The Standing Committee on human Rights and Peace (SCORP) is one of the six Standing Committees of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations. It was founded in the year of 1983, as the global plight of refugees came into the limelight.
At that time, it was named SCOR. SCOR's mission was to call attention to the problems displaced people faced, as well as, to participate in relief efforts. However, members of this committee would realise soon that these efforts would be short term and only palliative. Sustainable solutions would have to rest on the prevention of conflicts and human rights abuses. Based on these new resolutions, the
Standing Committee on human Rights and Peace was forged in 1994.
Refugees, internally displaced people and other vulnerable populations are of a highest risk of losing health and of having their human rights abused.
SCORP deals with the problems and needs of refugees and internally displaced people. As a group, we also work for the prevention of conflicts, the main reason why people are forced to become refugees. We condemn any use of violence as a conflict solution. Simply, we work for a peaceful world.
SCORP understands peace as, person to person, group to group, state to state, having international solidarity, tolerance and respect for human rights.
In the past, SCORP and IFMSA have arranged a number of successful workshops and have also developed a number of international projects that give medical students the opportunity to work alongside non-governmental organisations towards the improvement of specific situations.
In the year of 2004-2005, a number of new IFMSA SCORP-related projects have been planned. For instance: IFMSA-Council of Europe Study Session on Health and Human Rights of Migrants with Special Emphasis in Undocumented Migrants" and a Pre-GA workshop on Human Rights.