Sentences with phrase «cultural rights says»
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights says that «it is important to distinguish the inability from the unwillingness of a government to comply with its obligations.
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/ Not exact matches
PR: At Canaccord, we've always said any merger would have to be a strong strategic fit, a strong cultural fit and accretive to earnings right out of the gate.
Cultural fit is admissions committees» biggest criterion, and the only way to get it right is to visit each campus in person, Hofmeister says, and focus on getting into the one «where you like the people.»
More than 60pc of employees said that they would happily take a pay cut for the right cultural fit.
But many American practices go against the grain of the more comfortable and communitarian cultural systems of their own societies - the Japanese with life - long employment for their workers, the Germans with their unions having a say in management under co-determination, and the French with their government supporting the right of unions to pressure business from retrenching, by requiring large compensation to be paid to laid - off workers.»
But if you look at the bible and how christians use it by picking out what parts they agree with and dismissing the horror of it as «cultural of the times» it says to me that their sense of right and wrong is more evolved than the book they claim is the final authority of right and wrong.
It would be easy for a campus ministry group to wink and nod toward their evangelical ancestors, pointing to a doctrinal statement that doesn't exactly say the right things but doesn't contradict them either, while buying political protection and cultural shelter through equivocation and virtue signaling.
When it comes to young boys, parents have the final say, not the gay rights activists who pressured the BSA to fall in line with their agenda and have turned Scouting into yet another cultural battleground.
In 1878 Emerson stated the cultural assumption well when he said, «Opportunity of civil rights, of education, of personal power, and not less of wealth; doors wide open invitation to every nation, to every race and skin, hospitality of fair field and equal laws to all.
Critics say Martin's lecture shows he used Muslim cultural grounds to excuse a deplorable assault, and failed to defend an atheist's First Amendment rights.
«May the risen Christ grant hope to the Middle East and enable all the ethnic, cultural and religious groups in that region to work together to advance the common good and respect for human rights,» the pope said in his «Urbi et Orbi» («To the City and to the World») message in St. Peter's Square.
I think James Cone is right when he says: «Theologians of the Christian Church have not interpreted Christian ethics as an act for the liberation of the oppressed because their views of divine revelation were defined by philosophy and other cultural values rather than by the biblical theme of God as the liberator of the oppressed.»
«There are also many cultural facets to the «right» chemistry,» Holland says.
Chapter III of Charter of Fundamental Rights of European Union says «The Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity» (Article 22).
Labour, they say, has capitulated to the xenophobic rhetoric of the right, and privileged the EU's economic benefits over its social and cultural ones.
Jim Dodds, Kirklees council's cabinet minister for education, said last night: «The school and the local authority had to balance the rights of the children to receive the best quality education possible and Mrs Azmi's desire to express her cultural beliefs.
READ MORE: Ban harmful cultural practices that undermine women's rights — WiLDAF The United Nation (UN) said, the idea behind this year's theme, «is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal number 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; and number 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning».
And the paper's veteran associate editor, the fiercely right wing Trevor Kavanagh, wrote: «Thanks to former equalities chief Trevor Phillips, and Labour MPs such as Rotherham's Sarah Champion, it is acceptable to say Muslims are a specific rather than a cultural problem.»
If the leader of the party says that we should shoot at innocent refugees arriving at our borders in order to retain what she considers to be national and cultural integrity, what is it if not nationalist, extreme and right?
The governor said he was happy that Adams was selected for his experience as a street protester, a social crusader, a right activist and cultural revivalist.
He said, «You must observe human rights, and respect the cultural and religious sensitives of Liberians».
Cameron said that «state multiculturalism» led to people accepting different cultural behaviour, even if it contravened human rights.
«She's done right by investing in the parks and cultural institutions Queens is known for,» said former Councilwoman Melinda Katz, a candidate to succeed Marshall next year.
He said: «This is a massive cultural transformation that the government had to get right.
