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2013
Protecting Children's Rights
(C&EN) March 4, 2013
AAAS Forum Discusses the Human Rights of Children in Scientific Research
(AAAS) March 1, 2013
The Social Responsibilities of Scientists
(ScienceCareers) February 16, 2013
The Art and Science of Human Rights
(SENCER) February 7, 2013
Eyes in the sky: Remote sensing the the service of human rights
(Physics Today) February 1, 2013
Scientists call for jailed Iranian student's release
(Physicsworld) February, 2013
Scientists voice support for student to mark two years of his jailing in Iran
(Nature Newsblog) January 31, 2013
2012
Amnesty International, AAAS Host Letter-Writing Campaign on Behalf of Imprisoned Scientists
(AAAS) December 28, 2012
Researchers Gain New Insight on Traumatic Brain Injury, but Treatment Remains Elusive
(AAAS) November 20, 2012
Scientists Should Work to Maintain Internet as a Tool for Freedom, Diplomat Says
(AAAS) October 24, 2012
Putting human rights principles into practice
(SciDevNet) September 26, 2012
Satellite Image Analysis Offers New Insights to Syrian Conflict
(AAAS) September 24, 2012
Freedom and Engineering for All
(Mechanical Engineering) September, 2012
Monitoring Syrian Human Rights Abuses Via Satellite
(YouTube by PBS NewsHour) August 15, 2012
Research Seeks Ways to Treat Alzheimer's Long Before Symptoms Emerge, Scientists Say
(AAAS) June 27, 2012
Engineering for Human Rights
(YouTube by Engineering for Change) June 19, 2012
Workshop Summary Grapples with Advocacy in Science
(AAAS) May 22, 2012
Engineers Need Good Planning to Effectively Address Developing World Problems
(AAAS) May 14, 2012
The Rights of Indigenous People Take Center Stage at AAAS Meeting
(APA) May 2012
Director of Forensic Anthropology Center Speaks on Global Human Rights Investigations
(Tennessee Journalist) March 8, 2012
Where Human Rights and Engineering Meet
(ASME) March 2012
Bridging Cultures: Scientific Organizations Examine their Research Collaborations with Indigenous Groups
(Chemical & Engineering News) February 13, 2012
AAAS Coalition Explores Perspectives of Indigenous Communities on Climate Change
(AAAS) February 6, 2012
2011
AAAS Testimony: Science is "Vital" to Human Rights
(Science) November 25, 2011
Satellites Detect Oil Spill Aftermath from Space
(Scientific American) November 15, 2011
AAAS Analysis of Satellite Images Confirms Devastating Oil Spills Around Nigerian Town
(AAAS) November 10, 2011
Science and Technology "Vital" to Developing Human Rights in Americas, AAAS Tells Panel
(AAAS News) November 9, 2011
Right to the Benefit of Scientific Progress in the Americas
(Human Rights Brief) October 27, 2011
Remote Visual Evidence of Displacement
(Forced Migration Review: The Technology Issue) October 2011
Global Geospatial Group to Promote Equitable Data Access
(SciDev Net) August 18, 2011
Human rights shift under fire
(Nature) July 27, 2011
Research Needed to Improve Forensics for Criminal Investigations, Experts Say at AAAS
(AAAS News) July 26, 2011
From Virtual Trials to Virtual Patients, Experts Say Clinical Trials Must Adapt to New Demands
(AAAS News) July 1, 2011
To Improve Healthcare, Experts Look to Cure Clinical Trials
(Science Magazine) June 24, 2011
AAAS Establishes New Program in Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law
(AAAS News) June 9, 2011
At AAAS Coalition Meeting, Scientists and Human Rights Practitioners Build Stronger Working Relationships
(AAAS News) January 28, 2011
Researchers Tell AAAS Coalition of Science Impact—and Extensive Human Rights Needs—in Post-Quake Haiti
(AAAS News) January 27, 2011
AAAS Workshop Trains Researchers to Promote Science as a Human Right
(AAAS News) January 3, 2011
2010
AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Explores Right to Access Life-Saving Medicines
(AAAS News) August 3, 2010
AAAS Image Analysis Corroborates Widespread Destruction in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
(AAAS News Release) June 29, 2010
Satellite Images Reveal Massive Destruction in Kyrgyzstan
