Statements from the IHRN Executive Committee

Marking Ten Years of Security Council Resolution 2286: Protecting Health Care in Armed Conflicts
May 28, 2026

Violence against Health Professionals in Conflict Zones
June 26, 2025

Challenges Facing Scientists and Researchers in the United States
February 26, 2025

The Crisis in Israel and Gaza
October 18, 2023

The Nicaraguan Government’s Seizure of the University of Central America
August 23, 2023

Human Rights Abuses in Sudan
June 5, 2023

The Ban against Women's Participation in Higher Education in Afghanistan
December 22, 2022

Human Rights Abuses by the Iranian Government
October 10, 2022

Assaults on Academic Freedom in Nicaragua
June 7, 2022

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
March 3, 2022

Worrying Pattern of Investigations and Prosecutions involving Researchers of Asian Descent in the United States
February 9, 2022

Governmental Harassment of Mexican Scientific Colleagues
October 1, 2021

Continuing Repression in Nicaragua
June 24, 2021

Ongoing Human Rights Abuse in Myanmar
March 16, 2021

Condemning Attacks on Medics in the U.S.
August 20, 2020

Call for a Human Rights-Based Approach to COVID-19
May 19, 2020

Concerns Over Academic Freedom and Autonomy at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
July 29, 2019

​Human Rights Abuses by the Sudanese Government
March 15, 2019

Widespread Rights Abuses in Nicaragua
June 18, 2018

Unfounded Terrorism Accusations against Philippine Nurse and Human Rights Defender
April 13, 2018

Harassment and Intimidation of the Turkish Medical Association
February 1, 2018

Imminent Execution of Iranian Medical Researcher
December 15, 2017

Threats to Scholars and Academic Freedom in Venezuela
September 12, 2017

Threats to Scholars and Academic Freedom in Venezuela
February 8, 2017

Executive Order Issued by U.S. President Donald Trump
February 3, 2017

Repressive Measures taken against Academic Colleagues in Turkey
September 9, 2016

Repressive Measures against Turkish Academics
July 25, 2016

Call for the Release of Iranian Physicist and Engineer Narges Mohammadi
July 12, 2016

Call on Turkish government to desist from threatening academic colleagues and to discourage hostile actions against them
January 19, 2016


Prominent International Scientists Condemn Deliberate Attacks on Syrian Health Professionals; Urge National Science Academies to do the same
June 3, 2014

Call for Exoneration of Eight Unjustly Accused Turkish Colleagues
July 30, 2013

Conviction of Six Italian Scientists
October 26, 2012

Iranian Education Restrictions on Women
September 5, 2012

Letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
June 12, 2012

​Appeal to the King of Bahrain regarding the plight of healthcare professionals and medical neutrality in Bahrain
June 7, 2012

Appeal to the King of Bahrain
June 6, 2012

Concerns Over Academic Freedom and Autonomy at the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA)
September 6, 2011

Condolences to Science Council of Japan Regarding Recent Catastrophic Events
March 18, 2011

Public Health and Science Professionals Ask UNESCO to Abolish the UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences
May 26, 2010

Submission to the U.N. Universal Periodic Review — Libya
April 2010