Sentences with phrase «human rights agencies»

With lots of discrepancies on moral grounds taking place in the recruitment industry, I want to bring an end to such unethical practices by working as an EEO investigator for Human Rights Agencies.

And yet human rights agencies and practitioners face a backlash that has resulted in regressive legislative reforms in recent years.

They found that indigenous women are deeply skeptical about claims that human rights agencies are arm's - length and independent from governments.

Staff also report that these women do not believe human rights agencies are impartial.

«I have written to all relevant human rights agencies both within and outside the country to assist in that regard as Kogi Government and its officials are averse to constructive criticisms, yet refused to take the welfare of Kogi workers and pensioners on the priority list of its administration

He said he would also put the United Nations and other international human rights agencies on notice.

engage with target groups, e.g. trade unions, workers rights organizations, human rights agencies, occupational health organizations, and women's and youth groups, to protect the breastfeeding rights of women in the workplace.

President Lagos appointed her to the Commission on Torture and Political Prisoners, which is headed by Sergio Valech, a retired bishop and the last director of the Vicariate of Solidarity, the Catholic Church's human rights agency, founded during the darkest years of the Pinochet era.

Additionally, he oversaw both the Virginia Human Rights agency and the Department of Human Resources Management, as well as the Virginia Department of Elections.

International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression.

Not exact matches

New World Health Organization director - general Tedros Ghebreyesus announced in a recent speech that Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe — who has faced allegations of human rights violations and «crimes against humanity» — would be a «goodwill ambassador» to the global health agency.

But while the former Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts is sharply critical of U.S. human rights policy (especially as conducted by Republican Administrations), he shows less concern about UN agencies, and none at all about the financing, motives, and agendas of the very mixed bag of interest groups known as NGOs.

The board of the Human Rights Commission will decide whether to ask the Kentucky Supreme Court to hear the case after reviewing the opinion, Ray Sexton, the agency's executive director, told the Lexington Herald - Leader.

Text: A human rights lawyer, Ralston Deffenbaugh has since 1991 been president of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, an agency of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church — ...

The reports on the Summit indicate that the market economics of the G7 - TNC - IMF - WB - WTO combination dominates through their «global governance» not only the political UN but also the UN Special Agencies for social development and justice like ILO, UNESCO, FAO, Commissions on Human Rights, Women's Development, Indigenous People etc for their goal of economic growth.

Studies have to be carried concerning the economies, the social conditions of people, their human rights, working conditions, the flow of capital, the ownership of assets in a country and world, the availability and ownership of finance, the operation of agencies like the WB, IMF and WTO.

America's exceptional history as the only nation in the world with two centuries of political continuity stems from its people's love for individual rights, which they hold to be inalienable because they are granted by a power that no human agency dare oppose.

A Task Force of the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition has looked at global obligations of states and international agencies in relation to the human right to adequate food.

Rosa Aliberti Rosa has worked on diverse labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour cases; workplace investigations; severance, employment, and non-compete agreements; has drafted and responded to discrimination complaints before government agencies, including the U.S. EEOC and NYS Division of Human Rights; and, has assisted in federal and state court litigations.

Makes it unlawful for certain government agencies or departments to act in a way that interferes with your human rights

That investigation will run at the same time as an Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry into UK Border Agency (UKBA) spot - checks at British tube stations, after fears were raised that officers were using racial profiling to select who to speak to about their immigration status.

For «state - oriented» newspapers the inclusion of a human rights story was determined by which politician or agency was the target of the accusation.

Yesterday the UK Border Agency's policy of detention of torture victims was described as «inhumane» by a UN human rights council representative to Britain.

The workshop was held as part of a new programme entitled Development and the Implications for Law, Justice and Society, which will engage with practitioners and policymakers from developing countries, major donors, and international agencies to examine the interaction between law and socio - economic development, democracy and human rights in post-Communist countries, in Africa, in Arab nations, and in Latin America.

Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice John Tsoho, in giving the EFCC a go - ahead to continue and conclude its ongoing investigations, struck out the fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by the former First Lady against the anti-graft agency.

The Seneca Nation called on Paterson to «publicly condemn and distance himself» from Bloomberg and stated that the nation's president reserves the right to file a complaint alleging a «human rights violation and a hate crime» with the Justice Department and several other agencies.

While many have said that the office would be a duplication of roles, because there are agencies such as the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice and the Economic and Organised Crime Office that are responsible for investigating corruption, others have praised its implementation and called on the president to make it truly independent of political interference.

Jiti Ogunye, lawyer and human rights activist, acknowledged the challenges confronting the anti corruption agencies especially the dangerous environment in which their personnel operate.»

The Campaign for Democracy and the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights has described the self defence call by governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State as an indication of the failure of the Federal Government, the state government and security agencies.

