The AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program calls attention to human rights abuses involving scientists and scientific communities through the circulation of Action Alerts issued by professional associations on behalf of their colleagues or by human rights organizations.
Cases that are publicized through the Action Alerts are researched and developed by the association or organization that submits the call for action. The alerts provide important background information on the case(s), and recommend specific actions to support the victim(s) of human rights abuse. The Action Alerts reach hundreds of AAAS members and other concerned scientists and engineers who are a part of SRHRL’s network.
We invite you to join our Shractionalert network to help publicize cases that require action on the part of the scientific community.
View a list of scientists who were recognized by the Program at the AAAS Annual Meeting between 1994-2006.
2017 Alerts
Scholars at Risk
Call for Letters on Behalf of Iranian scholar of disaster medicine Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali
February 2, 2017
Scholars at Risk
Call for Letters on Behalf of sociologist and human rights defender Dr. Bela Bhatia
February 2, 2017
2016 Alerts
Academics for Peace
Call for Statements on Behalf of higher education professionals in Turkey
September 6, 2016
Scholars at Risk
Call for Letters on Behalf of detained higher education professionals in Turkey
July 21, 2016
Scholars at Risk
Call for Expressions of Support for Turkey's threatened higher education sector
July 21, 2016
Scholars at Risk
Call for Letters on Behalf of Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar
June 23, 2016
Scholars at Risk
Call for Letters on Behalf of Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar
June 23, 2016
Physicians for Human Rights
Call for Letters on Behalf of Turkish doctor and human rights defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı
June 22, 2016
Scholars at Risk
Call for Letters on Behalf of Iranian professor Mohammad Hossein Rafiee
June 9, 2016
Amnesty International
Call for Letters on Behalf of Iranian doctoral student Omid Kokabee
May 19, 2016
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith of the United Arab Emirates
April 27, 2016
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Iranian doctoral student Omid Kokabee
April 19, 2016
2015 Alerts
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Professor Mohammad Hossein Rafiee of Iran
November 9, 2015
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith of the United Arab Emirates
September 1, 2015
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Dr. Abdul Jalil Al-Singace of Bahrain
June 29, 2015
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Professor Masaud Jahromi of Bahrain
February 17, 2015
2014 Alerts
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Egyptian Political Scientist, Professor Amr Hamzawy
March 12, 2014
2013 Alerts
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Busra Ersanli of Turkey
May 14, 2013
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Pinar Selek of Turkey
February 28, 2013
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Professor Ilham Tohti of China
February 12, 2013
2012 Alerts
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Mr. Omid Kokabee of Iran
December 3, 2012
Amnesty International
Call for Letters on Behalf of Mohamed Raed al-Tawil of Syria
November 19, 2012
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Professor Busra Ersanli of Turkey
September 27, 2012
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Dr. Abdul Jalil Al-SIngace of Bahrain
September 5, 2012
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Professor Kemal Gürüz of Turkey
July 24, 2012
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Mr. Omid Kokabee
May 24, 2012
2011 Alerts
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Professor Masaud Jahromi of Bahrain
December 20, 2011
The Committee of Concerned Scientists
Petition for the release of Drs. Haberal and Hilmioglu from prison in Turkey
November 26, 2011
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Mr. Ramin Zibaei of Iran
October 31, 2011
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Letters on Behalf of Mr. Ramin Zibaei of Iran
August 30, 2011
Scholars at Risk Network
Call for Urgent Action for Detained Professor Pham Minh Hoang
July 28, 2011
Physicians for Human Rights
Arrest and detention of Bahraini medical professionals
April 28, 2011
Scholars at Risk Network
Detained Economics Professor Nasser bin Ghaith
April 18, 2011
Scholars at Risk Network
Reimprisoned Bahraini mechanical engineering professor Abdul Jalil Al-Singace
March 21, 2011
Scholars at Risk Network
Imprisoned Philology Professor and Journalist Alyaksandr Fyaduta
February 24, 2011