Memorandum from Eliot Stellar, National Academy of Sciences (re: Turkish surgeon Nihat Sargin)

Memorandum from Eliot Stellar, National Academy of Sciences (re: Turkish surgeon Nihat Sargin)

Contributor(s):
Stellar, Eliot, 1919-1993
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Publication:
Produced: 14 March 1988
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Human Rights
Torture
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Memorandums
Abstract:
In this memo, the chairman of the Committee on Human Rights at the National Academy of Sciences urges action from members on behalf of Turkish surgeon Nihat Sargin, who was sentenced to thirty-six years in jail for "membership in an illegal organization," was likely tortured in state custody, and was considered a "prisoner of conscience" by several international human rights organizations.
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584571X66 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
KKBBFD
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584571X66
Archival Collection:
The Christian B. Anfinsen Papers (Profiles in Science)