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  • The New York Academy of Sciences Committee of Human Rights reaffirms its position of strongly opposing the boycott of Israeli academics by the University and College Union of the United Kingdom.

    Read the letter to Sally Hunt, General Secretary of the University and College Union

    Posted 6/19/2007

    June 19th, 2007

    Sally Hunt
    General Secretary University and College Union
    27 Britannia Street
    London WC1X 9JP
    United Kingdom

    Dear Ms. Hunt:

    As chair of the Human Rights Committee of the New York Academy of Sciences, I write to you to reiterate the support of the New York Academy of Sciences Committee on human rights for the academic freedom and scholarly exchange (see our website) www. nyas.org/humanrights. The New York Academy of Sciences Committee on human rights strongly opposes the boycott of Israeli academics that is being considered by the university and college unions. This call for boycott contradicts the most basic tenets of academic life, which have been repeatedly reaffirmed by the international bodies, including those to which the United Kingdom adheres: The International Council for Science (ISCU) and United Nations Scientific International Organization (UNESCO).

    We urge you to take steps necessary to prevent UCU from implementing the boycott.

    Sincerely,

    Eugene Chudnovsky
    Chairman, Committee on Human Rights of Scientists

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