SciDevNet: Access to science, as well as an equitable share of its benefits, is a universal human right, as inalienable as the right to water, justice or even life. At least this is the status given to science by the UN's 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which lays out the rights that all humans should enjoy. Legally protecting access to science is a powerful idea, particularly when applied to development, where so many areas -- including agriculture, healthcare,...
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