(Amnesty International) June 25, 2010
Satellite Images Reveal Massive Destruction in Kyrgyzstan
(Huffington Post) June 25, 2010
AAAS supports 'right to benefits of science
(University World News) April 25, 2010
AAAS Board of Directors Urges Scientists to Join Global Discussion on the Right to the Benefits of Science
(AAAS News Release) April 19, 2010
On-call scientists-A new initiative matches volunteer psychologists with human rights organizations that need their expertise
(APA Monitor) March 2010
Science-Rights Coalition Has Global Impact in First Year
(Science) February 25, 2010
Amnesty International with AAAS Use Geo-visualization Techniques for Human Rights Issues in Northwestern Pakistan
(Amnesty International USA) February 22, 2010
Geologists in Africa as Part of AAAS On-Call Scientists/ Other News and Updates
(AGI Monthly Review) February 2, 2010
Neuroscience and National Security: Science, Human Rights and the Military
(Miller-McCune) January 22, 2010
2009
Bringing Science to Human Rights Work
(AAAS News Release) December 10, 2009
Tools for Truth Telling
(Science Progress) October 21, 2009
Think Tank makes high-tech suggestions for human rights movement
(Nextgov.com) October 20,2009
Human Rights and Science
(Chemical & Engineering News) August 24, 2009
Integrating Science and Human Rights: Reflections of a Scientist
(Federation News) August 18, 2009
AAAS Use Science to Boost Human Rights
(Journal of the American Medical Association) August 5, 2009
Richard Pierre Claude, Author and Activist, Honored by AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
(AAAS News Release) August 4, 2009
The Truth About Dasht-i-Leili
(New York Times) July 13, 2009
US Inaction Seen After Taliban POW's Died
(New York Times) July 10, 2009
S&T Associations Showing "Extraordinary" Support for AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
(AAAS News Release) July 7, 2009
Fresh Reports, Imagery Contradict Sri Lanka on Civilian No-Fire Zone
(Washington Post) May 30, 2009
Satellite images of Sri Lanka conflict used in war crimes inquiry
(The Times of London) May 22, 2009
Sri Lanka accused on deaths
(The Age) May 14, 2009
Sri Lanka War Hospital ‘Hit Again’
(Al Jazeera) May 13, 2009
Sri Lanka Attacks Said to Kill Dozens in Hospital
(New York Times) May 13, 2009
Civilian Anguish in Sri Lanka War (Video)
(BBC) May 13, 2009
Sri Lanka Images 'Prove Damage'
(BBC) May 13, 2009
Rights groups: satellite shows Sri Lanka shelling
(Washington Post) May 13, 2009
Rights Groups: Satellite Shows Sri Lanka Shelling
(San Francisco Chronicle) May 13, 2009
Sri Lanka war hospital 'hit again'
(Al Jazeera) May 13, 2009
'50 killed' in new Sri Lanka hospital attack
(The Independent/Associated Press) May 13, 2009
Close Read: Maps of the World
(The New Yorker/News Desk blog) May 13, 2009
Red Cross worker killed in Sri Lanka shelling
(The Independent/Reuters) May 13, 2009
Rights Groups: Satellite Shows Sri Lanka Shelling
(Associated Press) May 13, 2009
Doctor: Sri Lankan Hospital Shelled, 15 Killed
(Associated Press) May 13, 2009
Sri Lanka Says World Duped by Rebels Over Deaths
(Bloomberg) May 13, 2009
Sri Lanka: Satellite images, witnesses show shelling continues
(Reuters/HRW Press Release) May 12, 2009
Statisticians Seen, Heard at Human Rights Coalition
(Amstat News) April 2009
Advancing Human Rights Through Science
(Science) April 10, 2009
Spotlight: AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
(AOTF Newsletter) April 2009
AAAS Launches New Coalition Engaging Scientists in Human Rights
(AAAS News Release) February 11, 2009
Science Serving Human Rights
(ASA Footnotes) January 2009
New Coalition to Champion Human Right to Science
(SciDev.net) January 27, 2009
Scientists Come Out for Human Rights
(The Nation) January 27, 2009
Making Human Rights More Scientific
(Inside Higher Education) January 19, 2009
Wissenschaft und Menschenrechte
(dradio.de - German Public Radio) January 16, 2009
APA Joins Human Rights Effort
(APA News) January 1, 2009
2008
How can we uphold the right to science?
