INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK of ACADEMIES AND SCHOLARLY SOCIETIES -- Copyright -- The International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies -- A DESCRIPTION -- With Gratitiude -- International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SYMPOSIUM -- WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF SYMPOSIUM TOPICS -- PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY AND STRENGTHENING OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN KOSOVO -- FROM HUMANITARIAN TO PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION -- HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND THE IRANIAN SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY -- DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS AND HUMAN R ... -- HUMAN RIGHTS IN EGYPT: THE CASE OF SAAD EDDIN IBRAHIM -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- THE MEETING -- WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE NETWORK'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- Vigilant Society -- Accurate Information -- Coordinated Interventions -- UNESCO Petitions -- Academic Freedom and Human Rights Education -- Discussion -- What is the Extent of the Network's Charge? -- Human Rights and Human Responsibility -- How Effective is the Network? -- A Private Network Web Site -- THE NETWORK'S CASES -- An Overview -- Individual Cases -- TESTIMONY OF TUNISIAN ENGINEER NIZAR CHAÂRI, A FORMER PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE -- HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SCIENTIFIC VOCATION: CASES, CONTEXTS, AND LESSONS FOR THE NETWORK -- Cultural Contexts -- Survival Values Versus Self-realization Values -- Abuse Prevention Measures -- Discussion -- THE TARGETING OF SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS FOR POLITICAL ASSASSINATION: CAN THE NETWORK HELP IN SUCH CASES? -- Discussion -- Strength in Numbers -- Importance of a Rapid Response Mechanism -- Addressing Terrorist Threats -- SUPPORTING THE INDEPENDENCE OF ACADEMIES AND SCHOLARLY SOCIETIES -- What features of independence can be threatened? -- What kinds of threats are there?.

What can and should be done, especially by the Network? -- Discussion -- Kinds of Issues That Can Lead to Threats -- Kinds of Threats and Their Origins -- PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: HOW CAN MEMBERS OF THE WORLD SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY PROMOTE HUMAN RIG... -- Exposure to Human Rights, Democracy, and Justice -- Fundamental Questions -- Palestinian/Israeli Cooperation on the Environment -- Discussion -- DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND THE STRENGTHENING OF CIVIL SOCIETY: CAN LESSONS LEARNED HELP GUIDE THE NETWORK'S METHODS AND… -- Development Assistance and Human Rights -- The Relevance of Cultural Factors -- Strengthening Civil Society -- Networking Is Crucial -- Responsible Use of Development Assistance -- Need for Monitoring -- Strengthening Institutional Capacity -- Discussion -- Should the Network Promote a "Hippocratic Oath" for Scientists? -- Discussion -- HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN LATIN AMERICA: PARTICULARLY COLOMBIA -- THE IMPACT OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS -- The Intersection of Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights -- Discussion -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- The Responsibility of the Members -- Discussion -- Activities Between Meetings -- Expressions of Gratitude -- APPENDIX A-1 SPEAKERS' BIOGRAPHIES -- FLORA BROVINA, KOSOVO -- BARBARA IBRAHIM, EGYPT -- BERNARD KOUCHNER, FRANCE -- NASRIN MOSAFFA, IRAN -- PETER ANYANG' NYONG'O, KENYA -- APPENDIX A-2 SYMPOSIUM SPEECHES -- LES DROITS DE L'HOMME ET LA COMMUNAUTE MEDICALE AU KOSOVA -- HUMAN RIGHTS IN EGYPT: THE CASE OF SAAD EDDIN IBRAHIM -- DISCOURS DU MINISTRE BERNARD KOUCHNER -- HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND THE IRANIAN SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY: DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS AND HUMAN... -- PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY AND STRENGTHENING OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- APPENDIX B POTENTIAL NETWORK PROJECTS -- APPENDIX C CASE SUMMARIES -- ANWAR IBRAHIM, MALAYSIAN ECONOMIST.

Summary and Current Status -- Background -- FIKRET BASKAYA, TURKISH ECONOMIST -- Summary and Current Status -- Background -- NIZAR CHAÂRI, TUNISIAN ECONOMIST AND ENGINEER -- Summary and Current Status -- Background -- ABBAS AMIR-ENTEZAM, IRANIAN ENGINEER -- Summary and Current Status -- Background -- SAAD EDDIN IBRAHIM, EGYPTIAN SOCIOLOGIST -- Summary and Current Status -- Background -- LATSAMI KHAMPHOUI, LAOTIAN ECONOMIST -- Summary and Current Status -- Background -- ALEXANDR NIKITIN, RUSSIAN ENGINEER -- Summary -- Background -- VLADIMIRO ROCA ANTUNES, CUBAN ECONOMIST -- Summary and Current Status -- Background -- WANG YOUCAI, CHINESE PHYSICIST -- Summary and Current Status -- Background -- APPENDIX D TESTIMONY OF NIZAR CHAÂRI -- APPENDIX E The Scientific Vocation and Human Rights: Some comments on cases, contexts and lessons from the perspective of... -- INTRODUCTION -- PROFILES OF VIOLATIONS -- Profile I: -- Profile II: -- Profile III: -- CONTEXTS OF VIOLATIONS -- Context!: Are there risk-prone professions? -- Context II: -- Context III: -- Context IV: -- SOME LESSONS -- Lesson 1: -- Lesson 2: -- APPENDIX F Development Assistance and the Strengthening of Civil Society: Can the Lessons Learned HelpGuide the Methods... -- APPENDIX G SELECTED QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES -- APPENDIX H EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS' BIOGRPAHIES.