Dr. Salomon Lerner Febres, former president of the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, reported that on September 5, 2009 his dogs were poisoned and killed. On September 23, 2009 anonymous calls were made to his home and to his office, warning that “What we did to your dogs, we will do to you.” Dr. Febres is the current president of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights and was ... Continue Reading>>
Russian human rights activist in hiding
Journalist and human rights activist Alexandr Podrabinek has gone into hiding because of death threats after publishing an article about the current Government’s defense of the former Soviet Union’s crimes against the Russian people. His wife, Alla Podrabinek, has alleged that the entire family was the target of a campaign of intimidation “either on the direct orders of the Russian authorities or ... Continue Reading>>
Dr. Nozima Kamalova
In August 2009, CCS assisted the human rights organization Scholars at Risk in obtaining a fellowship for 2009 at New York University Law School for Dr. Nozima Kamalova, a lawyer and human rights activist, who would be in grave danger if she returned to her native Uzbekistan. The fellowship will enable Dr. Kamalova to remanin in the United States and to continue her research on human rights. ... Continue Reading>>
Dr. Matrouk al-Faleh
Dr. Matrouk al-Faleh, a 55-year-old Saudi political scientist and human rights advocate, was released from prison on January 10, 2009, after being held for more than seven months without charges. ... Continue Reading>>
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim's sentence to two years hard labor for "defaming Egypt"--based on his criticism of President Mubarak's poor human rights record--was overturned in May 2009, just before President Obama's state visit to Cairo. For the second time, CCS and others advocated on behalf of the eminent sociologist, who founded the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in Cairo. ... Continue Reading>>
Turkmenistan: travel ban on students bound for foreign universities
4 Sep, 2009 The students, bound for Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and the United States, were told they did not have appropriate documents required for foreign study. The Ministry of Education issued new, burdensome guidelines, requiring: an invitation for the university where the students proposed to study; a copy of its license; verification of state-affiliation status; ... Continue Reading>>
Iran: arrest of French professor and violence against students
According to the French Government, 23-year-old Clotilde Reiss, who had spent the past five months teaching French at the University of Isfahan, was arrested as she prepared to fly out of Tehran because she had used her cell phone to take pictures of demonstrators. Reports also indicate that widespread violence was used on behalf of the government against university students, including mass ... Continue Reading>>
China: Historian unable to leave after serving prison sentence
Professor Tohti Tunyaz: Welcomed the release from prison of Tohti Tunyaz, an Uighur historian and writer, but protested his inability to leave China to rejoin his family in Japan, under restrictions imposed by Chinese authorities. At the time of his arrest, Tohti was studying for a PhD in Uighur history and ethnic relations at Tokyo University, in Japan. Tohti was sentenced to 11 years in prison ... Continue Reading>>
Scholar Rescue Fund Report Indicates that Threats to Scholars are Chronic and Widespread
“Scholar Rescue in the Modern World” Defines Academic Oppression Index NEW YORK, April 16, 2009 – A new report issued this week by the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund indicates that intimidation, repression and fear have threatened to silence surprisingly high numbers of the world’s academics and forced many others to flee their homelands in search of a safe space to ... Continue Reading>>
China: over 8,000 sign the petition
Over 8,000 sign the petition by Liu Xiaobo urging their government to comply with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see http://www.hrichina.org) ... Continue Reading>>