What’s New

• CHR Statement on Guantanamo Detainees (11/26/07)
• Support Network for Iraqi Women Scientists (11/07)
• CHR Chair Emeritus (1994-2004), Torsten Wiesel, Upon Accepting the National Medal of Science, Urges President Bush to Recognize Geneva Conventions and Resolve Situation at Guantanamo Bay.
  * Science Journal Article, “Testing His Medal” (8/10/07)
  * Letter to President Bush (7/28/07)
• Science Journal Statement by H.R. Network, “In Support of Academic Freedom” (6/29/07)
• NAS Council Statement on Access to Institutions of Higher Learning for Palestinian Scientists and Students (2/7/07)
• Statement from the 2007 H.R. Network Meeting in Sri Lanka

• Winter 2006 Article by CHR Chair Peter Agre: Perspectives in Medicine: Reaching out from the Ivory Tower
• Nature Article Acknowledges the CHR (10/11/06)
• Proceedings of the May 2005 Network Meeting, Royal Society, London
• Public Letter from CHR Chair Torsten Wiesel to Vietnamese Authorities Regarding Medical Doctor Nguyen Dan Que (8/2/04)
• Call for the Immediate Release or Fair Trial of Vietnamese Medical Doctor Nguyen Dan Que (7/27/04)
• Freedom of Scientific Communication Under Siege (6/2/04)
• International Human Rights Day 2003: Torsten Wiesel’s Statement (12/10/03)
• Vietnam Human Rights Day Speech by CHR Chair Torsten Wiesel (5/9/03)
• Public Letter sent by Presidents of NAS, NAE, and IOM to Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak regarding Saad Eddin Ibrahim (8/1/02)
• In Support of Scientific Exchange (4/28/02)
• Responding to Terrorism while Respecting Human Rights (9/28/01)
• Public Letter sent by Presidents of NAS, NAE, and IOM to Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak regarding Saad Eddin Ibrahim (5/31/01)
• Open Letter to the U.S. Attorney General regarding the case of Dr. Wen Ho Lee (8/31/00)
• Statement by CHR Chair on Release of Professor Ahn Jae-ku (8/17/99)
• CHR Urges President Kim to Release Ahn Jae-ku (7/21/99)
• CHR Endorses NAS President Bruce Alberts’ Letter to President Slobodan Milosevic (1/28/99)