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December 2008

Program News

• 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights-December 10, 2008
• How can we uphold the right to science?
• The Right to Share in Scientific Advancement
• Marking the 60 years of the UDHR Around the World: Information Kit

Science and Human Rights Coalition

• Launch: January 14-16, 2009
• Get your organization involved!
• Introducing our Members: Capital Area Social Psychological Association
• Letter to President Obama on Human Rights

From the Science Community

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights Reaches Space

From the Human Rights Community

• African NGO Forum Passes Resolution on the Right to Access Needed Medicine
• Turning Slums Around: The case for water and sanitation

November 2008

Program News

• Pro bono Scientists to Serve Human Rights
• Science Secures Human Rights

Science and Human Rights Coalition

• Launch: January 14-16, 2009
• Get your organization involved!
• Introducing our Members: American Statistical Association

From the Science Community

• "Old fashioned science" reveals murder mysteries

From the Human Rights Community

• Woch nan Soley: The Denial of the Right to Water in Haiti
• OpenEvsys: an open source human rights violations database

Related Events

• Advancing Human Rights Through Qualitative Research

October 2008

Program News

• AAAS Projects Completes Satellite Image Analysis of the South Ossetian Villages
• Unveiling "On-call" Scientists-October 23, 2008
• SHRP Welcomes New Staff Member

Science and Human Rights Coalition

• Final Planning Meeting Report
• Launch: January 14-16, 2009
• News from Coalition Members: Association of American Geographers
• Introducing our Members: World Association of Young Scientists

From the Science Community

• American Psychological Association Members Approve Petition Resolution on Detainee Settings
• What does a National Health Service mean in the 21st century?

From the Human Rights Community

• Building Resilience: A Human Rights Framework for World Food and Nutrition Security

September 2008

Program News

• Science Serving Human Rights: Making It Happen-October 23, 2008
• Program Bids Fond Farewell to Josh Robbins
• Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project Welcomes (Another) New Staff Member

Science and Human Rights Coalition

• Final Planning Meeting: September 15, 2008
• Introducing our Areas of Activity: Service to the Human Rights Community
• Introducing our Members: Scholars at Risk Network

From the Science Community

• The Buenos Aires Declaration on the Ethics of Clinical Trials
• Global Public Health Goals Thwarted by Human Rights Violations, Gender Inequality and Stigma

From the Human Rights Community

• New Tactics in Human Rights: New Database
• Sanitation: A Human Rights Imperative

August 2008

Program News

• News from the Interface of Statistics and Human Rights
• Realizing the Right to Benefit from Scientific Progress-100 states report on Article 15
• Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project Welcomes New Staff

Science and Human Rights Coalition

• Final Planning Meeting: September 15, 2008
• Introducing our Areas of Activity: Information Resources
• Introducing our Members: American Psychological Association

From the Science Community

• Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism
• Nobel Laureates Seek Answer to the Question-"Who owns science?"

From the UN

• South African Justice is Next UN Human Rights Chief
• The Right to Health-Fact Sheet No. 31

July 2008

Program News

• Satellites Document War, Destruction From Outer Space
• Summit Promotes Wireless Technology as Human Rights Tool

Program News

• June Planning Meeting Report Next Planning Meeting: September 15, 2008
• Introducing our Areas of Activity: Service to the Scientific Community
• Introducing our Members: American Educational Research Association

From the Human Rights Community

• Broken Laws, Broken Lives: Medical Evidence of Torture by the US
• Climate Change and Human Rights: A Rough Guide

From the UN

• Enforcing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - A New Mechanism is Created
• Torture Persists, Devastating Millions

June 2008

Program News

• Community Wireless Networks Could Have "Transformative" Impact
• Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project Secures Data Grant
• Right to Benefit from Scientific Progress-Article 15 New Resources
• SHRP poster commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Program News

• Next Planning Meeting-June 9, 2008
• Introducing our Areas of Activity: Science Ethics and Human Rights
• Introducing our Members: American Society of Plant Biologists

From the UN

• Independent Expert on Human Right to Water and Sanitation
• Equitable Access to the Benefits of IT
• Issues before the World Health Organization
• Enhancing Access to Medicines
• Evaluation of the WHO Publications Policy

May 2008

Program News

• Report on Potential Human Rights Uses of Network Analysis and Mapping
• International Summit for Community Wireless Networks, May 28-30, 2008
• Staff Presentation-Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers

Program News

• New Funding for the SHR Coalition
• Next Planning Meeting-June 9,2008
• Introducing our Areas of Activity: Welfare of Scientists
• Introducing our Members: American Political Science Association

From the UN

• Independent Expert on Human Right to Water and Sanitation

April 2008

Program News

• International Summit for Community Wireless Networks-May 28-30, 2008
• Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project-funded to expand work on Burma

Program News

• Planning Meetings
• Introducing our Members: Association of American Geographers

In the News

• "Geospatial Technology: Mapping for Human Rights"
• "AAAS Leads Planning for a Science and Human Rights Coalition"

From the UN

• The Impact of Climate Change Mitigation Measures on Indigenous People
• New UN treaty to protect equal rights of persons with disabilities

Request for Scientific Expertise

• Human Rights Dimensions of Climate Change-Draft Report

March 2008

Program News

• New Support for Satellite-Based Human Rights Work

Program News

• Planning Meeting on June 9, 2008
• Introducing our Members: American Chemical Society

In the News

• Advancing Human Rights Through Science and Scientific Societies
• Amendment to the American Psychological Association Position Against Torture

February 2008

Program News

• Human Rights and Community Wireless Networks
• "Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress" (Art. 15, ICESCR): Resources now available

Program News

• Next Planning Meeting on March 3, 2008
• Help us plan the Launch!
• Introducing our Members: American Anthropological Association

New AAAS Poster

• Poster commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

January 2008

Program News

• AAAS Symposium Explores Importance of Human Rights Role for Science Societies
• With Additional Funding, Geospatial Technologies for Human Rights
• Project Expands its Work
• Geospatial Staff Assess the Scope of Internally Displaced Persons in Somalia

Program News

• December Planning Meeting Report, Next Meeting: March 3, 2008
• Learn about the Coalition at the AAAS Annual Meeting
• Introducing our Members: American Physical Society

Science as a Human Right

• Experts Meeting on the Human Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress and its Applications

(page updated 01/20/2010)