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AAAS Resolution:
Violations of Human Rights in Nicaragua
Whereas civil conflict in Nicaragua has resulted in numerous human rights violations, including violations directed toward health professionals and medical centers, and
Whereas these violations disrupt provision of necessary health care services for the civilian population of Nicaragua, and
Whereas one recent example of such violations, by contra forces, involved the kidnapping, prolonged detention, and serious injury of Dr. Gustavo Sequeira Pena, microbiologist and Vice Dean of the School of Medical Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, and three co-workers prior to their release of 29 April 1985, and
Whereas such actions violate fundamental principles of medical neutrality established in the Geneva Conventions of 1864 and 1949,
Be it resolved that the American Association for the Advancement of Science call on the United states Government to exercise vigorously its influence and resources to promote respect for principles of medical neutrality in Nicaragua, and
Be it further resolved that the Council urge the Association and its affiliated societies to monitor closely and report on the situation of health workers and academic professionals in Nicaragua and elsewhere in the Central American region. [Adopted by the AAAS Council, May 30, 1985.]
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