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Cops violate rights of wife…

20.08.10 - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday criticized elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for allegedly violating the rights of “Ana”…

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22 disability protestors arrested outside…

19.08.10 - Twenty-two people, many of them severely disabled, were arrested at a protest outside the Capitol building on Wednesday afternoon. 

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Upcoming Events

8-10 July 2010, Aghveran

Training on “Using the European Convention for Human…

The OSIAFA, the IR, the HRGGP and the LAHI have the pleasure to invite human rights lawyers from Armenia to apply for participation in a three-day training session on safeguarding patients’ rights, to be held in Aghveran,…

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8-12 August, 2010, Zagreb

World Congress on Medical Law

From the four corners of the earth we will make our bi-annual pilgrimage to Croatia, to the beautiful city of Zagreb, impelled by our reverence for, and devotion to the services of Medical Law, Health Law, Biolexology, Ethics…

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July 18-23, 2003

The International AIDS Conference 2010

The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic.

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The Guidelines relate mainly to ethical justification and scientific validity of research; ethical review; informed consent; vulnerability ­ of individuals, groups, communities and populations; women as research subjects; equity regarding burdens and benefits; choice of…

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Informed consent is the process by which a fully informed patient can participate in choices about her health care. It originates from the legal and ethical right the patient has to direct what happens to…

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19.08.10 - India has said that it will not compromise on issues related to health and people’s right to medicine in the bilateral trade and investment agreement being negotiated with the European Union. 

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