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 signatories of the Oviedo Convention for the protection of Human Rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine provides that “parties to the Convention shall protect the dignity and identity of all human beings and guarantee everyone, without discrimination, respect for their integrity and other
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
