• On 30 August 2022, the UN Human Rights Office concluded that the Chinese State may be responsible for committing crimes against humanity, in a report on human rights in the Uyghur region (Xinjiang). (ishr.ch)
  • April 28, 2022: The 14th Annual Report on the Death Penalty Iran by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) and Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM) provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2021 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (iranhr.net)
  • The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights concluded its 77th Ordinary Session held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania from 20 October to 9 November 2023. (ishr.ch)
  • The program was developed for the covert use of biological and chemical materials" for the control of human behavior. (opednews.com)
  • Will Climate Change Impact Human Behavior? (greenerideal.com)
  • This paper discusses Perez-Almonacid's analysis concerning thinking as complex human behavior. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to reports compiled by Iran Human Rights, at least 126 people were executed on drug-related charges in 2021, a fivefold increase compared to drug executions in the previous three years. (iranhr.net)
  • On 10 October 2021, Iran Human Rights expressed its concern that the Taliban takeover in August had facilitated the execution of Afghan nationals. (iranhr.net)
  • Carvalho TC, Wittmann F, Piedade MTF, Resende AFd, Silva TSF & Schöngart J (2021) Fires in Amazonian Blackwater Floodplain Forests: Causes, Human Dimension, and Implications for Conservation. (stir.ac.uk)
  • Natural civil and political rights considered universal and applicable to all human beings worldwide. (citizendium.org)
  • It's the worst pandemic of the century-the second largest crime in the world behind the trafficking of drugs, and the fastest growing because human beings can be sold and resold countless times until they die," said Clark. (apu.edu)
  • There even dogs and horses hang beside human beings. (carlanayland.org)
  • Finally, and inexorably, a true professional scientist poses clearly challenging questions to his research colleagues, and to the scientific enterprise in general, about the dubious "scientific" justification for the current rush to clone human beings - for both "therapeutic" and for "reproductive" purposes. (lifeissues.net)
  • At a strategic consultation in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the National Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders adopted its 2024 Action Plan to enhance support for defenders amid shrinking civic space and heightened State focus on terrorism. (ishr.ch)
  • The Amendment to the Anti-Narcotic Law which was implemented partly due to pressure from the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and European governments at the end of 2017, following an advocacy campaign lead by many human rights organisations including IHRNGO and ECPM had led to a significant decrease in the number of drug-related executions. (iranhr.net)
  • Read on to remain up to date with the latest international human rights news, views and developments! (ishr.ch)
  • Subscribe to Youth for Human Rights News and get our latest news and updates in your inbox. (youthforhumanrights.org)
  • The word futurology was first used in 1943 by Ossip Flechteim, a political scientist, to describe a new scientific field of human knowledge based on a critical, systematic, and normative analysis of questions related to future. (jrank.org)
  • Publishes scientific papers on original investigations into the transfer and expression of genes in mammals, including humans. (genetherapynet.com)
  • Medical Science Monitor (MSM) established in 1995 is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal which publishes original articles Clinical Medicine and related disciplines. (medscimonit.com)
  • We publish scientific reports on human subjects in the form of original articles, reviews brief reports, case reports, and letters. (who.int)
  • Just before Meles jailed virtually the entire opposition leadership, civil society leaders and human rights advocates following the 2005 elections for nearly two years, he did exactly what police chief Zemedkun threatened to do to VOA reporter Solomon. (ethiopianreview.com)
  • Alongside its core work providing a platform for Human Rights advocates, the Resource Centre runs several focused programme areas and regularly releases briefings and reports on areas of particular interest. (business-humanrights.org)
  • there, human rights activity is generally led by Tamil advocates and is focused on abuses committed by the Sinhalese-majority government. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Human rights advocates, by contrast, define peace as an end to abuses perpetuated by the government. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Article 8 ECHR, Family Reunification and the UK's Supreme Court: Family Matters? (bloomsbury.com)
  • This book addresses that question through an analysis of 11 UK Supreme Court decisions on immigration and family life, mostly focusing on Article 8 ECHR, the right to respect for family life, and starting with Huang v SSHD in 2007. (bloomsbury.com)
  • Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, consisting of 30 articles with definitions of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. (citizendium.org)
