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May 29, 2026 News Release

Global Failure to Protect Right to Health in Conflict

Report Shows Increasing Attacks Ten Years After Landmark Security Council Resolution

A man stands on the debris at the site of a drug rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike on Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026.
May 21, 2026 Commentary

Learning, Relearning and Sharing to Address Obstetric Violence

May 19, 2026 Dispatches

‘Closing the Gaps’ on Needed Action to End Attacks on Health

UN Members, Civil Society Urge States to Meet Their Commitments During Conflicts

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May 5, 2026 Dispatches

US: Courts Consider Access to Mifepristone via Telehealth

Abortion Access at Risk Nationwide

Mifepristone at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, lowa, US, July 18, 2024.
April 8, 2026 Dispatches

Trump Administration Wields New Threat to Reproductive Rights

Denied and Delayed Abortion Care Puts Health and Lives in US at Risk

A supporter of Planned Parenthood holds a placard at a rally
March 6, 2026 Dispatches

US Abortion Restrictions Causing Preventable Deaths

State Restrictions Worsening Inequality

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December 14, 2025 News Release

Qatar: Failure to Pay Contractors Harms Migrant Workers

Impunity for Government Clients, Influential Companies

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September 9, 2025 Dispatches

Trump Moves to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care to Federal Workers, Families

Ceasing Insurance Coverage Jeopardizes the Right to Health of Public Sector Workers and Their Families

Liv Y., center, holds a transgender pride flag as people gather to protest against the Trump administration near the Washington State Capitol building, in Olympia, Washington, February 5, 2025.
September 4, 2025 Report

Iran: Missile Strikes on Israeli Civilians Likely War Crimes

Large Munitions During 12-Day Conflict Hit Far from Military Targets

Damage caused by an Iranian missile strike that killed nine civilians, including three children, in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, on June 15, 2025. Photo taken on July 1, 2025.
August 6, 2025 Dispatches

Videos Highlight Urgency for Israeli Hostages’ Release

Images of Emaciated Men Show Signs of Starvation

Screen grab of August 1, 2025 video published by Hamas’ armed wing showing emaciated 24-year-old Israeli hostage Evyatar David in a tunnel sitting next to a chart that he says tracks his extremely limited food intake.
July 23, 2025 Dispatches

Desperate Pleas from Starving Palestinians Shouldn’t Be Ignored

States Should Urgently Act to Stop Israeli-Engineered Mass Starvation

A woman consoles her 6-year-old daughter, who is malnourished, at a shelter in central Gaza City, on May 11, 2025.
June 30, 2025 Statement

Release the Doctors: NGOs Call for the Release of Unlawfully Detained Health Workers in Gaza and the West Bank

Dr. Khalid Hamoudeh (far left in the front) and Dr. Wadee Qasem (far right in the front) are detained along with other healthcare workers, internally displaced civilians, and patient’s families near the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.
June 13, 2025 Commentary

Getting Food Shouldn’t Be Deadly

International Community Should Send a Diplomatic Convoy to Stop Gaza Famine

Displaced Palestinians wait to receive a meal in Gaza City, May 17, 2025.
May 19, 2025 Statement

Unified Call to Confront Famine in Gaza: Launch the Diplomatic Humanitarian Convoy Now

Palestinian children suffering from malnutrition receive treatment at a healthcare center, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 4, 2024.
May 15, 2025 News Release

Gaza: Latest Israeli Plan Inches Closer to Extermination

Amid Widespread Starvation, Parties to Genocide Convention Liable for Failing to Act

People pull plastic water containers down a muddy street amid destroyed buildings

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