The issue was referred to the Committee on Standards and Privileges on 23 February 2010 after the Joint Committee on Human Rights complained that Mr Phillips had spoken to at least three of its members ahead of the publication of a report.

BBC: Privilege debate

In 2009, the RIKEN-TRI Collaboration Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research (RTC), a joint project established in 2007 and located at the Nagoya Science Park in central Japan, unveiled a robot called RIBA (Robot for Interactive Body Assistance) designed to assist in this task.

ENGADGET: RIBA-II healthcare robot now stronger, smarter -- still a bear

Other measures that could be ditched include arrangements to speed up sharing suspects' DNA profiles and fingerprints and joint working in specific areas such as terrorism, human trafficking or football hooliganism.

BBC: EU crime optouts 'could damage UK crime fighting'

The joint declaration included five annexes dealing with security normalisation, policing and justice, human rights and equality, on-the-run paramilitaries and mechanisms to verify and monitor any deal.

BBC: 'Efforts' to address monitor fears

Studies of human algesia have established that the musculoskeletal structures most sensitive to painful stimulation are the periosteum and joint capsules.

NEWYORKER: Backbone

Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, UNESCO Kabul Director, Ms. Catherine Mbengue, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan and Mr. Michael Slingsby, Country Representative for UN Habitat, attended a joint press conference today in Kabul to highlight the importance of literacy as the fundamental human right and the foundation for a democratic society.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN KABUL

Bahia Hariri and Irina Bokova reaffirmed their joint commitment towards the protection and promotion of cultural expression and dialogue in line with respect for human rights, freedom of expression and freedom of belief.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES