PHR's landmark report on medical evidence of torture by US personnel has garnered global media attention and led to a Congressional hearing. Read it and see the latest major coverage.

Asylum Network Hails Attorney General Mukasey's Ruling on Female Genital Cutting

In an extraordinary win for women's rights, US Attorney General Michael Mukasey found that past female genital cutting (FGC) may be a basis for women and girls to seek asylum in the United States.

• Read more about the ruling.

PHR Student Chapters Host Screenings of Standard Operating Procedure

Twenty-seven campuses nationwide hosted an exclusive screening of filmmaker Errol Morris's documentary on Monday, October 6th.

• Read more on the PHR Student Blog, including link to webcast discussion which followed the screening.