To become aCorrespondent, email

chr@nas.edu

-receive periodic email alertson relevant events,volunteering opportunities, andother initiatives at theintersection of human rightsand science, technology, andhealth

-gain access to the CHR’sprivate annual report and otherconfidential updates on theCHR’s work

-are alerted to the situations ofcolleagues under threat andprovided fast-response optionsto support them through theCHR’s Action Alert system

Become a Correspondent of the Committee on Human Rights (CHR)

www.nationalacademies.org/chr

WHAT IS A"CORRESPONDENT"?

CORRESPONDENTS:

Correspondents are membersof the National Academies whoelect to be kept informed ofthe CHR's events and activities.

Roughly 1,500 members of theAcademies serve as CHRCorrespondents.

ENGAGING WITH

HUMANRIGHTS

AT THE NATIONALACADEMIES

-Felton Earls (NAM)

"Three great tradit ionshave been achieved overthe past f ive centuries:science, democracy, andhuman rights. Myparticipation in the CHRprovides a way to protectand ult imately celebrateal l three at the sametime."

The CHR is a standingmembership committee of theNational Academies ofSciences, Engineering, andMedicine. It serves as a bridgebetween the human rights andscientific communities, inrecognition of the importanceof rights protection for scientificinquiry and the realization ofhuman dignity worldwide.

The CHR:

-advocates in support ofcolleagues subjected to serioushuman rights abusesworldwide, with a focus onindividuals targeted for theirprofessional activities or theexercise of other internationallyprotected rights.

-assists colleagues under threatby linking them to a range ofsupport services.

-raises awareness of issues atthe intersection of science,

technology, health, and humanrights through events,publications, and other media.

-Bob Horvitz (NAS/NAM)

"The CHR has long had amajor impact advocatingat the highest levels toprotect the integrity of

scientif ic inquiry and thehuman rights of

scientists, engineers, andhealth professionalsaround the world."

ABOUT THE CHR

"I consider whatCHR does to be areal ly important

way for theAcademies tohave a real,

posit ive impact onthe world."

-Mariana Wolfner(NAS)

"We need the support of the internationalcommunity. We need to feel that there

are people behind us. It is a moralsupport. It is not tangible, but it has a

deep meaning in the heart."

-Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, a Sudanese engineer

Jai led on charges related to his human rights work,Dr. Mudawi was pardoned in 2017 after s ignif icantinternational pressure, including appeals from CHR

Correspondents.

"Participating in CHR isa way that I can

support the values andprinciples that real ly

matter to me includingl iberty, equal ity, open

scientif ic inquiry and itsappl ication to benefit

our world."

-El len Ochoa (NAE)