Physicians For Human Rights Case Study

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Dating back to 1986, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) was founded by a group of professional doctors who were experts of medicine and health science to do the research and call for public awareness and justice actions to fight against inhumanity and human rights violations (Website—About PHR, 2011; Wikipedia, 2015). The initial purpose of the group was to testify as the representative of doctors and humanitarians in Chile, who were against the military dictator (Wikipedia, 2015). Over the almost 30 years, the survey and expertise of PHR contribute to powerful advocacy in human right activities, which particularly are used to persecute health workers, prevent torture, record the facts of mass atrocities and hold those who were responsible for human rights violations (Website—About PHR, 2011).
There are four major issues PHR focuses on: to fight against the atrocities of civilians in armed conflict; to protect women, particularly those who treated as a weapon of war; to help the detainees who get tortured and ill-treatment; and to enhance the equity of health care in …show more content…

In the article of “Advocates for Health MDGs Unite to Demand World Leaders Honor Funding Commitments” (July 21, 2009), PHR is calling on the convening of the UN General Assembly Governments committed themselves to immediately stop the worldwide women die in pregnancy and childbirth at an alarming rate. In the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) High-Level Meeting on September 25 in advance, International Initiative partners PHR and maternal mortality and human rights issued a call on governments to focus the fifth goal, and one has seen the least progress - maternal

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