On August 12, 2002, Science and Human Rights Program staff person Patrick
Ball received a Special Achievement Award from the American
Statistical Association. The award is for Dr. Ball's work using statistics
to analyze human rights violations data.
Earlier this year, Dr. Ball testified before the International Criminal Tribunal
for the Former Yugoslavia, presenting evidence at the trial of Slobodan Milosevic.
The work he led in preparation is hailed by the ASA as "a classic in
human rights research."
Dr. Ball's work for the tribunal, a joint activity between AAAS and the American
Bar Association Central and East-European Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI), is highlighted
in the Summer 2002
edition of the CEELI UPDATE. Follow
this link for the AAAS press release.
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For practicing our profession with an unfailing devotion to
the cause of human rights in all parts of the globe in Central America, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, and the Balkans. The work he led analyzing Kosovar killings
and refugee flows is already a classic in human rights research.
