The Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine celebrates its 20th anniversary

How can human rights be safeguarded in the face of scientific and technological developments in the biomedical field? The Committee on Bioethics of the Council of Europe will discuss the challenges ahead at an international conference being held on 24 and 25 October in Strasbourg to mark the 20^th anniversary of the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (known as the ‟Oviedo Convention”). More...