International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/international-covenant-on-civil-and-political-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. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:24:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/international-covenant-on-civil-and-political-rights/ 32 32 59910430 A Doctoral Student in Finance at the University of Liege in Belgium Arrested in Iran for Communicating with a Hostile Government https://concernedscientists.org/2017/08/a-doctoral-student-in-finance-at-the-university-of-liege-in-belgium-arrested-in-iran-for-communicating-with-a-hostile-government/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:43:33 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6257 Hamid Babaei, a doctoral student currently serving a 6-year sentence at Evin Prison has deteriorating health conditions.  He suffers from panic disorders and has severe gum disease.  Mr. Babaei has been sentenced for “acting against national security by communicating with a hostile government.”  This was the acceptance of his scholarship.  CCS has written the Ayatollah […]

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]]> 6257 Communications Scholar from Istanbul University Jailed As Participant in Turkish Coup https://concernedscientists.org/2016/10/communications-scholar-from-istanbul-university-jailed-as-participant-in-turkish-coup/ Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:43:44 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5684 Vedat Demir, a professor from Istanbul University, was arrested along with 30 other academics and charged with membershipo in FETO/PDY, a charge he has strongly denied. Despite the fact that Demir publicly denounced the coup, he remains accused of such involvement. CCS has written the Minister of National Education of Turkey requesting an investigation of […]

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]]> 5684 Turkey Continues to Question, Detain, Arrest, and Terminate Employment of Academics That Signed Peace Petition https://concernedscientists.org/2016/07/turkey-continues-to-question-detain-arrest-and-terminate-employment-of-academics-that-signed-peace-petition/ Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:24:18 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5310 To date, the Turkish authorities have terminated the employment, requested resignations, failed to renew contracts or sent files to the Higher Educational Council of 91 Turkish academics. 513 face disciplinary action resulting in temporary suspensions, and legal process have been initiated against 418. The numbers are continually growing. CCS has written to the Turkish authorities […]

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]]> 5310 Professor and President of Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Arrested https://concernedscientists.org/2016/06/professor-and-president-of-human-rights-foundation-of-turkey-arrested/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 16:21:03 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5284 Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, professor and head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Istanbul University was arrested on June 20 and charged with “terror propaganda” along with two other prominent writers, Erol Onderoglu and Ahmet Nesin. The arrests seem to have been triggered in response to their participating as “on-duty editor-in-chief” of the newspaper […]

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]]> 5284 Public Support Solicited for Masaud Jahromi, Former Department Chair at Ahlia University https://concernedscientists.org/2016/05/public-support-solicited-for-masaud-jahromi-former-department-chair-at-ahlia-university/ Mon, 02 May 2016 19:55:10 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5121 Dr. Jack Minker, CCS Vice Chair for Computer Science, has authored a letter to the editor in the May 2016 Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery (CACM) explaining Dr. Masaud Jahromi’s legal situation. Minker also requested assistance for job and residential placement. CCS has been advocating for Dr. Jahromi, former chair of the Telecommunications Engineering Department of […]

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]]> 5121 Professors Arrested in Egypt https://concernedscientists.org/2014/09/professors-arrested-in-egypt/ Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:47:41 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4057 According to news reports, Professors Mostafa Zidan and Magdy Khalifa were arrested in Egypt on charges of belonging to the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Both academics are on hunger strikes in protest of their conditions, including ill treatment and harsh conditions. The allegation of harsh treatment and the resulting hunger strikes seem to imply that rights have […]

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]]> 4057 Kokabee Denied Medical Care in Jail Moved to Inhumane Prison Quarantine https://concernedscientists.org/2014/09/kokabee-denied-medical-care-in-jail-moved-to-inhumane-prison-quarantine/ Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:26:34 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3568 Omid Kokabee, the graduate student at Texas University/Austin who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2011, has been denied medical care for kidney and stomach problems and was recently transferred to Evin Prison’s quarantine without basis, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. We reproduce the Campaign’s article of September 4, 2014 […]

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]]> 3568 Addendum to Kokabee Letters https://concernedscientists.org/2013/08/addendum-to-kokabee-letters/ Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:09:47 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2795 Information on specific violations from Saeed Khalili, Omid Kokabee’s lawyer Kokabee suffered illegal detention while his ruling was determined through bail – however, the judicial officials did not accept the bail offer. No evidence was presented against Kokabee in a trial with over a dozen other defendants in a very short trial, under 20 minutes. […]

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