Preocupación entre los investigadores del ICTA-UAB por la situación de los académicos turcos

Medio centenar de investigadores y estudiantes del Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) han firmado un manifiesto en el que muestran su apoyo a los académicos perseguidos por el gobierno de Turquía por expresar su opinión sobre el conflicto kurdo. Se adhieren así a un manifiesto que están firmando centenares de académicos de todo el mundo.

"Nosotros, los académicos del Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB) queremos expresar nuestra preocupación por los académicos que están siendo investigados en Turquía por expresar su opinión sobre el conflicto en el Sudeste del país a través de la petición “Nosotros no seremos parte de este crimen”. ICTA-UAB desea también señalar que, con independencia del contenido de la petición, la libertad de expresión es un valor universal fundamental, condición indispensable de las sociedades democráticas. Por tanto, instamos al gobierno de Turquía a respetar plenamente el derecho a expresar cualquier opinión en público sin censuras ni restricciones, así como al Consejo de la Educación Superior (YÖC) a retirar la propuesta a los rectores de abrir una investigación a los firmantes."

 

                                                                        A Statement by International Academics

                                                                                      January 22, 2016

As academics and university administrators who are committed to seeking knowledge and to the free dissemination of information, we are appalled by the repression, persecution and prosecution of Turkish scholars for simply expressing their concern about the growing violence within the country and specifically, the state aggression and illegal treatment of citizens in the Kurdish region of the country.

The call of our colleagues in Turkey for their government to respect national and international laws and reopen negotiations with the representatives of Turkey's Kurdish population (as well as to bring in independent observers to protect the human rights of the citizens of Turkey and investigate military operations in civilian areas) is a message of peace; it is intended to protect human life and property and to prevent further escalation of a conflict that threatens not only Turkey but the entire region.

We, the undersigned, extend our solidarity with our colleagues in Turkey and affirm their right, as citizens, seekers of knowledge, and persons of good conscience, to speak truth to power. We ask that the government of Turkey:

·  Cease the intimidation, persecution and prosecution of all those who have publicly expressed opposition to the current government's policies, including the signatories of the petition, “ We Will Not Be Party To This Crime”;

·  Reorganize the Council of Higher Education, a creature of the 1980s military regime, in order to enable it to operate as a truly autonomous organization to coordinate research and facilitate the functions of all institutions of higher education, beyond the control of political parties and the government;

·  Respect the country’s commitment to rule of law, democracy, and human rights, especially the freedoms of thought, expression and the press, which are protected in the Constitution of Turkey and the international treaties to which Turkey has been a party.

·  Restart the “peace process” with Kurdish representatives that the government aborted for political motives on the eve of the June 2015 election.

Signatories

Alevgül ¿orman, Post-doc researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Almudena Garcia Sastre, PhD candidate, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Amelie Huber, Ph.D. Candiate, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Andrea Cardoso, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos, Dr., ICTA, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Camilo Martinez I., PhD Candidate, University Autonomus of Barcelona

Christos Zografos, Senior Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Claudio Cattaneo, Post-doc researcher, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Daniela Del Bene, Ph.D candidate, ICTA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona)

Dídac Jordà Capdevila, PhD Candidate in Environmental Sciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Diego Andreucci, Researcher, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Erik Gomez-Baggethun, Associate Researcher, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona

Esteve Corbera, Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Federico Demaria, Researcher, ICTA UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Filka Sekulova, ICTA, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Francesc Baró, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

François Diaz-Maurin, Post-doc Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Giacomo D'alisa, Research Fellow, ICTA - Autonomous University of Barcelona

Giada Trezzi, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Giorgos Kallis, ICREA Research Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Irmak Ertör, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Isabel Ruiz Mallén, Associate Researcher, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona

Isabelle Anguelovski, Senior Researcher & Principal Investigator, ICTA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Joan Martinez-Alier, Professor  , Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Johannes Langemeyer, Researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Jordina Belmonte, Director, ICTA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Louis Lemkow Zetterling, Professor ICTA, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Lucía Gallardo, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Luis Miguel Campos Rodrigues, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Mar Cartró, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Mar Grau, PhD candidate, ICTA, Autonomous University of Barcelona

María Heras, postdoc researcher, ICTA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Mariana Walter, Post-doc Researcher, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Marien González, PhD candidate, ICTA, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Marina Di Masso, PhD, Post-doc researcher, ICTA, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Marina Utges, Project Manager, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Mario Giampietro, ICREA Research Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Marta Conde, Research Associate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Mine Lemberg, Visiting fellow, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Montserrat Roca Marti, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Panagiota Kotsila, Post-doc Researcher, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Petra  Benyei, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Raúl Vuelsco fernandez, Phd candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Rita Calvário, PhD researcher and Marie Curie fellow, ICTA-Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Rosaria Chifari, Ph.D. Candidate, Research on Integrated Assessment, Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona

Sam Bliss, Fulbright candidate Fellow, ICTA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Samuele Lo Piano, PostDoc Researcher, ICTA - Autonomous University of Barcelona

Santiago Gorostiza Langa, PhD candidate, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Sara Mingorría Martínez, PhD candidate, ICTA-UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona