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HR Network Statements

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies writes to Turkish authorities regarding the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA)
September 6, 2011

Related article published in Science on September 6, 2011
Related editorial published in Nature on September 8, 2011
Related article published in Hurriyet Daily News on September 8, 2011
Public Notice released by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) on September 2, 2011

Public Health and Science Professionals Ask UNESCO to Abolish the UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences
May 26, 2010

Submission to the U.N. Universal Periodic Review -- Libya
April 2010

Public Letter to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi Expressing Concern over the Death of Fathi el-Jahmi
June 19, 2009

Statement to the Government of the Netherlands and Members of the Netherlands Staten-Generaal
August 13, 2008

Academic Freedom and Academic Boycotts: The H.R. Network’s Position
June 14, 2007
Published in Science journal on June 29, 2007

April 2007 H.R. Network Meeting, National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka
April 6, 2007

The Crucial Importance of Access to Education and Scholarly Institutions
November 6, 2006

Nature journal article: In Support of Scientific Exchange
June 13, 2002
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Published in Nature journal on June 13, 2002.)

Responding to Terrorism while Respecting Human Rights
September 28, 2001