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after stephen wordsworth, who s the director of cara, was interviewed on this channel. the home office did get in touch to check up on the details. but since then we ve heard nothing. the only one that got out actually is in the netherlands safe and secure in the netherlands was evacuated by the dutch. i do understand that the 12 academics who are working, or had been working, on a uk funded research programme the gender, justice and security research programme at the london school of economics 12 of those academics were evacuated by nato. and they are currently with their families in poland. but out of the 12 names we put forward, all of whom by the way had due diligence conducted on their cases. cara is very careful to go through the cases and only take on people who really are at risk and who really are bona fide academics. only one of those 12
particularly female academics but also academics are working the area of human rights, security, law, gender, international relations, all areas which actually expose them to particular risk. 50. areas which actually expose them to particular risk- particular risk. so, you said that ou ut particular risk. so, you said that you put 12 particular risk. so, you said that you put 12 names particular risk. so, you said that you put 12 names to particular risk. so, you said that you put 12 names to the - particular risk. so, you said that you put 12 names to the foreignj you put 12 names to the foreign office and only one of those 12 people has got out. what were the difficulties in getting them all out? , , ., ., out? so, basically, first of all, we actually got out? so, basically, first of all, we actually got very out? so, basically, first of all, we actually got very little out? so, basically, first of all, we actually got very little response i actually got very little respo
through, but also realising that the window to get out, even with the required permit, is closing fast, and so what other options are there if they want to flee afghanistan? the councilfor at risk academics are trying to get some people out of afghanistan. we can speak now to their executive director, stephen wordsworth. tell is a little bit about your organisation, why academics in situations like this are at risk. we were situations like this are at risk. - were founded in 1933 in response to the rise of the nazis. it was to bring academics and scientists here to the uk to ensure that the skills and the knowledge that they had with not be lost and could still be used by all. that is still what we are doing. it is a rescue mission. we get people away from where there is extreme danger. these are the