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War Crimes and the White House: The Bush Administration's Cover-Up of the Dasht-e-Leili Massacre
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Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Mass killings, War crimes
War Crimes and the White House: The Bush Administration's Cover-Up of the Dasht-e-Leili Massacre
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has issued a call for a criminal probe in the wake of a major New York Times
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Mass killings, War crimes
Margaret Salmon, MD, Interview on Kamiar Alaei
Margaret Salmon was a classmate of Kamiar Alaei at the Harvard School of Public Health. Margaret shares a charming anecdote about Kamiar and calls for his release.
Regions: Iran
Issues: Health, HIV-AIDS, Justice
Clint Trout Interview on Kamiar Alaei
Clint Trout was next door neighbors with Kamiar Alaei when they were both students at the Harvard School of public health....
Regions: Iran
Issues: Health, HIV-AIDS, Justice
Shiv Pillay, MD, Speaks about His Friend Binayak Sen, MD at Harvard Square Vig
May 14, 2009. Shiv Pillay attended the vigil for Binayak Sen, MD in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Pillay attended medical school with Dr. Sen and spoke about Dr....
Regions: India
Issues: Corruption, Detention, Health
Susannah Sirkin at Harvard Square Rally for Binayak Sen, MD
May 15, 2009. Human rights supporters gathered in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA for a vigil to call on India to release of Binayak Sen, MD. ...
Regions: India
Issues: Detention, Health, Justice
Tortured Logic
How Medical Professionals Rationalized the Bush Administration's Torture Program. PHR responds to the release of the Senate Armed Forces Committee report on detainee abuse. ...
Regions: Cuba, United States
Issues: Crimes against humanity, Detention, Justice
Farnoosh Hashemian Tells the Story of a Victim of US Torture
Ms. Hashemian led PHR's investigation of medical evidence of torture by the US.
Regions: Afghanistan, Iraq, United States
Issues: Detention, Torture, War crimes
Frank Donaghue on the Dasht-e-Leili Mass Grave in Afghanistan
Investigative reports by McClatchy newspapers, as well as PHR's own findings, have revealed that large sections of the Dasht-e-Leili mass grave in Northern Afghanistan have been dug up and removed.