Articles

16.12.2019

Novartis withdraws an abusive patent for an over-priced cancer medication

On 3 July 2019, the organisations Doctors of the World and Public Eye, represented by Lionel Vial, filed a patent opposition at the European Patent Office against a patent covering Kymriah®, a gene therapy for cancer from Novartis, for which the French Social Security is billed €320,000 per patient...

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11.12.2019

Moyen-Orient

Palestine : a new report on the obstacles to health in Gaza

December 2019 – The Médecins du Monde chapters (MdM) in Palestine published today their latest report “The Labyrinths to Health in Gaza.” The report is the result of the growing concern on the number of Palestinians in Gaza having to go through a maze of obstacles to access tertiary health services...

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Les enfants sont les premières victimes de ce conflit © AFP

10.12.2019

Moyen-Orient

Hodeidah still most dangerous place in Yemen

One year since Stockholm Agreement, Hodeidah still most dangerous place in Yemen for Civilians . A quarter of all civilian casualties across Yemen in 2019 were recorded in Hodeidah governorate. Despite a ceasefire in the port city being at the heart of last year’s Stockholm Agreement, Hodeidah has...

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08.11.2019

Moyen-Orient

Expulsion of Human Rights Watch Director

The Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), which represents 85 international humanitarian, development and human rights organisations, calls on the government of Israel to rescind its decision to deport Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and a...

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15.10.2019

Moyen-Orient

The Syria INGO Regional Forum statement on impact of military developments on the civilian population in northeast Syria

The Syria INGO Regional Forum, comprising 73 INGOs responding to the Syria crisis, expressed deep concern at the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation since Turkey’s military operation started on the 9 October. The UN estimates that more than 200,000 people have been displaced, and is...

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04.09.2019

Middle East

Attacks in Dhamar

International non-governmental organisations working in Yemen strongly condemn a series of attacks by the Saudi-led coalition on a former community college that has lately been used as a detention facility in Dhamar city. These attacks have reportedly led to the deaths of over 100 people, with many...

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23.08.2019

Asie

Urgent concerns about the human rights

We write to share our urgent concerns about the human rights of three prominent anti-discrimination lawyers and activists who have been detained and face possible state subversion charges.

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