Imprisoned Cuban Physician, Guatemalan Forensic Scientist Wins NYAS Human Rights Award

An imprisoned Cuban physician and a Guatemalan forensic scientist have been awarded the 2008 New York Academy of Sciences Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award. The Academy's Human Rights Committee bestowed the awards on Oscar Elias Biscet, MD, and Fredy Peccerelli during the Academy's September 18 Annual Meeting. Dr. Angel Garrido of the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights, of which Dr. Biscet is president, accepted the award on his colleague's behalf. Dr.