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2009 Newsletters

November-December 2009

Program News

  • Training Opportunity: Defending the Human Rights of Scientists
  • Evidence of Destruction in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Case Study Report
  • Serving Human Rights and Humanitarian Needs

Science and Human Rights Coalition

  • Next Meeting: January 22, 2010 – Register Now!
  • Working Group Update: Education and Information Resources
  • News from Coalition Members
  • Introducing our Members: American Society of Civil Engineers

From the Science Community

  • DNA database debate at the Dana Centre looks at Science and the Law

From the Human Rights Community

  • Children’s Online Privacy

From the UN

  • UNESCO Director-General Committed to “New Humanism”

September-October 2009

Program News

  • Richard Pierre Claude, Author and Activist, Honored by AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
  • Human Rights and Science: Coalition mobilizes scientific societies to fight abuse
  • UNESCO Meeting Adopts Statement on Right to Benefit from Scientific Progress
  • High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and Possible Mass Graves in Sheberghan, Afghanistan

Science and Human Rights Coalition

  • Thanks to Our Supporters
  • Council and Coalition Meeting Reports
  • Working Group Update: Service to the Scientific Community
  • News from Coalition Members: ASA Adopts Statement on Human Rights

From the Science Community

  • Clean Water Should be Recognized as a Human Right

From the Human Rights Community

  • US: Treaty Signing Signals Policy Shift

From the UN

  • Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights

 July-August 2009

Program News

  • SHRP Director Bids Fond Farewell
  • High Resolution Satellite Imagery and the Conflict in Sri Lanka
  • “On-call” Scientists: An Overwhelming Response
  • Webinar: Dialogue Bringing Science and Scientists to Human Rights

Science and Human Rights Coalition

  • Introducing our Members: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

From the Science Community

  • WHO Wins Spanish Cooperation Prize

From the Human Rights Community

  • A Human Rights Assessment of Single Payer Plans
  • Physicians for Human Rights Launches Global Health Action

From the UN

  • International Conference on Bioethics and Human Rights

May-June 2009

Program News

  • Match-making through “On-call” Scientists
  • Geography and Human Rights

Science and Human Rights Coalition

  • Launch Report
  • Coalition to Honor Dr. Richard Claude: July 23, 5:30-6:30pm
  • News from Coalition Members: Statisticians Seen, Heard at Human Rights Coalition Meeting
  • Introducing Our Members: American Historical Association

From the Science Community

  • Name Change Reflects Powerful Link Between Health and Human Rights
  • Towards an Understanding of the Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress and Its Applications

From the Human Rights Community

  • Human Rights Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies in Relation to Access to Medicines
  • Rethinking Macro Economic Strategies from a Human Rights Perspective

From the UN

  • Report on the Relationship Between Climate Change and Human Rights

March 2009

Program News

  • Scientists and the struggle for human rights
  • HURIDOCS Conference: New Challenges for Human Rights
  • AAAS Launches New Coalition Engaging Scientists in Human Rights

Science and Human Rights Coalition

  • Launch Report and Presentations
  • Get Your Organization Involved
  • News from Coalition Members: American Anthropological Association
  • Introducing Our Members: National Association for Biomedical Research

From the Science Community

  • Security-in-a-box: Tools and tactics for [human rights defenders'] digital security

From the Human Rights Community

  • European court rules DNA database breaches human rights
  • Health as a Human Right: Rights, Roles and Responsibilities

From the UN

  • A Human Rights Response to the Global Economic Crisis

February 2009

Program News

  • Scientists Come Out for Human Rights
  • Making Human Rights More Scientific
  • Bridging the Divides

Science and Human Rights Coalition

  • Thanks to Our Supporters
  • Launch Report
  • Get Your Organization Involved
  • News from Coalition Members: American Psychological Association
  • Introducing Our Members: Washington Statistical Society

From the Science Community

  • American Political Science Association (APSA): Human Rights Awards

From the Human Rights Community

  • Health in Ruins: A Man-Made Disaster in Zimbabwe
  • New York Law School and HIFA2015 Announce New Initiative on Human Rights and Health Care Information

From the UN

  • Frequently Asked Questions on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Fact Sheet No. 33

January 2009

Program News

  • Launch of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition-This week!
  • Experts’ Meeting in Galway Tackles the Right to the Benefits of Scientific Progress
  • SHRP Marks 60th Anniversary of the UDHR with Colleagues
  • “On-Call” Scientists Project Promotes, Protects Human Rights

Science and Human Rights Coalition

  • Launch: January 14-16, 2009
  • Get your organization involved!
  • News from Coalition Members: American Sociological Association
  • Introducing our Members: International Studies Association

From the Science Community

  • In Commemoration of International Human Rights Day

From the Human Rights Community

  • Mary Robinson: Climate Change is an Issue of Human Rights

From the UN

  • Closing a Historic Gap in Human Rights

(page updated 01/20/2010)