Are you seeking to serve humanity as a scientist but in a new way? This might well be your cup of tea: AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition. AAAS, whose mission is "to advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people," has launched in January 2009 the Foundational Documents for this new activity consistent with its own broad goals:[1]


Goals of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition include but are not limited to:[2]

1) Increasing collaborative communication, networking, and partnerships between science and human rights communities to enable scientists to gain a better understanding of human rights issues and human rights practitioners to gain a better understanding of the tools, expertise, and other resources that science and scientists can offer.

2) Enhancing the capacity of human rights organizations to apply scientific methods, data, tools, and technologies to human rights work, but also the capacity of scientific associations to better incorporate the priorities, approaches, and methods of the human rights community into their work.

3) Encouraging scientific associations to explore ways in which skills and knowledge specific to their sciences may contribute to human rights.

4) Promoting human rights awareness and programs within scientific associations, professional societies, and academic institutions in the United States and abroad.