Summarise: The aims of this Declaration are: to ensure the respect of human dignity and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the collection, processing, use and storage of human genetic data and of the biological samples from which they are derived, in keeping with the requirements of equality, justice and solidarity, while giving due consideration to freedom of thought and expression, including freedom of research; to set out the principles which should guide States in the formulation of their legislation and their policies on these issues; and to form the basis for guidelines of good practices in these areas for concerned institutions and individuals.
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The Declaration aims to ensure the respect of human dignity and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the handling of human genetic data and biological samples. It sets out principles to guide States in their legislation and policies on these issues, as well as providing a basis for guidelines of good practices for institutions and individuals involved.