(SciDev.net) December 10, 2008
On-Call Scientists
(Chemical & Engineering News) December 4, 2008
Scientists and Human Rights
(Science) November 28, 2008
GIScience For Human Rights
(ArcNews) Fall, 2008
"On-call" Scientists: AAAS Initiative Connects Scientists with Human Rights Organizations
(AAAS) November 25, 2008
Press Release: AAAS Science and Human Rights Program Recruits "On-call" Scientists and Engineers
(AAAS) November 17, 2008
Science and Human Rights Coalition Forms
(Federation News) November 14, 2008
Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track Atrocities
(SPACE.com) November 10, 2008
"On-Call" Scientists Project Promotes, Protects Human Rights
(America.gov) November 7, 2008
Scientists and rights: Researchers should support new initiatives aimed at engaging them with human-rights groups.
(Nature) November 6, 2008
Online Database Unites Science and Human Rights
(Science and Development Network) October 29, 2008
Science Secures Human Rights: Researchers and Advocates Link Violations to Data Points
(Center for American Progress) October 27, 2008
AAAS satellite image analysis reveals South Ossetian damage
(Reuters) October 9, 2008
AAAS Analysis of Satellite Images Finds Hundreds of Structures Damaged in South Ossetia Fighting
(AAAS) October 9, 2008
AAAS satellite image analysis reveals South Ossetian damage
(AAAS EurekAlert) October 9, 2008
Satellite Image Analysis Reveals South Ossetian Damage
(ScienceDaily) October 9, 2008
Geography and Human Rights
(AAG Newsletter) September, 2008
Pictures 'show Georgia torching'
(BBC) August 29, 2008
Georgia breaks ties with Russia
(BBC) August 29, 2008
Georgians uprooted in South Ossetia
(MSNBC) August 29, 2008
Satellite Program Records Darfur Destruction
(PBS NewsHour) August 15, 2008
Good surveillance: satellites watch for human rights abuses
(ars technica) June 15, 2008
Satellites Document War, Destruction From Outer Space
(Wired) June 13, 2008
Group Says Satellite Images Prove Rights Abuses in Ethiopia
(New York Times) June 13, 2008
Ethiopia military accused of rape and torture in fight against rebels
(The Guardian) June 13, 2008
Satellite Images Show Destruction of Ethiopian Villages
(redOrbit) June 13, 2008
U.S. accused of ignoring Ethiopia war crimes
(MSNBC) June 12, 2008
Images back Ethiopia abuse claim
(BBC) June 12, 2008
Satellites confirm Ethiopia destruction: group says
(Washington Post) June 12, 2008
Satellites and Human Rights
(New York Times) June 12, 2008
AAAS Images Confirm Destruction in Ethiopia
(AAAS, June 12, 2008)
Human Rights Report Says Ethiopia Committing War Crimes in Ogaden
(VOA News) June 12, 2008
Community Wireless Networks Could Have "Transformative" Impact, Experts Say
(AAAS) June 5, 2008
AAAS Leads Planning for a Science and Human Rights Coalition
(AAAS) Apr. 2, 2008
(Ping Magazine) March 13, 2008
New Support for Satellite-Based Human Rights Work
(AAAS) Mar. 5, 2008
Advancing Human Rights Through Science and Scientific Societies:
AERA Participates in Coalition Planning Meeting
(Educational Researcher), Vol. 37, No. 1, January/February 2008
