Irving Lerch |
In recognition of International Human Rights Day, the AAAS Science and Human
Rights Program hosted its third annual Human Rights Day Celebration on December
10th, 2003. On this day, AAAS traditionally honors a scientist who has made
lifelong contributions to the science and human rights community. This year
we were pleased to honor Dr. Irving Lerch, a tireless
human rights advocate, longtime friend of the Science and Human Rights Program,
and Staff Advisor to the American Physical Society's Committee on the International
Freedom of Scientists.
Before the award ceremony, friends and guests mingled at the reception. Dr.
Al Teich, Director of the AAAS Science and Policy Program Directorate presented
Irving with a plaque that honored him for his "tireless advocacy on behalf of
scientific freedom and the human rights of scientists worldwide."
SHR profiled the APS Committee on the International Freedom of Scientist in
the Summer 2003 Report
on Science and Human Rights Newsletter.
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