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Bahrani Professor’s Abrupt Citizenship Revocation Violates Universal Human Rights Declaration

February 17, 2015

Masaud Jahromi, deported from Bahrain, human rights

Bahrain's Interior Ministry revoked Dr. Masaud Jahromi's citizenship without notice or opportunity to respond, on grounds of "terrorist activities" or "advocating regime change through illegal means." OUR PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES The Jahromi Archive Jahromi, Chair of the Ahlia University's Computer Science Department, has never participated in either of these. CCS wrote protesting such arbitrary ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Bahrain Tagged With: Ahlia University, Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Human Rights, Scientists, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Seven Students Reportedly Convicted on Separatism Charges in China

January 13, 2015

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View image | gettyimages.com Seven students of Professor Ilham Tohti's have reportedly been sentenced to three to eight years in prison in China on charges of separatism. They were arrested at the same time that Tohti was, and CCS is concerned that some of the students were coerced into testifying against Professor Tohti in order to receive lighter sentences. President Xi Jinping The State ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Academics, Human Rights, Ilham Tohti, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

US Government Agencies Concerned with Human Rights Listed by AAAS Committee

July 15, 2014

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Juan S. Gallardo, past co-chair of the Committee on the Welfare of Scientists of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition, has compiled a list of US Government agencies and Congressional committees that are concerned with human rights abuses. This list includes links to and contact information for these resources.  ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Human Rights Resources Tagged With: AAAS, Human Rights, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, United States Congress, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, US Government

Turkey Prosecutes Leaders of Organizations Involved in Gezi Protests, Scientists Included

June 26, 2014

Criminal trials have started against many of the organizations included in peaceful protests in 2011. Included are the leaders of associations of medical, engineering and architects. According to Amnesty International, the indictment charging these defendants does not contain any evidence of participation in or incitement to violence or any other criminal activity. CCS wrote to urge dismissal of ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Amnesty International, Ankara, Gezi Park, Human Rights Activists, Istanbul, Physicians, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Scientists, Taksim Solidarity, Taksim Square, Turkey, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Iranian Graduate Student in Belgium Sentenced for Scholarship Funding

April 23, 2014

In a repeat of the arrest, prosecution, and sentencing of Omid Kokabee, Hamid Babaei, an industrial engineering student in Belgium, was arrested as he attempted to return to his studies at the University of Liege. He was sentenced to six years in prison for communicating with a hostile government, apparently on the basis of his scholarship funding. CCS wrote to protest this charge, that Babaei ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Babaei, Belgium, Hamid Babaei, Iran, Omid Kokabee, Scientists, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, University of Liege

Addendum to Kokabee Letters

August 23, 2013

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. Kokabee’s rights were violated by Iranian ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Additional Information Tagged With: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Iran, Omid Kokabee, Prison, Treaties of the European Union, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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