Physicians for Human Rights
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Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is a hard-left advocacy group. In 2017, they received a gift of $8 million dollars from George Soros' Open Society Foundations.[1]
Comment on Open Society Foundations Gift
Comment from Physicians for Human Rights's executive director, Donna McKay
- "We are incredibly honored to receive this grant from the Open Society Foundations and are humbled to work in partnership with OSF to further the cause of human rights. We already pride ourselves on being nimble and adaptive – a lean organization with an outsized footprint – and this transformative gift will allow us to build a global network of health professionals committed to advancing human rights at a time when evidence-based advocacy and scientific expertise is needed more than ever."
Open letter criticizing President Trump's immigration policy
Physicians for Human Rights initiated an open letter dated June 14 2018 to Department of Homeland Security Chief Kirstjen Nielsen and Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressing "grave concerns" about illegal immigrant families being separated at the border.[2]
Lead Signatories
- Homer Venters, M.D., M.S., Director of Programs, Physicians for Human Rights, New York
- Kerry Sulkowicz, M.D., Chair, Board of Directors, Physicians for Human Rights, New York
- Eli Newberger, M.D., Pediatrics, Massachusetts
- Elizabeth Ford, M.D., Psychiatry, New York
- Kathleen Foley, M.D., Neurology, New York
- Stephen Soldz, Ph.D, Psychology, Massachusetts
- Edward Ameen, Ph.D, Psychology, Washington DC
- Annalise Keen, M.D., Psychiatry, Utah
- Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD, MSHPM, California
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Coalition for an Ethical Psychology (CEP)
- International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)