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  • The Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award

    The Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award is given to scientists in recognition of their contributions toward safeguarding or advancing the human rights of scientists throughout the world. It was retitled in 1986.

    2009

    Arash Alaei

    Medical Doctor, Iran

    Kamiar Alaei

    Medical Doctor, Iran

    2008

    Oscar Elias Biscet

    Physician, Cuba

    Fredy Peccerelli

    Forensic Anthropologist, Guatemala

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    2007

    Gao Yaojie

    Retired Physician, Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Central Henan Province, China

    Jiang Yanyong

    Surgeon, Beijing, China

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    2006

    Mesfin Woldemariam

    Geographer and Prominent Human Rights Defender, Ethiopia

    Joseph Birman

    Distinguished Professor of Physics, City College of The City University of New York

    More details  |  Read address by his daughter, Meqdes Mesfin, given at the award ceremony.

    2005

    Zafra Lerman

    Distinguished professor of Science and Public Policy, Head of the Institute for Science Education and Science Communication, Columbia College Chicago

    Herman Winick

    Assistant Director and Professor Emeritus, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Stanford University

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    2004

    Nguyen Dan Que

    Medical Doctor, Former Director of Cho-Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh, Former Director of Medical Department at Saigon Medical School

    More details  |   Read his statement

    2003

    Saad Eddin Ibrahim

    Director, Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and Sociology Professor, American University in Cairo

    Read his statement

    2002

    Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello

    Economist and Co-founder, Internal Dissidents Working Group for Analysis of the Cuban Socio-Economic Situation

    Mohammad Hadi Hadizadeh Yazdi

    Professor of Nuclear Physics, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran

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    2001

    Sidney D. Drell

    Professor Emeritus, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University

    Lin Hai

    Software Engineer, Freelance Web Consultant, Webmaster, freechina.com

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    2000

    Alexander Nikitin

    Russian Nuclear Engineer, Representative of Bellona Foundation in St. Petersburg

    Betty Tsang

    Nuclear Physicist, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University

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    1999

    Israel Halperin

    Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Canada

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    1998

    Boris Altshuler

    Physicist, Lebedev Institute; Director, Moscow Research Center for Human Rights, Moscow, Russia

    Morris Pripstein

    Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California

    1997

    Laurent Schwartz

    Mathematician Emeritus, Universite de Paris and Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and Palaiseaux, France

    Zuhal Amato

    Public Health and Medical Ethics, Dokuz Eyul University, Izmir, Turkey

    1996

    Joel Lebowitz

    Director, Center for Math Sciences Research, Rutgers University

    Sergei Kovalev

    Biologist, Deputy of the State Duma, Moscow, Russia

    1995

    Xu Liangying

    Physicist and Translator of Albert Einstein's collected works

    Ding Zilin

    Philosopher, Beijing's Chinese People's University

    1994

    Vil Mirzayanov

    Russian Chemist

    1993

    Abdumannob Pulatov

    Physicist, Chairman of the Uzbek Human Rights Committee

    1992

    A.M. Rosenthal

    Columnist and former Chief Editor, The New York Times

    1991

    Not given due to administrative changes at Academy

    1990

    Inga Fisher-Hjalmars

    Chemist and Physicist, former Vice President of the Swedish Academy of Sciences

    1989

    Henri Cartan

    Mathematician, Professor at ENS, Paris, France

    1988

    Fang Li-Zhi

    Prominent Chinese Physicist and Human Rights Advocate

    1987

    Dorothy Hirsch

    Executive Director, Committee for Concerned Scientists

    1986

    Lipman Bers

    Mathematician and Professor, Columbia University

    1979

    Andrei Sakharov

    Physicist and Presidential Award winner for his scientific and human rights work

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