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3 Specific Lessons to be Learned from the SDSC Demonstration Projects
Pages 19-23

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... To remain impartial and to use accurate, objective information is essential." AD Network members can request a book of guidelines from the Network secretariat. This book, prepared by the secretariat, contains a number of documents, including advice on how to create a Herman rights committee within a national academy, copies of international and regional human rights laws and documents, Instructions on how to prepare and file petitions with various UN committees, letter writing guidelines, and advice on serving as an observer at a Dial.
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... "We were able to get some very good references on him from one of his former university professors and from the rabbi at George Washington University, where he worked for 10 years as a postdoctoral fellow and research scientist. We have sent those letters of reference to the Israeli authorities, along with repeated inquiries about his status and appeals that he be given prompt medical treatment." Khatib said his academy did not have any more information, and it had thought that ache Network "wouict be able to do better...because ~ know that the prime minister's office is no longer responding to your letters of inquiry." CoriBon said that she had received letters from scientists In Israel who had 20
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... "A year later, In July 2000, he was released under a presidential amnesty, his passport was returned, and he was permitted to travel to France to start his postdoc. A few months ago, the foreign secretary of the Academie des Sciences, Yves Quere, sent a letter to the director of the office of refugees In France requesting refugee status for Dr.
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From page 22...
... Efforts to inform about and promote human rights themselves. Violations in this category range from mere possession of human rights documents to communication of human rights information/beliefs, protection of the human rights of others, and inquiry into human rights violations.
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... Secondly, anniversary valid norms do not require uniformity in all respects in their application. Universalism is not incompatible with cultural pluralism." In other words, Knutsson said, "we can be flexible provided we have reliable knowledge of cultural variation so that we are not fooled by pretensions that cultural values should override universal human rights values." Survival Values Versus Self-realization Values Knutsson pointed out that another complex issue is the level of resources available.
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