Considering that a broad network of scientists, NGO’s representatives, politicians and leading personalities (as among others Elly Katabira, President of the International AIDS Society; Evan Wood, PhD, founder of the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy; Julio Montaner, President of the International AIDS Society; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil 1995-2003, and Adeeba Kamarulzaman,
Whereas The States Parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “undertake to respect the freedom indispensable for scientific research and creative activity” (art. 15, c) 3) and that according to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union “the arts and scientific research shall be free of constraint”. Fill out
Whereas The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950) states that “the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority,
Whereas The United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994 issued, among others, the objective to ensure within 2015 “that comprehensive and factual information and a full range of reproductive health care services, including family planning, (were) accessible, affordable, acceptable and convenient to all users”. Noting that The 1st
Whereas The States Parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “undertake to respect the freedom indispensable for scientific research and creative activity” (art. 15, c) 3) and that according to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union “the arts and scientific research shall be free of constraint”. Noting that
World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research the bulletin the bulletin Number 29, October 2011 Eight National Congress of Luca Coscioni Association, operational secretariat of the World Congress, held in Rome last October 1-2, 2011. The Eight National Congress of Luca Coscioni Association was held in October 1-2 in Rome. Former Spanish Minister of Health,
World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research the bulletin Number 28, September 2011 Are gene patents eligible? A comment. “A recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a lower court’s decision that Myriad Genetics’ composition of matter claims covering isolated DNA molecules were patent-ineligible products of nature
The audiovideo recording of the first day session is now available The Eight National Congress of Luca Coscioni Association was held October 1-2 in Rome. Former Spanish Minister of Health, Bernat Soria, now CABIMER – Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Françoise Shenfield, Clinical Lecturer in Infertility and Honorary Lecturer in Medical
El ejercicio de la capacidad jurídica y del consentimiento informado por parte de los usuarios se apoya en una expresión desafiante y movilizadora: la dignidad del riesgo. Dicho en los términos de la Red Mundial de Usuarios y Sobrevivientes de la Psiquiatría, se trata de crear “sólidos modelos alternativos para una respuesta social a las
A recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a lower court’s decision that Myriad Genetics’ composition of matter claims covering isolated DNA molecules were patent-ineligible products of nature “since the molecules as claimed do not exist in nature”. According to a press release by the American Civil
