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Human-rights shift under fire

Critics concerned by scientific bodies' move away from traditional campaigning on behalf of oppressed researchers.

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Butler, D. Human-rights shift under fire. Nature 475, 431–432 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/475431a

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