Posted on 09/13/2022 10:25:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A university in Mexico has initiated proceedings against a recent psychology graduate after a group of professors expressed concerns over his graduation speech defending the family and the sanctity of life, which might cost him his license to practice.
The Autonomous University of Baja California received complaints against the student, Christian Cortez Pérez, and has started formal proceedings to ban him from practicing psychology, human rights group ADF International said Friday.
As the top of his class at the university’s School of Medicine and Psychology, Pérez earned the right to deliver the commencement address at his graduation ceremony on June 27 where he voiced his deeply held moral convictions regarding the state of the world today, and the importance of the family and the sanctity of life among other issues.
Some students and faculty protested vocally and walked out, but he continued and delivered his graduation address in full.
The professors then issued a “manifesto,” calling his address “hate speech.” They demanded that his academic degree and professional license be withheld, his merit award withdrawn and psychology associations across Mexico be alerted regarding his actions.
“I exercised my fundamental right to free speech to address my classmates about what I believe are the most pressing issues of our time,” Pérez was quoted as saying in response to the university’s action. “Now, I stand to lose my entire professional career because I expressed views with which some students and faculty disagree.”
In response to the proceedings against him, Pérez has submitted a counterclaim to protect his rightful interests, said ADF International, which is supporting him, adding that a judgment from the university is expected later this month.
In his commencement speech, Pérez said, “Today we are deep into a real anthropological struggle to redefine the human being, the human person, man, through the implementation of ideologies and fashions of thought that always end up undermining dignity and freedom.”
He then quoted English writer and lay theologian G.K. Chesterton: “People do not know what they are doing; because they do not know what they are undoing.” Pérez added that “to attack life and the family is to self-destruct, it is an attack on civilization itself.” He then urged his peers to live in solidarity with one another, saying, “You have to love; no one seeks the good of the other if he does not love him.”
Kristina Hjelkrem, ADF International’s legal counsel for Latin America, said Pérez “faces irreparable reputational damage and a ban on his professional practice, threatening all that he has worked for in his career” just because he exercised his basic human rights and expressed views shared by many.
“If the campaign to punish Christian is successful, it shows that anyone who dares to speak in public in Mexico is in danger,” Hjelkrem added. “This is a clear violation of international human rights law, reminiscent of dictatorships, not democracies.”
Pérez said he is “committed to obtaining justice not just for myself, but for all Mexicans interested in preserving the right to freely express themselves.”
ADF International commented that students and professors all over the world are being subjected to “censorship campaigns, often accompanied by legal proceedings, which threaten severe harm to both their reputations and careers.”
I didn’t even think things were as effed up in Mexico as they are here. I figured at least they were a little more conservative than that.
None of our business. We don’t need another foreign cause.
wy69
“Academic freedom”
RE: I didn’t even think things were as effed up in Mexico as they are here. I figured at least they were a little more conservative than that.
The professors down there probably learned it from us.
Whether it is none of our business is none of your business.
Without a doubt.
None of our business. We don’t need another foreign cause.
wy69
RE: None of our business. We don’t need another foreign cause.
How many times are you going to post this?
Nobody is even suggesting we make it our business.
while
"They demanded that his academic degree and professional license be withheld, his merit award withdrawn and psychology associations across Mexico be alerted regarding his actions,"
is not?
Love,
O2
Nobody is proposing going to war over this.
As usual, Chesterton nailed it. Progressives attacking the foundations of Western society are like the man who thought it was a good idea to saw off the branch he was sitting on.
It is up to individuals to make the leftist loons as uncomfortable as possible. It will probably boil down to us retired folk, as they get to you by threatening your livelihood.
“Whether it is none of our business is none of your business.”
Whether or not it is none of my business? If it escalates into a a political battle when we are trying to stop the illegal immigration from that country over their rules which we have no call in, and they get angry and continue assisting and escalating illegals across the border like they have done before, it is goin to cost the US taxpayers millions possibly billions. Trying to force or threaten a country that has almost nothing and doesn’t care, will not work. Trump tried it with them before.
“President Trump on Thursday said he would impose a 5% tariff on all goods entering from Mexico unless it stopped the flow of illegal immigration to the United States, a dramatic escalation of his border threats that could have sweeping implications for both economies.
“The White House plans to begin levying the import penalties on June 10 and ratchet the penalties higher if the migrant flow isn’t halted. Trump said he would remove the tariffs only if all illegal migration across the border ceased, though other White House officials said they would be looking only for Mexico to take major action.”
And they didn’t.
Look at your history. Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Kosovo..and others that make a long list of things we lost people in for their cause problems. And with our media just looking for something to put this administrations long line of screwups on the public back burner, something like this would be a perfect ploy.
Is this none of my business? If it comes out of my wallet and people of this country are harmed by it when it effects no one in this country as long as we stay out of it, it should be none of your business either. It is their problem right or wrong. And again, every time we get into someone else’s business, one we have no say in, we pay a price. I’d rather not pay that and my input is my personal opinion with historical facts. So if you are going to argue a fact, we can talk. Otherwise if you saying I cannot have an opinion, one I do not force anyone to follow, then maybe you might want to read the first amendment. And I’ve earned the privilege of having an opinion. Plus this is typical liberal gibberish, If you can’t disprove the topic, try to smear the messenger. Don’t waste my time. I gave years off my life to this country so we might not be harmed. Your thinking is making it difficult to that effort and one by many just like me.
wy69
Wow. You sure got a lot out of an article about some Mexican shmuck getting hosed by the Left.
Hey, that's none of your business.
I will now post a long-winded rant.
The body of the article says Baja California, not Mexico.
Which is it?
L
The Autonomous University of Baja California is a public institution of higher education in Baja California.
Established in 1957, UABC has its headquarters located in the city of Mexicali. The UABC has three main campuses in the cities of Ensenada, Mexicali, and Tijuana.
ALL IN MEXICO.
FYI, don’t get confused by “California” in Baja California. Baja California is the 12th-largest state by area in Mexico.
Thanks for the clarification.
L
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