Network Statements

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Condemns Attacks on Medics in the U.S.
August 20, 2020 

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Calls for a Human Rights-Based Approach to COVID-19
May 19, 2020 


Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Concerning Threat to Autonomy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
July 29, 2019 

​Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Concerning Human Rights Abuses by the Sudanese Government 
March 19, 2019 

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Concerning Widespread Rights Abuses in Nicaragua 
June 18, 2018 

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Concerning Unfounded Terrorism Accusations against Philippine Nurse and Human Rights Defender 
April 13, 2018 ​

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Concerning Harassment and Intimidation of the Turkish Medical Association 
February 1, 2018 ​

​Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Concerning Imminent Execution of Iranian Medical Researcher 
December 15, 2017​

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Concerning Threats to Scholars and Academic Freedom in Venezuela
September 12, 2017
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Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement concerning Attack on Venezuela’s Palace of the Academies
February 8, 2017

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Regarding Recent Executive Order Issued by U.S. President Donald Trump
February 3, 2017

Executive Committee Members of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issue Statement Regarding Repressive Measures taken against Academic Colleagues in Turkey
September 9, 2016

Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (Network) Issues Statement Concerning Repressive Measures against Turkish Academics
July 25, 2016

Executive Committee Members of the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies Issue Statement Calling for the Release of Iranian Physicist and Engineer Narges Mohammadi
July 12, 2016

Human Rights Network calls 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

Report Says Turkish Scientists Unjustly Accused; International Human Rights Science Network Calls for Exoneration of Eight Colleagues  
July 30, 2013

Statement Regarding Conviction of Six Italian Scientists
October 26, 2012
Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies Issues Statement Regarding Iranian Education Restrictions on Women
September 5, 2012
Public letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
June 12, 2012
​Public appeal to the King of Bahrain regarding the plight of healthcare professionals and medical neutrality in Bahrain
June 7, 2012
Letter of appeal to the King of Bahrain
June 6, 2012
Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies writes to Turkish authorities regarding the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA)
September 6, 2011
International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies sends condolences to Science Council of Japan regarding recent catastrophic events
March 18, 2011

Network Opposes Efforts to Weaken or Eliminate Vital Human Rights Activity at UNESCO
September 2010

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

Public Letter to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi Expressing Concern over the Death of Fathi el-Jahmi
June 19, 2009

Statement to the Government of the Netherlands and Members of the Netherlands Staten-Generaal
August 13, 2008

Academic Freedom and Academic Boycotts: The Network’s Position
June 14, 2007 (Published in Science, June 29, 2007)

April 2007 Network Meeting, National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka
April 7, 2007

The Crucial Importance of Access to Education and Scholarly Institutions
November 6, 2006

Nature journal article: In Support of Scientific Exchange
June 13, 2002 (Published in Nature, June 13, 2002)

​Responding to Terrorism while Respecting Human Rights
September 28, 2001