Physicians for Human Rights

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Physicians for Human Rights is a nonprofit organization that uses medical and scientific expertise to investigate and document human rights abuses and advocate for justice worldwide.

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Physicians for Human Rights canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human rights organization
nonprofit organization
advocatesFor accountability for perpetrators of human rights violations
reparations for victims
strengthening international justice mechanisms
aimsTo bridge medicine and human rights practice
protect health professionals under threat
use scientific evidence to support legal accountability
collaboratesWith academic institutions
human rights defenders
international organizations
lawyers
medical professionals
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
field forensic science
human rights
medical ethics
public health
focusesOn accountability for mass atrocities
attacks on health care
crimes against humanity
genocide
refugee and asylum seeker rights
sexual violence in conflict
torture
war crimes
foundedInPeriod 1980s
hasAbbreviation PHR NERFINISHED
hasAreaOfWork documentation of attacks on medical facilities
documentation of sexual and gender-based violence
documentation of torture and ill-treatment
forensic investigations of mass graves
support for asylum evaluations
training in the Istanbul Protocol
headquartersLocation New York City
method collection of eyewitness and survivor testimony
forensic investigations
medical-legal documentation
strategic advocacy
training of health professionals
nonProfitStatus nonpartisan
purpose advocacy for justice
documentation of human rights abuses
investigation of human rights abuses
scope worldwide
usesExpertiseIn forensic medicine
medicine
science

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International Campaign to Ban Landmines founder Physicians for Human Rights