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Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science

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The Council’s Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) is the guardian of the principles of Freedom and Responsibility in Science, which are enshrined in the Council’s Statutes.

CFRS monitors individual and generic cases of scientists whose freedoms and rights are restricted as a result of carrying out their scientific research, and provides assistance in such cases where its intervention can provide relief and support activities of other relevant actors. In addition to this, members of CFRS are involved in a range of projects involving international partners and other Committees within the ISC. 

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Chair and vice-chair

Marcia Barbosa

Marcia Barbosa

ISC Vice-President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science, Professor at UFRGS

Marcia Barbosa
Françoise Baylis

Françoise Baylis

ISC Governing Board Member, Distinguished Research Professor at Dalhousie University

Françoise Baylis

Committee members

Roberta D’Alessandro

Roberta D’Alessandro

Professor and Chair of Linguistics

Utrecht University

Roberta D’Alessandro
Heather Douglas

Heather Douglas

Professor

Michigan State University

Heather Douglas
Robert French

Robert French

Former Chancellor

University of Western Australia

Robert French
Jorge Huete-Perez

Jorge Huete-Perez

Foreign Secretary

Academy of Sciences of Nicaragua

Jorge Huete-Perez
Matthias Kaiser

Matthias Kaiser

Professor Emeritus

Center for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities (SVT), University of Bergen

Matthias Kaiser
Kelvin Mubiana Katukula

Kelvin Mubiana Katukula

Manager of Resource Mobilisation and Grants Management

National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia

Kelvin Mubiana Katukula
S. Karly Kehoe

S. Karly Kehoe

Professor of History and Canada Research Chair

Atlantic Canada Communities at Saint Mary’s University

S. Karly Kehoe
Xuan LIU

Xuan LIU

Director of Institute of Innovative Environment

China Association for Science and Technology (CAST)

Xuan LIU
Sayaka Oki

Sayaka Oki

Professor

University of Tokyo, Japan

Sayaka Oki
Hakan S. Orer

Hakan S. Orer

President

Science Academy Bilim Akademisi, Türkiye

Hakan S. Orer

    Committee Members 2022-2025

    Prof. Anne Husebekk

    Prof. Anne Husebekk

    Professor

    UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    Prof. Anne Husebekk
    Françoise Baylis

    Françoise Baylis

    ISC Governing Board Member, Distinguished Research Professor at Dalhousie University

    Françoise Baylis
    Melody Burkins

    Melody Burkins

    Director

    Institute of Arctic Studies

    Melody Burkins
    Saths Cooper

    Saths Cooper

    Clinical psychologist in South Africa

    Saths Cooper
    Ke Gong

    Ke Gong

    Director

    Chinese Institute of the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategies

    Ke Gong
    Robin Grimes

    Robin Grimes

    Steele Professor of Energy Material

    Imperial College

    Robin Grimes
    Staffan I. Lindberg

    Staffan I. Lindberg

    Professor & Director

    University of Gothenburg

    Staffan I. Lindberg
    Roy MacLeod

    Roy MacLeod

    Historian of science and technology

    Roy MacLeod
    Joyce Nyoni

    Joyce Nyoni

    Rector

    Institute of Social Work, Tanzania

    Joyce Nyoni
    Krushil Watene

    Krushil Watene

    Peter Kraus Associate Professor of Philosophy

    University of Auckland

    Krushil Watene
    Robert French

    Robert French

    Former Chancellor

    University of Western Australia

    Robert French
    Sayaka Oki

    Sayaka Oki

    Professor

    University of Tokyo, Japan

    Sayaka Oki
    S. Karly Kehoe

    S. Karly Kehoe

    Professor of History and Canada Research Chair

    Atlantic Canada Communities at Saint Mary’s University

    S. Karly Kehoe

    Inaugural Committee Members 2019-2022 

    Chair and Co-chair

    Daya Reddy

    Daya Reddy

    Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics

    University of Cape Town

    Daya Reddy
    Saths Cooper

    Saths Cooper

    Clinical psychologist in South Africa

    Saths Cooper

    Members

    Richard Bedford

    Richard Bedford

    Emeritus Professor

    University of Waikato

    Richard Bedford
    Craig Callender

    Craig Callender

    Professor of philosophy

    University of California

    Craig Callender
    Enrique Forero

    Enrique Forero

    Former Chair

    Regional Focal Point for the Latin American and Caribbean Region

    Enrique Forero
    Robin Grimes

    Robin Grimes

    Steele Professor of Energy Material

    Imperial College

    Robin Grimes
    Cheryl Praeger

    Cheryl Praeger

    Emeritus Professor of Mathematics

    University of Western Australia

    Cheryl Praeger
    Sawako Shirahase

    Sawako Shirahase

    ISC Vice-President for Finance, Compliance and Risk, Professor at University of Tokyo

    Sawako Shirahase
    Peter Strohschneider

    Peter Strohschneider

    Chair of German Medieval Studies

    Ludwig-Maximilians-University

    Peter Strohschneider
    Hans Thybo

    Hans Thybo

    President

    International Lithosphere Program

    Hans Thybo
    Nadia Zakhary

    Nadia Zakhary

    Former minister of scientific research

    Egypt

    Nadia Zakhary
    Prof. Anne Husebekk

    Prof. Anne Husebekk

    Professor

    UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    Prof. Anne Husebekk