Highlights

• H.R. Network Executive Committee Endorses Article "Two Libyan Prisoners; Two Paradoxical Fates" by Executive Director, Carol Corillon

• Longtime Libyan Prisoner of Conscience Fathi el-Jahmi Dies from Medical Neglect 
  On May 21, 2009, early in the morning, Libyan civil engineer Fathi el-Jahmi died at the Arab Medical Center in Amman, Jordan.

• H.R. Network's 9th Biennial Meeting--Rabat, Morocco
  The 9th biennial meeting of the H.R. Network was held on May 21-23, 2009, and was hosted by the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco.  Members of academies and scholarly societies from 37 countries participated.

• Listen to Somali Engineer and Former CHR Case Suleiman Ali's Briefing to NAS Members
  During the 2009 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., Suleiman Ali spoke to NAS members about his experience as a prisoner of conscience in Somalia from 1982 to 1989 and the CHR's work on his case.  Click on the link ablove to listen to his briefing.

• Iraqi Women Scientists Twinning Program
  Because the majority of Iraqi women scientists, engineers, and health professionals are now cut off from their institutions, colleagues, libraries, and laboratories, women members of the U.S. National Academies are building an international network to provide professional and moral support to these colleagues.
  
   
• CHR Statement on Guantanamo Detainees
  Urging prompt redress of the situation faced by prisoners at Guantanamo Bay naval facility in Cuba, the CHR reiterated its standing request to the U.S. government for information on slected detainees.
  
   
• AAAS Launches "Scientists On-Call" Program
  "On-call" Scientists connects scientists interested in volunteering their skills and knowledge with human rights organizations that are in need of scientific expertise.
  
  
• Torsten Wiesel Gives Letter to President Bush
  CHR Chair Emeritus (1994-2004), Torsten Wiesel, Upon Accepting the National Medal of Science, Urges President Bush to Recognize Geneva Conventions and Resolve Situation at Guantanamo Bay.
      - Science Journal Article, “Testing His Medal” (8/10/07)
     -  Letter to President Bush (7/28/07)
  
   
• Science Journal Statement by H.R. Network, “In Support of Academic Freedom
  
   
• NAS Council Statement on Access to Institutions of Higher Learning for Palestinian Scientists and Students
  
   
• Statement from the 2007 H.R. Network Meeting in Sri Lanka
  
   
• Winter 2006 Article by CHR Chair Peter Agre: Perspectives in Medicine: Reaching out from the Ivory Tower
  
   
• Nature Article Acknowledges the CHR 
  
   
• Proceedings of the May 2005 Network Meeting, Royal Society, London
  
   
• Public Letter from CHR Chair Torsten Wiesel to Vietnamese Authorities Regarding Medical Doctor Nguyen Dan Que
  
   
• Call for the Immediate Release or Fair Trial of Vietnamese Medical Doctor Nguyen Dan Que
  
   
• Freedom of Scientific Communication Under Siege
  
   
• International Human Rights Day 2003: Torsten Wiesel’s Statement
  
   
• Vietnam Human Rights Day Speech by CHR Chair Torsten Wiesel
  
   
• Public Letter sent by Presidents of NAS, NAE, and IOM to Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak regarding Saad Eddin Ibrahim
  
   
• In Support of Scientific Exchange
  
   
• Responding to Terrorism while Respecting Human Rights
  
   
• Public Letter sent by Presidents of NAS, NAE, and IOM to Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak regarding Saad Eddin Ibrahim
  
   
• Open Letter to the U.S. Attorney General regarding the case of Dr. Wen Ho Lee
  
   
• Statement by CHR Chair on Release of Professor Ahn Jae-ku
  
   
• CHR Urges President Kim to Release Ahn Jae-ku
  
   
• CHR Endorses NAS President Bruce Alberts’ Letter to President Slobodan Milosevic