Mrs Della Sowah, Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection who led Ghana's delegation, said Government has taken measures to promote positive cultural values and traditions and to discourage those that are inconsistent with the rights, duties and obligations contained in the Children's Charter.
The right to science is enshrined not only in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948, but also in Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, said Jessica Wyndham, interim director of the AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law program and a coordinator of the Science and Human Rights Coalition.
The continued exploration of the meaning and implications of the right to science among scientists will inform the official interpretation of the right to science that the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is currently developing, Wyndham said.
But opponents say the new rules unfairly target TMT protesters and would violate the rights of cultural practitioners.
«Right now, there is this discussion about the Muslim world versus the western world and the conflicts between them, but it beautifully shows that there has always been this cultural exchange,» says Alexander Huseby.
«On the product front, Tinder has been on the cutting edge of innovation since its inception in 2012, inventing the swipe gesture, which has since become this cultural phenomenon of «swipe right» and «swipe left» and that is often imitated on mobile products,» she said.
«We have to figure out how to fix the horrible cultural narrative, which says that teaching black kids is at best rewarding and at worst impossible,» says Wilkins, who now works on civil rights issues at the College Board.
George said in the release, «This story fits right in with our company's goal to make quality entertainment that crosses all cultural barriers.»
At the meeting, Juergen Boos said: «A new spirit of optimism can be observed in Italy's cultural scene right now: The Italian book market underwent a period of dynamic upheaval and drastic change in recent years — including the consolidation of publishing houses as well as new bookstore concepts and the new book fair Tempo di Libri in Milan.
In a prepared statement, Boos is quoted, saying, «A new spirit of optimism can be observed in Italy's cultural scene right now: the Italian book market underwent a period of dynamic upheaval and drastic change in recent years — including the consolidation of publishing houses as well as new bookstore concepts and the new book fair Tempo di Libri in Milan.
«Video game releases such as the Call of Duty series have outperformed the launches of major Hollywood blockbusters for several years and the day - one sales for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 proved once again that video games have become cultural events in their own right,» said Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition Editor, Gaz Deaves.
«Quite right,» said Hopkins, in an interview at the UCLA / Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, which he has directed since 1994.
... arts journalists started asking lots of money - centric, sometimes philosophical questions — about perceived cultural value; what a work can really be said to be «worth»; and why art of every age is now perceived as a kind of currency in its own right.
Councillor Gordon Matheson, the Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, said: «Glasgow is Scotland's cultural powerhouse and we are delighted that our work with partners at Creative Scotland and Event Scotland has won us the right to host the UK's most prestigious arts prize in 2015.
«Glasgow is Scotland's cultural powerhouse and we are delighted that our work with partners at Creative Scotland and Event Scotland has won us the right to host the UK's most prestigious arts prize in 2015,» he said.
«We have seen that in Cross River State, Nigeria, REDD denies forest dependent communities» access to their heritage,» said Fyneface, «REDD robs them of their livelihoods, violates their rights, and divides them along traditional and cultural lines.
«Dealing with climate change is not simply an issue of CO2 emission reduction but a comprehensive challenge involving political, economic, social, cultural and ecological issues, and the population concern fits right into the picture,» said Zhao.
«Right now, leadership in the United States is turning its back on the country's [natural] and cultural masterpieces,» says Tompkins.
«Polsinelli Shughart is very much committed to the Denver and Rocky Mountain region and the cultural fit was right for us,» Kim says.
So if you're worried about the cultural, financial, and other implications of Brexit but you know how to say «swipe right» in a different language, don't give up hope yet.
«Exploring and articulating the cultural determinants of health acknowledges the extensive and well - established knowledge networks that exist within communities, the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service movement, human rights and social justice sectors,» she said.
«As a Global GeoPark, the Mardoowarra's exceptional natural and cultural values to the nation could set a national standard for native title as well as enshrining the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for self determining our responsibilities as guardians of this globally unique river system,» she said.