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. Human Rights

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. . Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. "We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice..."-HRW Physicians for Human Rights Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) promotes health by protecting human rights. "We believe that human rights are essential preconditions for the health and well-being of all people. Using medical and scientific methods, we investigate and expose violations of human rights worldwide and we work to stop them. We support institutions that hold perpetrators of human rights abuses... We educate health professionals and medical, public health and nursing students and organize them to become active in supporting a movement for human rights and creating a culture of human rights in the medical and scientific professions." The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights is the first academic center to focus exclusively on health and human rights. The Center combines the academic strengths of research and teaching with a strong commitment to service and policy development. .

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