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Daniel Moeckli: new human rights delegate of the academies

Daniel Moeckli will become the human rights delegate of a+ from 2025. In this role, he will support researchers whose human rights are violated as a result of scientific activities as well as address issues at the interface between science and human rights. Potential topics include international conflicts and their impact on academic freedom, social media and human rights as well as setbacks in democracy and the rule of law. Daniel Moeckli, Professor of Public Law at the University of Zurich with an international and comparative law focus, is well connected in the academic and human rights community and has many years of experience in the field of human rights.

  • Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS

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    Regina Aebi-Müller: Second Vice President of the Central Ethics Committee

    The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS identifies and discusses ethical challenges in medicine. Together with its subcommittees, it releases medical-ethical guidelines and publishes position statements on current issues. The CEC comprises physicians from various specialties as well as experts in nursing, ethics and law. As of 1 January 2026, the Committee will have a second Vice President: Professor Regina Aebi-Müller, a long-standing member of the CEC, has been elected to the Board.

  • Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS

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    Regina Aebi-Müller: Second Vice President of the Central Ethics Committee

    The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS identifies and discusses ethical challenges in medicine. Together with its subcommittees, it releases medical-ethical guidelines and publishes position statements on current issues. The CEC comprises physicians from various specialties as well as experts in nursing, ethics and law. As of 1 January 2026, the Committee will have a second Vice President: Professor Regina Aebi-Müller, a long-standing member of the CEC, has been elected to the Board.

  • Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS

    News

    Regina Aebi-Müller: Second Vice President of the Central Ethics Committee

    The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS identifies and discusses ethical challenges in medicine. Together with its subcommittees, it releases medical-ethical guidelines and publishes position statements on current issues. The CEC comprises physicians from various specialties as well as experts in nursing, ethics and law. As of 1 January 2026, the Committee will have a second Vice President: Professor Regina Aebi-Müller, a long-standing member of the CEC, has been elected to the Board.

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