access to safe, timely abortion care – no matter where they live.

We urge #SCOTUS to overturn the 5th Circuit’s unjustified order and ensure that pregnant patients across the country can continue to access telehealth abortion care.

📢Update from our legal team: 🥼PHR has joined reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations in filing an emergency amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court to defend access to medication abortion nationwide. ➡️Read the brief: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/2…

Explore PHR's new visual investigation documenting how dangerous crowd-control weapons were used against demonstrators across the United States during immigration protests over the past year. phr.org/our-work/resou…

Across dozens of cities, their use creates real risks to the rights to protest, speak, and assemble. #HumanRights #ProtestRights #CrowdControlWeapons #ImmigrationJustice #VisualInvestigation #OpenSourceInvestigation #CivilLiberties #RightToProtest

What happens when law enforcement deploys dangerous crowd-control weapons against people protesting immigration raids? PHR expert and emergency physician Dr. Rohini Haar breaks down three alarming weapons increasingly used against crowds.

The Lown Institute is proud to present Dr. Chanelle Diaz with the 2026 Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility for her leadership in aiding those held in immigration detention, research, and public advocacy. Learn more about Dr. Diaz and this award @ lnkd.in/efFKr_XE

🔎 By rigorously documenting attacks on health care, PHR helps identify patterns, preserve evidence, and support accountability efforts. 🚑Health care is not a target. 📢10 years after UNSC 2286, PHR calls for action to protect health care in conflict. phr.org/news/with-hosp…

From #Syria & #Yemen to #Ukraine & #Gaza, attacks on hospitals, health workers, & patients continue despite clear protections under international humanitarian law. Global map of attacks on health from @InsecurityInsig: maps.insecurityinsight.org

A new analysis in @just_security from PHR, @InsecurityInsig @ Medecins du Monde & @truth_hounds examines a gap in how the law of war addresses attacks on health – not only the immediate harm, but the long-term, cascading impacts: justsecurity.org/137470/law-of-…

Healthcare is NOT a target! 10 years since Security Council Res 2286, a staggering 18,000 attacks on healthcare have been documented, with violent attacks surging to all-time highs in recent years. From Ukraine to Ethiopia to Gaza, hospitals are bombed, ambulances are shelled, and doctors are killed for performing their solemn duties. justsecurity.org/137470/law-of-…

"The continued and widespread use of solitary confinement in this [ICE detention] system is not a failure of knowledge or understanding but a failure of will.” PHR calls on Congress to act to end the preventable deaths crisis in immigration detention.

“As a physician, I am not surprised by this death – and that is precisely what makes it so devastating,” said Dr. Peeler, PHR medical advisor. New PHR statement on the reported 18th death – and fifth death by suicide – in ICE custody this year: phr.org/news/the-18th-…

Physicians for Human Rights has worked with the PSOT for decades and recognizes their transformative care for torture survivors. We urge Bellevue Hospital administrators at @NYCHealthSystem to keep PSOT open. We stand with @AllenKellerMD and the PSOT team. CC: @NYCMayor

Bellevue Hospital closing PSOT will harm torture survivors who will no longer receive the specialized care they need to heal. This move would set a dangerous precedent for other programs providing essential clinical care to vulnerable patients across the country.

Clinical care for people who have survived torture requires specialized, interdisciplinary treatment. NYC is privileged that the Program for Survivors of Torture (PSOT) at Bellevue Hospital has provided exemplary care for 10,000+ torture survivors over the past three decades. 🧵