  • responsible for promoting universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind and in a fair and equal manner. (opednews.com)
  • 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. (youthforhumanrights.org)
  • It deals mainly with grave human rights violations in Occupied Palestine, especially due to Operation Cast Lead against Gaza. (opednews.com)
  • The abuse of psychiatry to keep dissenters in line is one of several violations covered under Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which basically says no one can be put in prison and kept there without a good reason. (ohchr.org)
  • In a recent Resolution, the European Parliament urged the EU to raise human rights violations in its bilateral relations with Iran. (iranhr.net)
  • A major rights problem that undermines the legitimacy of human rights work in Sri Lanka is fundamentally political: the unwillingness of Tamil groups to condemn the human rights violations committed by the LTTE. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Ethically, since eventually all such "research" will be applied to people, he cautions against the abuse of women "egg" donors, and against the premature use of vulnerable sick human patients for testing supposedly "patient-specific" stem cells in supposed "therapies", pointing to the obvious violations of standard international research ethics guidelines such clinical trials would necessarily entail. (lifeissues.net)
  • Germline cell and embryo genome editing bring up a number of ethical challenges, including whether it would be permissible to use this technology to enhance normal human traits (such as height or intelligence). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Article on Foreign Human Capital and Total Factor Productivity: A Sectoral Approach in Review of Income and Wealth. (lu.se)
  • The process is intended to improve the grassroots human rights situation of each of the Member States. (article19.org)
  • At its tenth session this year, HRC prepared a report titled: "Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories" and delivered it on March 20. (opednews.com)
  • Learn about how you can report a human rights violation. (ohchr.org)
  • At the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, during the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Benin, ISHR and Changement Social Benin delivered a joint statement encouraging Benin to do more for the protection of defenders in the country. (ishr.ch)
  • At the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, during the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Zambia, ISHR, the Southern African Centre for Constructive Resolutions of Disputes and the Zambia Human Rights Defenders Network delivered a joint statement calling on Zambia to revise its legal instruments and adopt an adequate legal framework to ensure defenders can work in a safe environment without fear of reprisals. (ishr.ch)
  • ARTICLE 19 welcomes the adoption of the Kenya's report under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) yesterday. (article19.org)
  • Researchers release a new report on the future of foundational research needed to create speech-capable robots that can communicate with humans easily and effectively. (army.mil)
  • ADELPHI, Md. -- An Army scientist led an effort to release a new report on what foundational research is needed to create speech-capable robots that communicate with humans easily and effectively. (army.mil)
  • The technology roadmap and research recommendations within this seminal report are to direct the Department of Defense and other funding agencies on foundational research needed to create speech-capable robots that can naturally talk with humans," Marge said. (army.mil)
  • This report is being published as the Islamic Republic and Western governments negotiate to revive the nuclear deal, also called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), without regard for Iran's human rights crisis. (iranhr.net)
  • We report a case of urinary tract infection caused by an unusual genotype (sequence type 211) of Pasteurella multocida associated with human infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Human Gene Therapy is a rapid-publication peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of human gene therapy. (genetherapynet.com)
  • Journal Article This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. (unu.edu)
  • Agreeing with the premise of an earlier article in the same journal, he agrees that we "must not let our debate get completely derailed by vested interests, whether politically or economically motivated", and that the failure to find global agreement on human cloning at the U.N. could result in "reproductive" human cloning [and all the abuses of women that would entail]. (lifeissues.net)
  • Article on Inter-Organizational Relationships as Political Battlefields: How Fragmentation within Organizations Shapes Relational Dynamics between Organizations in Academy of Management Journal. (lu.se)
  • Article on Editorial: Filling in the blanks: "black boxes" in enterprise/entrepreneurship education in International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. (lu.se)
  • Includes ethical/legal/regulatory papers related directly to the area of gene transfer into humans. (genetherapynet.com)
  • The recent desperation to clone human embryos may be seriously undermining accepted ethical principles of medical research, with potentially profound wider consequences. (lifeissues.net)