AAAS Symposium Explores Importance of Human Rights Role for Science Societies
(AAAS) Jan. 4, 2008
2007
Rights Watchman Uses Satellite Photography to Monitor Abuse in Crisis Zones
(Wired) November 27, 2007
Satellites track 'removed' Burma villages
(BBC) November 17, 2007
Myanmar's Descent, Seen From 150 Miles Up
(NYT) Sept. 29, 2007
Satellite images expose Burma's ethnic cleansing
(The Times of London) September 29, 2007
Satellite images show Burma's plight
(Boston Globe) September 29, 2007
Eyes in the Skies Document Human Rights Violations in Burma
(Wired) September 28, 2007
Satellite Images May Show Myanmar Abuses
(Washington Post)
Satellite images tell Myanmar story (video)
(Reuters) September 28, 2007
The Crackdown in Burma, Captured on Satellite Imagery
(Newsweek) September 28, 2007
(National Geographic) Sept. 28, 2007
An Eye in the Sky on Burma
(Time) Sept. 28, 2007
Satellite Photos May Prove Abuses in Myanmar
(CNN) Sept. 28, 2007
Satellites Focus on Abuses in Myanmar
(MSNBC) Sept. 28, 2007
Satellite Images Corroborate Eyewitness Accounts of Human Rights Abuses in Burma
(AAAS) Sept. 28, 2007
(MIT Technology Review) September 28, 2007
Monitor Darfur from your living room
(Foreign Policy) June 18, 2007
Darfur crisis rages on 4 years later
(Rutland Herald) June 17, 2007
Satellite images put all eyes on Darfur
(SciDev.net) June 14, 2007
Amnesty uses commercial satellite imagery to monitor Darfur
(Jane's) June 13, 2007
Satellite Tracks Human Rights Abuses (audio)
(NPR) June 11, 2007
These Satellite Images Document an Atrocity
(Washington Post) June 10, 2007
Satellite project documents Darfur's agony
(MSNBC) June 6, 2007
Amnesty Launches 'Eyes on Darfur' Site
(Washington Post) June. 7, 2007
New Director Expands Human Rights Program
(AAAS) May 25, 2007
Engaging Scientists and Applying Science to Advance Human Rights
(AAAS Professional Ethics Report) Spring 2007
2006
Satellite Imagery for Conflict Prevention and Human Rights
(AAAS) Dec. 6, 2006
Monitoring human rights? Get a satellite.
(Christian Science Monitor) June 22, 2006
Horror in Zimbabwe
(Washington Times) June 2, 2006
Zimbabwe: Satellite Images Provide Shocking Evidence of the Obliteration of a Community
(Amnesty International) - Includes links to satellite imagery and on-the-ground footage. May 31, 2006
Satellite images reveal evidence of Zimbabwe demolitions
(Guardian) May 31, 2006
Satellite imagery used to spot human rights abuses
(Kottke) May 31, 2006
Suffering Persists After Zimbabwe Razing Campaign
(NPR) May 31, 2006
Zimbabwe demolition images shown
(BBC) May 31, 2006
Pioneering AAAS Project Finds Strong Evidence of Zimbabwe Repression
(AAAS) - Includes interviews with some AAAS staff. See also the press release on EurekAlert.
May 30, 2006
Amnesty Releases 'Irrefutable' Evidence of Zimbabwe Demolition Impact
(VOA) May 30, 2006 - Includes interviews with Amnesty staff.
New AAAS Project Will Explore Geospatial Technology and Human Rights
(AAAS) Jan. 27, 2006
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