Physicians for Human Rights
WebsiteNew York

Founding Year: 1986

Staff: 43

Budget: $9m (2019)

Donna McKay (Executive Director)

A not-for-profit human rights advocacy NGO. It aims to defend “persecuted health workers, prevent torture, document mass atrocities, and hold those who violate human rights accountable.”

Focus areas:

Publications:

  • Newsletters
  • Resources – An online repository including press releases, reports, statements and blog articles.

 

Physicians for Human Rights contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals


  Organization Type

NGO

  Geographic Foci

International

 Subjects

Data|Health|Human Rights|Law

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