  • Ethical concerns arise when genome editing, using technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9, is used to alter human genomes. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In this session, we will bring together different voices to highlight and discuss the social and human rights implications of conflict. (unpri.org)
  • Covering practical responses to global challenges including the climate crisis and human rights, we hope that attendees will leave with some real actions they can implement in their own organisations. (unpri.org)
  • Explore the big challenges, opportunities, debates and frameworks for business and human rights. (business-humanrights.org)
  • We educate and equip decision-makers with the tools they need to address the major human rights challenges of today and tomorrow. (lu.se)
  • Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited companies mentioned in the articles above to respond. (business-humanrights.org)
  • It also holds promise for the treatment and prevention of more complex diseases , such as cancer, heart disease, mental illness, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Human papillomavirus ( HPV ) infection must be present for cervical cancer to occur. (medscape.com)
  • Recognition of the etiologic role of human papillomavirus ( HPV ) infection in cervical cancer has led to the recommendation of adding HPV testing to the screening regimen in women 30-65 years of age (see Workup). (medscape.com)
  • ARTICLE 19 commends a marked increase in recommendations on expression, information and association in the second cycle review. (article19.org)
  • They also made 31 recommendations involving eight general themes: putting human needs first, better modeling the social and interactive aspects of language, improving robustness, creating new methods for rapid adaptation, better integrating speech and language with other communication modalities, giving speech and language components access to rich representations of the robot's knowledge and state, making all components operate in real time, and improving research infrastructure and resources. (army.mil)
  • This session will explore how investors can collectively contribute to advancing the human rights agenda through their stewardship activities. (unpri.org)
  • The purpose of her PhD was to explore the role of non-governmental organisations as "duty bearers" of human rights and challenge the idea of the state as the only important actor in the process. (lu.se)
  • You can search all articles from home and read those published more than 115 years ago. (lu.se)
  • Review of Critical Article: Cobbe, 'Why the apparent haste to clone humans? (lifeissues.net)
  • See Neville Cobbe, "Why the apparent haste to clone humans? (lifeissues.net)
  • Login or create an account to view the latest articles in Human Gene Therapy. (genetherapynet.com)
  • Human Rights Dialogue promotes a global discussion of human rights ideas and practices by presenting firsthand accounts of issues in real-life contexts. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • We bring together policy-makers, experts and civil society to engage in solution-oriented dialogue to advance human rights. (lu.se)
  • Climate change is a threat to human rights. (lu.se)
  • Climate change has caused significant impacts on water resource redistribution around the world and posed a great threat in the last several decades due to intensive human activities. (lu.se)
  • The impacts of human water use and management on regional water resources remain unclear as they are intertwined with the impacts of climate change. (lu.se)
  • In this study, we disentangled the impact of climate-induced human activities on groundwater resources in a typical region of the semi-arid North China Plain based on a process-oriented groundwater modelling approach accounting for climate-human-groundwater interactions. (lu.se)
  • We found that the climate-induced human effect is amplified in water resources management ('amplifying effect') for our study region under. (lu.se)
  • We specifically derived a tipping point for annual precipitation of 350 mm, below which the climate-induced human activities on groundwater withdrawal will cause significant 'amplifying effect' on groundwater depletion. (lu.se)
  • In November 2011, Human Rights First published a blog entitled " Excuses, excuses: Surveillance Technology and Oppressive Regimes ", alleging that companies providing surveillance technology to oppressive regimes in the Middle East contribute to human rights abuses. (business-humanrights.org)
  • In December 2011, OWNI Digital Journalism published an article entitled " SpyFiles: Revelations of a Billion-Dollar Mass Surveillance Industry ", listing companies whose equipment is allegedly sold to and used by repressive regimes. (business-humanrights.org)
  • But he is equally concerned about the unethical aspects inherent in the rush to perform " therapeutic " human cloning research, including the abuses to all vulnerable human patients who would be required to participate in clinical trials. (lifeissues.net)
  • Beyond speech: Exploring diversity in the human voice. (lu.se)
  • On 5 October, State representatives, civil society organisations, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement (EMLER) came together to discuss the worldwide situation of racism against Africans and People of African Descent. (ishr.ch)
  • Making the decision to focus her PhD thesis on India and human rights came naturally to her, as she had previous experience from both fields. (lu.se)
