Human Rights Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/human-rights/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:49:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Human Rights Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/human-rights/ 32 32 59910430 Russia forces Memorial human rights groups to close. https://concernedscientists.org/2021/11/russia-forces-memorial-human-rights-groups-to-close/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 03:21:37 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9382 Russian human rights group International Memorial and its sister organization Human Rights Centre Memorial are being forced to close by Russian prosecutors for supposedly not labeling themselves “foreign agents”. They were founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov and have been doing important work on preserving Russian historic documents and monitoring violations of human […]

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]]> 9382 COB of The Swedish Association of Higher Education Institutions and the President of the German Rectors’ Conference Sent Joint Letter for Iran to Lift Death Sentence and Release Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali; Rectors of Brussels Two Universities Concur https://concernedscientists.org/2021/04/cob-of-the-swedish-association-of-higher-education-institutions-president-of-the-german-rectors-conference-send-joint-letter-for-iran-to-lift-death-sentence-and-release-dr-ahmedreza-djalali-recto/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 23:25:09 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8987 Condition worsens for Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish-Iranian Lecturer, sentenced for execution in Iran. Health has badly deteriorated. Is in solitary confinement. Family very concerned about his physical and mental state. In need of medical care. Many academics, Nobel Laureates have stepped forward in his defense. Now the President of the German Rectors’ Conference and the Chairman […]

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]]> 8987 Scientist Held on Seemingly Spurious Charges Ordered by Court to Cease Use of His Attorney for Court Appointed One https://concernedscientists.org/2021/03/scientist-held-on-seemingly-spurious-charges-ordered-by-court-to-cease-use-of-his-attorney-for-court-appointed-one/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:38:31 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8970 The post Scientist Held on Seemingly Spurious Charges Ordered by Court to Cease Use of His Attorney for Court Appointed One appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8970 China Arresting Many Professional Uyghurs In Attempt to Eradicate Their Culture https://concernedscientists.org/2021/02/china-arresting-many-professional-uyghurs-in-attempt-to-eradicate-their-culture/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 03:18:26 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8919 The post China Arresting Many Professional Uyghurs In Attempt to Eradicate Their Culture appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8919 Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian Human Rights Lawyer, Writes A Plea for Peace from Evin Prison , on International Women’s Day https://concernedscientists.org/2020/04/nasrin-sotoudeh-an-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-writes-a-plea-for-peace-from-evin-prison-on-international-womens-day/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:57:24 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7894 Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer was sentenced in 2018 to a total of 38 years in prison and 148 lashes for a variety of offenses, including 12 years for “promoting immorality and indecency.” Her legal work has included litigation opposing death sentences and the imprisonment of girls, as young as 9, for not […]

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]]> 7894 CCS Co-Chair Makes a Presentation for a Congressional Event https://concernedscientists.org/2019/03/ccs-co-chair-makes-a-presentation-for-a-congressional-event/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:28:31 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7374 Dr. Eugene Chudnovsky, one of the CCS Co-Chairs and a Distinguished Professor of Physics at Lehman College (NY), spoke at a Congressional Event on March 22, 2019 informing those in attendance, which included several Congresspersons, their staff members, members of the human rights community and the general public, about persons in the academic and scientific […]

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]]> 7374 Two Female Human Rights Advocates in Iranian Prison on Hunger Strile for Failure to Receive Adequate Medical Care https://concernedscientists.org/2019/01/two-female-human-rights-advocates-in-iranian-prison-on-hunger-strile-for-failure-to-receive-adequate-medical-care/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 22:21:58 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7331 Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian physicist, engineer and human rights advocate who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for her non-violent human rights activities; and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a journalist and a dual citizen (Iranian/British) was sentenced to 5 years in prison for her human rights work and opinions expressed peacefully as a journalist and blogger […]

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]]> 7331 UN Human Rights Experts Call on Iran to Nullify Djalali’s Sentence and Release Him https://concernedscientists.org/2017/12/un-human-rights-experts-call-on-iran-to-nullify-djalalis-sentence-and-release-him/ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:26:20 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6585 United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran to reverse the death sentence of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali and to release him, finding the deprivation of his liberty arbitrary. The experts deplored the public airing of Dr. Djalali’s apparent “confession”, especially in the light of the coercion allegations, and are concerned by the lack of […]

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]]> 6585 Engineering Professor At The University of Khartoum Facing Serious Criminal Charges for His Human Rights Work https://concernedscientists.org/2017/07/engineering-professor-at-the-university-of-khartoum-facing-serious-criminal-charges-for-his-human-rights-work/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 02:45:30 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6225 Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, engineering professor, faces charges that could result in his execution.  It is alleged that Dr. Adam has been targeted for his human rights work.  Dr. Adam also has health challenges that may be exacerbated while confined.

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]]> 6225 Social Science Researcher and Anthropologist, Dr. Stella Nyanzi,  at Makerere University in Uganda, Was Arrested and Charged for Criticizing the President and His Wife on Facebook https://concernedscientists.org/2017/05/social-science-researcher-and-anthropologist-dr-stella-nyanzi-at-makerere-university-in-uganda-was-arrested-and-charged-for-criticizing-the-president-and-his-wife-on-facebook/ Sun, 07 May 2017 17:32:44 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6043 Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a Professor at Makerere University in Uganda, was arrested and charged under the Computer Misuse Act of 2011 for insulting the President on Facebook.  Dr. Nyanzi was advocating that schools supply sanitary pads to girls so that they may attend  school during their menstrual cycle.  Many girls were not showing up in […]

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