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Dear colleagues, We are addressing the public and, in particular, the medical and healthcare community: Medical Associations, scientific societies, healthcare networks, hospitals, and all health professionals. We urge you to publicly endorse the petition launched by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) for the immediate release of 14 Palestinian doctors...
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Over the past 12 years of continuous activity, we have provided medical assistance and informed thousands of people about their rights, bringing the precarious living and working conditions of migrant workers involved in citrus harvesting to the attention of institutions and public opinion.

MEDU firmly condemns the decision of the Italian authorities to release and repatriate General Njeem Osama Elmasry, known as Almasri, to Libya on a State-operated flight. The International Criminal Court (ICC)

Medici per i Diritti Umani supported by UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agencypresents the report FRAMMENTIMigrations, trauma and mental health It is often argued that extreme traumatic events such as torture and intentional violence lead to a dramatic fragmentation of the...

Since the beginning of 2022, Medici per i Diritti Umani (MEDU) has been present in the town of Oulx, atthe border with France (Upper Susa Valley) with the project ‘Frontiera Solidale’. The project aims toguarantee medical assistance to the thousands of people crossing the north-western Alpine border toreach France. The...
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We would like to thank all the people who have so far responded to our appeal by supporting us with a donation. Thanks to your participation and support we are starting our actions in support of the Ukrainian population.  A team of Medu aid workers is now in the town...
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A LIFE VEST IS NOT ENOUGH – MEDU STARTS A CROWDFUNDING TO SAVE LIVES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA WITH RESQ. To donate visit this page A serious humanitarian crisis that has been going on for years in the central Mediterranean sea has led to death by shipwreck thousands of migrants...
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A study by Medici per i Diritti Umani – MEDU (Doctors for Human Rights Italy) just published in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry shows that post-migratory stressors, such as precarious living conditions in large and overcrowded reception centres, have negative effects on the refugees and asylum seekers’ mental health...
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