  • Even though her doctoral thesis did not contain as much fieldwork time as she expected, the main focus on India and human rights remained throughout the process. (lu.se)
  • During the 77th Ordinary Session, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights granted observer status to nine non-governmental organisations. (ishr.ch)
  • Both clinical and radiological studies have been performed in humans and animals. (hindawi.com)
  • As he has questioned the HFEA before, would not the use of vulnerable human patients in clinical trials be premature, dangerous, and unethical given the already acquired knowledge in the research community that such supposed "patient-specific" stem cells would most probably cause serious immune rejection reactions in these patients? (lifeissues.net)
  • In 2018, the Working Group took the extraordinary step of calling on Australia to review its domestic laws, and ruled it had breached a number of international human rights laws. (ohchr.org)
  • Article: Environmental radiological protection and nuclear law: from the protection of humans to the protection of the environment per se? (inderscience.com)
  • Founded two years ago, the student-run club raises awareness of human trafficking both nationally and internationally through emails to interested students as well as articles and local events posted on the club's Facebook page. (apu.edu)
  • It sets out the number of executions verified by Iran Human Rights, the trend compared to previous years, the legislative framework and procedures, charges, geographic distribution and a monthly breakdown of executions. (iranhr.net)
  • The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a blanket ban on all serving prisoners is not compatible with Article 3 of Protocol 1, but that countries should have wide discretion on this matter and that prisoners denied the vote are not entitled to compensation. (equalityhumanrights.com)
  • This chapter investigates whether the recent heightened focus on Article 18, prohibiting restriction of rights for purposes not provided for in the Convention, in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights is a return to the origins of the Convention, which identified Article 18 as ringing 'alarm bells' against the subtle progression of totalitarianism in Europe. (ssrn.com)
  • The book explains how the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence has developed in recent years, but, particularly in the absence of children, it often still awards little weight to claims by citizens and residents to be joined by family when immigration status is an issue. (bloomsbury.com)
  • In Pink's book, To Sell is Human, The Surprising Truths About Moving Others, he redefines the antiquated concept, "always be closing (ABC)," to capture and modernize the skills needed to succeed based on science-backed research. (advisorperspectives.com)
  • Dramatic events, such as the successful completion of the Manhattan Project during World War II and later development in space research leading to the successful landing of a human being on the Moon, opened people's eyes to the new power of science and technology-that it can be harnessed not only to help humans determine a future desired goal, but also to achieve it in a stipulated time. (jrank.org)
  • Lucas Stephens is a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow at the Environmental Law and Policy Center and a Research Affiliate at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in the department of archaeology. (livescience.com)
  • And he also agrees that if we don't find global agreement on human cloning, "we can probably expect dire consequences for the future of biomedical research and its impact on society at large. (lifeissues.net)
  • We are a research and academic institution that works to promote and advance human rights through knowledge. (lu.se)
  • We carry out multi-disciplinary human rights research, provide academic education, support, and advice. (lu.se)
  • We provide cutting edge and policy-oriented research and analysis to see and understand core human rights issues. (lu.se)
  • Read about the research Marie Leth-Espensen did for her PhD thesis in this article. (lu.se)
  • Article on Connecting the past with the present: the development of research on pedagogy in entrepreneurial education in Education and Training. (lu.se)
  • Human trafficking violates the sanctity of human life, demanding attention and action from Christ followers. (apu.edu)
  • He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Ph.D. in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World in 2018, where he studied route networks, settlement patterns, and human-environment interactions in the landscape surrounding the Iron Age city of Gordion in central Turkey. (livescience.com)
  • Biological psychology , 182 , Article 108655. (lu.se)
  • Such changes have consequent impact on the nature of work, habitat, transportation, communication, and all spheres of human activity. (jrank.org)
  • All synthetic and natural materials to be used in biomedical applications that involve the contact with human body need to be investigated for their physical and chemical modification induced by the human physiological fluids contact and sorption. (articlesfactory.com)
  • Use of Intralesional and Perilesional Human Recombinant Epidermal Growth Factor (hrEGF) in the Local Treatment of Venous Ulcer - Review Article - Expert Recommendation. (bvsalud.org)