1.

Do you agree with Mukherjee's assertion that a human rights-based approach to

science, technology, and development can form the very heart of sustainable
futures? Explain.

Yes, I agree with that assertion one hundred percent 100%. I don't see any other way. From a
personal point of view, Mukherjee's statement is very accurate about science and technology, and
development can be at the core of sustainable futures in a manner that has proved technological
advancements and given sustainable development that meets the very needs of the present
without losing our rights to its use, implementation and effect on society. Thus a sustainable
future will be established if and only if there is a balance and intersection between human rights
and science and technology. Making things more sensible, human rights and science should
respect their own disciplines and in exchange, everybody will live a greater quality of life.

Exercise 2. Document Analysis

Instructions: Aside from the three documents and their key principles presented in
Table 2 in this lesson, Mukherjee lists down six other instruments which are important
for human rights-based approaches to science, technology, and development:

1. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

2. Declaration on Social Progress and Development (1969)
3. Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interest
of Peace for the Benefit of Mankind (1975)
4. Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005)
5. The Declaration of Dakar (2007)
6. The Cairo Declaration (2006)

Choose one among the six approaches and make an analysis. Be guided by the
following questions. (Use letter size bond paper).

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF BIOETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS (2005)