The Executive Board and The Commission on Academic Freedom and Human Rights of Bilim Akademisi – Science Academy, Türkiye endorse the statement presented below by the Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (IHRN) about the “serious challenges facing scientists and researchers in the United States.” You can access IHRN’s statement via the relevant link.
Given the global impact of US science, restrictions on evidence-based research and academic freedom in the United States will affect the welfare of humanity in matters ranging from public health to the recognition and challenges of the climate crisis. The detrimental policies of the United States administration also reinforce and encourage other governments to curtail academic freedom and deny evidence-
based research results.
We join the Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies to express our “support for U.S. scientists and scholars during these challenging times and reject all efforts to undermine academic freedom in the United States and globally.”
The Executive Board and The Commission on Academic Freedom and Human Rights
The Science Academy (Bilim Akademisi) Türkiye