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...reported abuses--including the 2002 deaths of two inmates at the hands of U.S. troops. The International Red Cross praised the policy change, although other human-rights advocates argued that the new guidelines do not go far enough. Detainees are currently not allowed to meet with lawyers or have access to the charges against them. Under the new rules, a military official will be assigned to examine the evidence in each case every six months...
...culmination of the “Say Yes to Drugs” campaign, which has been advertising its message in front of the Science Center for much of this week, came on Saturday with a benefit dance and speech in support of better global access to generic drugs...
...petition pushes for the University to remove “legal barriers to generic production of Harvard technologies in resource-limited countries,” making it easier for those in developing countries to access medicine based on discoveries made at Harvard...
Saturday’s events began with a speech from Dr. Matthew Craven, co-founder of Support for International Change, who focused on the importance of removing hurdles to wider production and distribution of generic drugs. Craven keyed on issues with “innovation, access[ibility] and delivery” of medicine to developing countries and argued that encouraging pharmaceutical companies to allow for the production of generic drugs was a step in the right direction in overcoming these challenges...
According to HCGHAC member Krishna M. Prabhu ’11, the group decided to push for something that would not be a financial burden on the university but would still increase access to essential medicine. The South Asian Men’s Collective, the South Asian Women’s Collective, the Black Men’s Forum and the Association of Black Harvard Women co-sponsored the campaign and assisted in publicizing Saturday’s events...