Maxwell Dlamini, President of the National Union of Students of Swaziland, was reported arrested and possibly tortured, in violation of international human rights conventions agreed to by his country's government. CCS calls for his release. ... Continue Reading>>
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Arrest of Professor Ersanli on Terrorist Charges Appears to be Based on Guilt by Association
CCS wrote to the president of Turkey, Abdullah Güll, asking him to intervene in the case of Dr. Büsra Ersanlı, a professor who is also a member of a political party that is allegedly linked by association to the Kurdistan Workers Party, a banned party in Turkey. Dr. Ersanli denies this allegation. Absent any additional or contrary information, the facts appear to indicate that Professor Ersanlı ... Continue Reading>>
Award-Winning Chinese-American Engineer Continues to be Detained in China Long After He Was Acquitted of Charges
CCS protests the continued detention of Dr. Zicheng Hu, a Chinese-American engineer who has been unable to leave China since November 2008 when he went on a business trip to China. He served a 17 month prison sentence, was released without charges, but is unable to leave China. CCS urges the government of China to release him immediately. ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Welcomes Release of Professor Nasser Bin Ghaith of the UAE
CCS was among the many human rights groups and academic associations advocating for Professor bin Ghaith, a lecturer of economics at the Abu Dhabi branch of the Paris-based Sorbonne University in the United Arab Emirates, who was detained in April in Dubai and charged for being a threat to public security, undermining public order, insulting the government and opposing the government system. The ... Continue Reading>>
AFP: Vietnam cuts jail term of French-Vietnamese blogger
(AFP) HANOI — A Vietnamese court on Tuesday halved the jail sentence of a French-Vietnamese blogger whose release has been sought by Paris and the European Union, his lawyer said. Pham Minh Hoang, who has dual nationality, will be freed on January 13 after serving a 17-month sentence for attempted subversion but will still have to serve three years' house arrest, lawyer Tran Vu Hai told ... Continue Reading>>
Petition for the Release of Drs. Haberal and Hilmioglu from Prison in Turkey
We urge the signing of this petition for the release of Drs. Haberal and Hilmioglu for health reasons pending the outcome of their trials. To: His Excellency Abdullah Gul, President of the Republic of Turkey This petition is sponsored by the Committee of Concerned Scientists — an independent organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars devoted to the protection and advancement ... Continue Reading>>
Continued Police Investigation of Malaysian Law Professor After Reinstatement Violates Academic Freedom, CCS States
CCS wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Malaysia protesting the continuing investigation of Aziz Bari, a law professor at International Islamic University of Malaysia. ... Continue Reading>>
Reinstate Bahraini Academic, CCS Urges University
Dr. Masaud Jahromi, who has been accused of "participation in an unauthorized rally," should not be suspended from his position at Ahlia University pending his trial, CCS said in a letter to the President of Ahlia University in Manama. ... Continue Reading>>
An American Computer Scientist and Indian Pediatrician Receive the 2011 Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award
CCS Board Member Jack Minker and Dr. Binayak Sen (in absentia) received the Heinz R. Pagels Award on September 22, 2011 from the New York Academy of Science. Dr. Kamiar Alaei from Iran (pictured with Dr. Minker) attended. Dr. Minker has been Vice-Chairman of the Committee of Concerned Scientists since 1973, and served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights ... Continue Reading>>
Dr. Jack Minker’s 2011 Pagels Award Acceptance Speech
By Jack Minker, Vice-Chair for Computer Science I would like to thank the New York Academy of Sciences Human Rights Committee for honoring me as a co-recipient of the 2011 Heinz R. Pagels Award together with Dr. Binayak Sen of India. I have spoken to several of my colleagues from India at the University of Maryland, who have confirmed that Dr. Sen is an extraordinary humanitarian eminently ... Continue Reading>>