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The Committee on Human Rights (CHR) is a standing membership committee of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Medicine. It serves as a bridge between the human rights and scientific communities, in recognition of the importance of rights protection for scientific inquiry and the realization of human dignity worldwide.

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Resources for Researchers and Scholars under Threat in the United States

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Researchers and scholars have long been targeted in connection with their professional work. In recent years, such attacks have taken on new dimensions and have originated from a variety of actors. View an array of resources meant to support U.S.-based researchers and scholars facing these threats.

Jan 12, 2025

International Meeting on Academic Freedom and Human Rights

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The CHR serves as the secretariat to the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (IHRN), which recently held its 15th biennial meeting in Oslo, Norway. The meeting, hosted by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, focused on growing challenges to academic freedom worldwide.

Sep 26, 2025

Issues at the Intersection of Engineering and Human Rights

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Read a newly released proceedings of a symposium that examined how engineering decisions intersect with human rights, social justice, ethics, equity, and global responsibility.

Jun 26, 2025
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Donate to the Committee on Human Rights

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The Committee on Human Rights welcomes contributions to its core fund as well as suggestions on potential sources of support for its general program funding. Your gift helps scientists, engineers, and health professionals around the world who have been subjected to severe repression for peacefully exercising their basic human rights.

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International Meeting on Academic Freedom and Human Rights

Update

The CHR serves as the secretariat to the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (IHRN), which recently held its 15th biennial meeting in Oslo, Norway. The meeting, hosted by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, focused on growing challenges to academic freedom worldwide.

Sep 26, 2025

Issues at the Intersection of Engineering and Human Rights

Update

Read a newly released proceedings of a symposium that examined how engineering decisions intersect with human rights, social justice, ethics, equity, and global responsibility.

Jun 26, 2025

From below exterior of modern building with glass ceiling and metal beams in daylight

Resources for Researchers and Scholars under Threat in the United States

Update

Researchers and scholars have long been targeted in connection with their professional work. In recent years, such attacks have taken on new dimensions and have originated from a variety of actors. View an array of resources meant to support U.S.-based researchers and scholars facing these threats.

Jan 12, 2025

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