"WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: WORKSHOP ON 'KNOWLEDGE, SCIENCE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS'
Within the scope of philosophy classes in the Social Sciences Department of FMV Ayazağa Işık High School and Science High School, our students participated in the 'Human Rights Day Workshop' held on Friday December 8, 2023, hosted by Üsküdar American High School with the participation of students from other schools.
The event began with the opening speech by Prof. Dr. Ayhan Çitil, addressing issues such as population growth, globalization, climate crisis, and emphasizing that rights are not limited to humans only. Following this, workshop sessions were held under the subheadings of the right to produce and access scientific knowledge, ethics in scientific research, the right to science and environment, along with human rights issues arising from scientific-technological developments, science, militarism, and human rights, as well as language, science, and human rights.
The workshop concluded with presentations from the workshop sessions.
We extend our gratitude to the philosophy teacher and students who contributed to the workshop.