Social Scientist Researcher Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/social-scientist-researcher/ 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. Sun, 31 May 2020 21:47:20 +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 Social Scientist Researcher Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/social-scientist-researcher/ 32 32 59910430 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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