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

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Identifier: 101584571X66
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Dates

  • Creation: 14 March 1988

Extent

2 pages

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Description

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.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Original Profiles System Identifier

KKBBFD

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UI (NLM)

KKBBFC

Physical Description

Physical Condition - Good

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