Letter to NST on Deaths in Police Custody

Published in March 9th, 2009
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Letter to NST on Deaths in Police Custody
5 March 2009
The Editor
New Straits Times
31 Jalan Riong
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Dear Editor,
I refer to the recent reports in the NST on the death of Kugan Ananthan on 20 January 2009, while in police custody at a police station in Subang Jaya. In the first post-mortem, carried out on 21 [...]

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Statement on use of white phosphorus by Israeli forces in Gaza

Published in February 25th, 2009
Posted by admin in Medical Ethics
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<International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)
Statement on the Use of White Phosphorus by Israeli Forces in Gaza

IPPNW notes with grave concern the use of white phosphorus by Israeli forces in the recent war against Gaza. As physicians committed to reducing the suffering brought by warfare, we recognise the inhumane [...]

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