Physicians in Distress
The WMA was created to promote the highest possible standards of medical ethics, medical education and human rights. In recent years there has been a worrying trend of physicians being tortured or victimized by dictatorial regimes or terrorist groups. The WMA is committed to defending physicians and patients against human rights abuses worldwide. The WMA denounces cases of abuse, and works with other health and human rights organizations, when appropriate, creating alliances to combine strengths and advocate for the highest possible standards of human rights for all people.
WMA Current Policy & Actions:
- WMA appeals for release of Sudanese doctors, 21 June 2010
- Resolution on Health And Human Rights Abuses In Zimbabwe, October 2007
- Regulations in times of Armed Conflict, May 2006
- Council Resolution on Genocide in Darfur, May 2005
For more information on the current actions undertaken by the WMA in support of physicians in distress, please contact Clarisse Delorme at WMA secretariat.