Sentences with phrase «political protest right»

Cons: Political protest right outside the hotel blaring loud music well into the night, but isn't the hotel's fault.

Not exact matches

«Another factor is companies [that punish protesting employees] could be viewed as retaliating against political statements, which in some jurisdictions are protected under the human rights legislation, and that can get really hairy.

The provocative 33 - year - old former editor of alt - right media website Breitbart News has turned railing against feminism, Islam, social justice and political correctness into a money - spinning show, sparking protests along the way.

Cook called for unity among Apple workers regardless of their political views, and came out against remarks Trump made during a Tuesday press conference equating far - right hate groups with the people protesting them.

Hong Kongers have taken to the streets in peaceful protests to demand the right to select their own political leaders.

One issue was the church's visible participation in the dominant political issues of the day notably the struggle for civil rights for minorities and the protests against the Vietnam war.

Nuns when I was growing up got involved in political protests, they taught school, and truth be told, represent a more «Liberal» element that this now «far right wing» church.

Likewise, if one is silent about political prisoners in Vietnam while protesting such prisoners in South Korea, one does not really care about human rights.

Efforts to mobilize Christians for political ends may be unprecedentedly massive on the right and are by no means lacking on the left; but as is illustrated by antiabortion alliances between Roman Catholics and conservative evangelicals and by antiwar protests gathering together both Christian pacifists and nonpacifists, these groupings are indifferent to ecumenism because, among other things, it has no public influence.

Whilst I am a regular participant in political protests and demonstrations — I believe it is right to protest against something you see as being wrong, but I think people need to remember that when players are struggling with form and confidence and the team is under great pressure, then as a supporter of your team it is more appropriate to get behind the team during the match.

A US citizen has the right to protest, to express their political views without being violently assaulted, that right is not subject to people agreeing with them.

Perhaps a new «third way» that avoids the over-simplistic definitions of right - wing capitalism and left - wing socialism is needed, because even though the aims of the protest movement would seem to be leaning towards a social - democratic, «leftist» welfare state, a significant number of protesters clearly do not wish to detach themselves from the political right, and are very much opposed to being associated with the left.

While their economies are relatively strong, these 12 states have very low state legitimacy (which includes democracy, corruption, political participation, and government effectiveness), fail to protect human rights and the rule of law (including press freedom, civil liberties, and political freedoms), lack a monopoly on the legitimate use of force (including internal conflict, military coups, riots, and protests), and have highly factionalized elites (including power struggles, flawed elections, and defectors).

It's puzzling then that free speech - in the shape of the right to dissent and to protest — has slipped from being under the political radar to actually disappearing.

No fewer than 100 people from political parties, civil rights and labour organisations protested for more than an hour as police stepped up security outside the embassy in Colombo.

It is something of a puzzle that free speech of a different hue, the right to dissent and to protest, is not simply under the radar but has almost disappeared from the political map.

It turned out to be the largest political protest in United States history and the start to a landmark year in women's rights.

Inspired by a time of political upheaval and women's rights, Chuiri cited an image of a young woman protesting outside of a Dior store in 1966.

The origins of this day were inherently political: The organizers were members of the Socialist Party of America, and the concerns driving their protests were mainly women's rights and suffrage.

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.

Director Chris Kelly took nine years to complete this remarkable film about land - rights protests and political skullduggery in Cambodia.

Subsequent protests labeled the «Blackout 505 Movement» led by Anwar Ibrahim drew hundreds of thousands of disgruntled voters to the streets, however the Malaysian government responded by persecuting and jailing numerous opposition activists, underscoring the tenuous state of political rights and civil liberties in the country.

She urged states to «use the power of the purse» to «restore» free speech rights on campus, a popular conservative refrain as they push model bills in Wisconsin and other states to punish political speech and protest on campus.

If «stunned» is the adjective we keep hearing about the reaction to the news, there's good reason for that, right at the core of the UK's political elite: in an interview with former Prime Minister Tony Blair, CNN's Wolf Blitzer today has heard one of the most telling confessions of how things went this way, as Blair talks of the Labour Party failing to mobilize its voters by explaining to them, «This was not a protest vote.»

Short clips depict the strategies and tactics that rural women, Maathai and other activists used to protect critical public lands, fight for human rights and protest political corruption.

Pusher, a tabletop game created as a political art protest against the human rights abuses in the Philippines, uses a childlike aesthetic and fun gameplay to highlight the grotesque horror of the murders of anybody branded as a «pusher» or drug dealer by a repressive government.

While the works are inspired by Willem de Kooning's Woman series from the 1950s, they also take into account the turmoil of the time — the atmosphere of struggle and protest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the four political assassinations of Dr. King, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X. Jack Whitten (b. 1939, Bessemer, Alabama) has been exhibiting his work for over 40 years.

It was a roller - coaster time in American political and social history, when our nation experienced civil rights protests, the start of Beatlemania, and growing involvement in Vietnam.

Considering the recent turnout for political demonstrations, Kruger's work reads as a vital precedent for contemporary art that protests the erosion of civil rights.

«This exhibition offers an opportunity to view the pictures from the vantage point of the twenty - first century in a time when women's rights and the social mores that determine their behavior are being questioned, debated, and even protested in the political arena,» Lombino explains.

In other news: Tania Bruguera and Laurie Anderson bring political banners to Times Square; Polish artists protest country's right - wing nationalism

It was also when the struggle for black civil rights became a defining — even unavoidable — feature of the American political landscape, both in moments of charged protest and those of provisional victory.

While the works are inspired by Willem de Kooning's «Woman» series from the 1950s, they also take into account the turmoil of the time — the atmosphere of struggle and protest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the four political assassinations of Dr. King, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X.

The basis for Arte Povera was furnished by the political protest movements of the late 60s — student revolts and civil rights efforts, and a general opposition to consumerism and the increasing commercialisation of the art world.

Galleria PACK is proud to present a chronicle of pictures of the most extreme actions by Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky, whose artistic practice draws attention to and protests against the social and political injustices in Russia today, he points his finger at hard issues such as human rights, censorship as well as the lack freedom of expression and thought in today's Russia and Europe in general.

Photographer, sculptor, and video artist Willie Doherty is a witness to political struggle, having seen firsthand Bloody Sunday, a massacre of protesting Northern Irish civil rights agitators by the British Army in 1972.

If you count Labor and the Greens as a coalition, then the rise of protest parties in Australia appears primarily as a crackup of the political right.

The Obama Administration's recent announcement that it plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal - fired power plants evoked cries of protest and warnings of economic doom from the political right, and praise from the center and the left.

The right to protest — or more accurately, acting out on narcissistic fantasies about saving the planet — is not endangered by EDF's civil action any more than it was endangered by the criminal law applying to any action, be it part of a political campaign, or simply mindless vandalism.

Some people have quite strong reactions to certain issues, and will protest vocally in favor of gay rights or against abortion, or any number of social, political, or other issues.

Strong protections for the right to protest are essential to meaningful and informed political debate and discussion.

Legitimate right - wing protest groups, social media sites, media and political parties all need to pay attention to whom they are climbing into bed with.

An hysterical chorus of rightwing commentators claimed that the walkouts and protests and angry rebukes of NRA - flunkie politicians by Florida high school students had been orchestrated by leftie political operatives, «Everything they're doing is right out of the Democrat Party's various playbooks,» said Rush Limbaugh, as if a teenager couldn't possibly make the connection between NRA largess and pro-gun politicians without adult guidance.