Physicians for Human Rights

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is a US-based not-for-profit human rights NGO that uses medicine and science to document and advocate against mass atrocities and severe human rights violations around the world. PHR headquarters are in New York City, with offices in Boston, Washington, D.C., as well as Nairobi. It was established in 1986 to use the unique skills and credibility of health professionals to advocate for persecuted health workers, prevent torture, document mass atrocities, and hold those who violate human rights accountable.

This article is about the international NGO based in New York, NY. For the Israeli-Palestinian NGO based in Jaffa, see Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.

Physicians for Human Rights
Founded1986
TypeNonprofit
FocusHuman rights
Location
  • New York, New York
Key people
Saman Zia-Zarifi (Executive Director)
Websitephr.org
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