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SUMMARY:Scholars at Risk: Human Rights and Academic Freedom - Speaker to b
 e confirmed
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CONTACT:Ruth Rushworth
DESCRIPTION:A seminar bringing together a broad range of speakers to explo
 re the issues surrounding human rights and academic freedom from a variety
  of perspectives.\n\nIn the midst of a tumultuous time for our own univers
 ity system\, CGHR\, CRASSH and CARA host a seminar that seeks to remind us
  of the greater challenges faced by those living elsewhere. Whilst funding
  cuts in the UK may wreak havoc on our work\, elsewhere colleagues at the 
 sharp end of violations of academic freedom suffer persecution\, intimidat
 ion\, mental abuse and even physical abuse and death. Curbs on academic fr
 eedom affect all scholars\, and this seminar hopes to build an awareness o
 f the difficulties faced by academics around the world\, the effect this h
 as on the pursuit of knowledge\, and of the positive steps the internation
 al academic community can take to support colleagues in need.\n\nFor more 
 information please see http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1546/.
LOCATION:CRASSH 17\, Mill Lane
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