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Committee on Human Rights: Year in Review 2018
Committee on Human Rights: Year in Review 2018
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, the CHR produced a resource guide on Engaging with Human Rights in the National Academy Context. This guide highlights the many creative ways in which national academies around the world are integrating human rights activities into their work, from research and dialogue on human rights themes to assistance following conflict and human rights abuse.
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Finally, during 2018 the Committee continued to promote the role of scientists, engineers, and health professionals in protecting the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, including through participation in invited talks and in an international working group (led by the International Science Council, the InterAcademy Partnership, and The World Academy of Sciences) that explores mechanisms of assistance for displaced scientists and scholars.
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The Committee advocates in support of scientists, engineers, and health professionals subjected to serious human rights abuses worldwide, including in the United States, with a focus on individuals targeted for their professional activities and/or for having exercised the universally protected right to freedom of expression, which provides a crucial foundation for scientific research and progress. CHR cases involve long-term arbitrary detention, gross violations of the right to fair trial, withdrawal of citizenship without due process, torture, and disappearance, among other serious violations of international human rights law.
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CHR C A S E S TAT I S T I C S In 2018 the CHR worked on 86 cases involving colleagues in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Eurasia, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, and sub-Saharan Africa. Of these colleagues, 52% were scientists, 17% were engineers, and 31% were health professionals.
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Click here for more details on cases with positive developments. ILGAR MAMMADOV Azerbaijani political scientist and opposition leader Ilgar Mammadov was freed from prison on August 13, 2018, after serving five and a half years of his seven-year prison sentence.
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Chaipong, and the three other individuals to the Chang Phuak Police Station in Chiang Mai and accused them of violating the National Council for Peace and Order's then ban on political gatherings. The accusation stemmed from the group's participation Mr.
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This symposium, which was webcast live and explored the role that the international scientific community can play in helping to address the needs and protect the rights of individuals forced to flee their homes and communities, was the first in a series on important topics involving science, health, engineering, and human rights. Following this event, CHR staff were invited to participate in an international working group to explore ways of addressing challenges faced by displaced scientists.
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OCTOBER NAM Annual Meeting - CHR Lunch Briefing Led by CHR Member Michael Katz (NAM) , the CHR's lunch briefing during the NAM Annual Meeting highlighted issues surrounding the challenges faced by populations fleeing conflict.
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Department of Homeland Security to immediately stop separating migrant children from their families. Reports from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine contain an extensive body of evidence on factors affecting the welfare of children – evidence that points to the danger of immigration enforcement actions that separate children from their parents.
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Other universities have seen their state funding reduced. In a December 2018 article in Nature about the negative repercussions of the current situation in Nicaragua on its scientific community, CHR Chair Martin Chalfie expressed the CHR's deep concern regarding the "threats and violence against our colleagues and the apparent targeting of academic institutions." The Executive Committee of the H.R.
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Network-participating academies concerning urgent cases involving scientists, engineers, and health professionals under threat as a result of their legitimate professional work or other peaceful activities.
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Resources In recognition of the unique and important role national academies play in promoting human rights, the H.R. Network has developed the resource guide, Engaging with Human Rights in the National Academy Context.
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In 2018, the CHR entered into a formal arrangement with Gibson, Dunn, and In 2018, the CHR also engaged with European human Crutcher, a global law firm, in which rights mechanisms, including through submissions to the law associates assist in preparing case Council of Europe's Commissioner on Human Rights and submissions to international human to the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, in rights complaint bodies on a pro bono four cases regarding colleagues from Greece, basis. The firm assisted the CHR on three Iran, and Turkey.
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CHR INFOGRAPHICS The infographics below provide a professional and regional breakdown of the CHR's current* and resolved cases.
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THE CHR DEDICATES ITS 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW TO FORMER CHR CHAIRS ROBERT SIDNEY K AT E S VERBA 1929-2018 1932-2019 Both NAS members, Dr. Robert Kates and Dr.
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