He's campaigning on the motto «Stop Wasting Our Money,» and proposes capping public - sector salaries at $ 100,000 a year and eliminating various state agencies such as the Thruway Authority, the Division of Human Rights, and the Office of Homeland Security.

Speaking to an audience of approximately 300 people at the Johnson Community Center in East Harlem, Mark - Viverito called for new programs which would expand access to civil legal services, create new technology - focused programs in City high schools, as well as for expanding existing agencies and programs such as the Human Rights Commission.

Robert Megna: Director of the Division of Budget Jim Malatras: Deputy Secretary for Policy Management Andrew Zambelli: Counselor to the Governor Linda Lacewell: Special Assistant to the Governor Paul Francis: Director of Agency Redesign and Efficiency Sabrina Ty: Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs Barry Sample: Deputy Director of State Operations Leslie Leach: Appointments Secretary to the Governor Yrthya Dinzey - Flores: Chief Diversity Officer Gaurav Vasisht: First Assistant Counsel Alphonso David: Deputy Secretary for Civil Rights Kristin Proud: Deputy Secretary for Human Services, Operations, and Technology Elizabeth Glazer: Deputy Secretary for Public Safety Patrick Foye: Deputy Secretary for Economic Development James Introne: Deputy Secretary for Health and Director of Healthcare Redesign Thomas Congdon: Assistant Secretary for Energy and Environment Yomika Bennett: Assistant Secretary for Transportation

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at public and regulatory bodies including Ofwat, Ofgem, the Food Standards Agency and the Equality and Human Rights Commission will walk out for an hour from 11 am today, tomorrow and Friday.

Other attendees included Erie County Legislator Peter J. Savage; Kimberly Trent, representing the City of Buffalo's Commission on Citizens» Rights and Community Relations; a dozen local human service agency partners; students from Bennett Park Montessori School, singer Kevin McCarthy, young entrepreneur Daniel Gibbs; and the Library System's new owl mascot «Reada Book.»

A Lagos - based human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, whose law firm was handling the matter, had said the actions of the security agency were against all known laws of a democratic society.

Speaking at the hearing conducted by the Senate's Joint Committee on INEC; and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Saraki stated that the National Assembly had powers to legislate over the electoral body and other agencies of government.

Mr. President, you will remember that in December 2011 the White House released a presidential memorandum directing executive officers and agencies that deal in foreign affairs to address human rights abuses against LGBT people abroad and to pressure foreign governments to decriminalize homosexuality.

While the debate on Oteh's saga was yet to subside, a coalition of youths, led by human rights activist and President of Civil Rights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation Acrights activist and President of Civil Rights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation AcRights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation Account.

Wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has filed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, seeking N2bn as compensation for alleged harassment by the anti-graft agency.

Patience, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, had, last week, filed a N2bn fundamental human rights suit against the EFCC, accusing the anti-graft agency of subjecting her to psychological trauma, unnecessary persecution and going as far as freezing her late mother's accounts.

In her letter to de Blasio, James described the human - rights agency as a disaster — a stinging charge against an administration that has positioned itself as a defender of minorities and the poor.

The agency enforces the city's human rights law which prohibits discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations based on race, sex, gender, country of origin and gender identity among other things.

Another major proposal will be to rejuvenate the Human Rights Commission, an agency that has seen its funding cut 80 percent and staffing reduced 90 percent since the 1990s, according to the speaker's office.

Additionally, Rosenthal introduced a bill mandating that the city's Commission on Human Rights distribute a «climate survey» to city agencies to «assess the general awareness and knowledge of workplace sexual harassment policies and prevention» in them, according to the bill's summary.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has called on the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies to evolve measures to end violation of the right...

Jobs agency at centre of fraud inquiry is «preferred bidder» for Equality and Human Rights Commission helpline service

Mr. Imoru Jamaldeen, the Volta Regional Administrative Officer of the Commission, said offices in the Region were highly understaffed with the few offices lacking furniture and other logistics to operate effectively as a human rights institution, an administrative justice and an anti-corruption Agency for the public sector.

Drawing increasingly on support from foundations and federal agencies, the Association has built pioneering programs for bringing underrepresented groups into science; applying science to human rights; supporting the growth of science in the developing world; exploring issues of science, ethics, and law; tracking federal spending for R&D; and in bringing scientists and engineers to work in Congress and executive agencies of government.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which investigates complaints against intelligence services, ruled on Monday that the agencies» secretive collection and use of bulk communications data (BCD) failed to comply with human rights laws until 2015.

He says HIV programs for MSM must concentrate on key institutions such as the media and government policymakers; confront religious leaders and their claims that homosexuality is both a sin and a legacy of Western colonialism; independently fund agencies serving MSM; and bring the force of U.N. agencies to bear in support of human rights and good governance.