Reflecting universal values, every country in the world is now party to at least one human rights treaty which contain key provisions relevant to the battle towards securing health and prosperity worldwide. The most authoritative treaty dealing with the right to the highest attainable standard of health is the International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights ratified by 3 in every four countries in the world. Every five years the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights examines each country's observation of the articles within the Covenant

12 lessons from the Rwandan genocide, presented by Dr Peter Hall at the inaugural meeting of the Campaign to End Genocide which took place at The Hague Appeal for Peace International Conference on 15th May 1999

The International Conference entitled "GENOCIDE, IMPUNITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: DIALOGUE for a NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE" took place from Ist to 5th November 1995. The Rwandan goverment involved the international community in its search for solutions to the colossal problems faced by Rwanda in the aftermath of the previous year's genocide. The conference allowed participants from all over the world an opportunity to reflect on the causes, mechanisms and responsibilities in the Rwandese genocide and its social, political and economic consequences. The participants discussed amongst other things strategies to bring perpetrators of genocide to justice and how to care for genocide suvivors. Dr Peter Hall's presentation, which dealt with three related but distinct aspects of survivors experiences, was PHR-UK's contribution to the debate on their care

A rebuttal of the theory that population growth accounted for the genocide in Rwanda published in the Lancet in 1995 Rwanda. Lancet 1995; 345: 322.

A rebuttal of the claim that the genocide was engendered by ethnic antipathy
BMJ 1994;309:1305 (12 November)

An investigation into the imposition of guarantees for democracy in professional unions

The conference ‘Medicine within Prisons’ organised by Physicians for Human Rights (UK) took place at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on the 27th June 1992. There were five speakers and a participating audience which represented a broad spectrum of interest groups - from student nurses to a regional director of public health and from prison warders to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Part two comprises the third speaker's presentation in the morning session followed by discussion before lunch. After lunch two more speakers gave presentations followed by a final discussion.

A chronological account of relevant events, starting with the attack on the twin towers in New York on 9/11. This timeline was originally compiled from our files for participants at the Doctors for Human Rights conference on 26th June 2004, entitled “The health and human rights of unlawful detainees in Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere”, and we have tried to maintain it since that time.