Today is World Science Day for Peace and Development. Help us show more governments and lawmakers the importance of science by signing the Appeal for the Right to Science: sciencefordemocracy.org/appeal/enjoy-science-appeal-to-the-nations-of-the-united-nations/
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Today we commemorate the 10th International Day of Women and Girls in Science! We recognize the immense contributions and advancements that women have brought to scientific fields and advocate for gender equality in science & around the world.
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Good stuff from @treatmentactiongroup.org on access to medicines as a core obligation of international human rights law.
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Making science accessible is a matter of human rights: A scientist’s call for inclusion - International Science Council In this editorial, Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai, the world’s first congenitally blind geneticist, reflects on his journey as a scientist with a disability, highlighting the urgent need to make the right to part...

The #RightToScience is a fundamental human right. In this editorial, Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai, the world’s first congenitally blind geneticist, emphasizes that #science must be accessible to all, including people with disabilities.

Read his full story ⬇️
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The right to participate in science - International Science Council In this blog, Francoise Baylis and Karly Kehoe, members of the ISC Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science, reflect on the right to participate in science - one of the two core aspects of ...

As a member of the International Science Council Freedom and Responsibility in Science standing committee, I wrote a blog with Francoise Baylis on the #RightToScience. We ask two questions: 1) Who is a scientist & 2) Who gets to decide. #TrustInResearch #WomenInStem
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Actions of pro-plastics lobbyists can lead to human rights violations.
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The Right to Participate in and Benefit from Science - International Science Council The ISC’s interpretation of ‘the right to participate in and benefit from science’ provides a clear framework for understanding the right to science, emphasizing its application in research, policy, a...

💡 #RightToScience: The ISC has just released a clear framework for understanding the "right to participate in and benefit from science" - offering a detailed interpretation and guide.

Learn more about this fundamental right and join the conversation ⬇️
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Watch our webinar on the Future of the Right to Science on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lqpa9EdwiA

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Interesting piece on the #RightToScience.

I agree with much of it. However (less of a contradiction, more of an addition), I believe more research (his 3rd point) is specifically needed in interdisciplinary, solution-oriented research areas.

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