Sentences with phrase «rights ngos»

It was championed and lobbied for by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, working with mainstream organisations and human rights NGOs.

In partnership with local lawyers and human rights NGOs, SALC identifies the specific constitutional and human rights issues that can be most strategically litigated before domestic courts in southern Africa.

The event brought together an impressive array of groups, including indigenous peoples, fishermen, traditional riverbank communities, popular movements from the periphery of urban centers, union workers opposed to the privatization of water and sanitation systems, and environmental and human rights NGOs and students, among others.

This solo show by Venezuelan artist Alessandro Balteo - Yazbeck takes up the question of refugees, arguing that human rights NGOs and charities have developed into a full - blown industry, with their own marketing and propaganda techniques.

Following the wider critique of the liberal peace, interveners from UN peacekeepers to human rights NGOs are interpreted as enacting a «liberal imperialism» that reinforces «western» interests in the region, whilst promoting the superiority of «liberal» values and conditioning new subjects into following them.

Human Rights NGOs like the Centre for Governance and Development, Citizens Coalition for Constitutional Change, Human Rights Commission and Mazingira Institute, Law Society and the NGO Council helped to popularize the gospel of accountability as a culture of democracy.

Not exact matches

Former California governor and Terminator movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger says he plans to sue the big oil companies for «first degree murder», likening their actions to those of tobacco companies, and NGOs are suing Big Oil in the Philippines for violating the human rights of typhoon victims.

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has been a major issue among NGOs and activists who claim that the proposed agreement undermines national sovereignty, the environment, and digital rights.

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.

Political ethicist Michael Ignatieff argues: «If we want human rights to be anchored in the world, we can not want their enforcement to depend on international institutions and NGOs.

When the initial proposal for the conference was made in 1989, the General Assembly suggested that member states and human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) hold regional meetings in preparation for the world gathering.

When I see the tremendous support the Global March has received, it becomes certain that the 21st century is not going to flourish at the cost of the sweat and blood of children, said Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, of India, the international coordinator of the Global March, who had originally conceived the idea and proposed it to NGOs worldwide working on children's human rights.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch objected, saying the action «violates [the NGOs»] rights to freedom of expression and association.&Rights Watch objected, saying the action «violates [the NGOs»] rights to freedom of expression and association.&rights to freedom of expression and association.»

The situation in Europe, including Britain, is more nuanced than that in North America, largely because Europe's Muslim populations have a longer and more established social and political history in nations where Muslims (of the theological left, right and center) are represented by sophisticated networks of» mosques and political NGOs that defend the rights of Muslims and shape their participation in civic life, including the introduction of Islamic law for civil cases.

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The film «We feed the world» includes an interview with Mr Brabeck saying that he thinks NGOs who suggest people have a human right for water have an «extreme» view (and other scary things).

Oquaye is a writer, who has researched and written extensively on good governance, conflicts, political education, decentralization and development, human rights, military intervention in politics, NGOs, rural development and gender issues.

A «human rights activist» even said, rather worryingly, that, «there is need for government to maintain control over these NGOs precisely because of their access to funds which needed to be accounted for.»

The warnings by NGOs, such as Human Rights Watch in a coalition of 47 organizations in June that the UN was not sufficiently prepared for the elections and lacks «adequate and appropriate resources to protect civilians... and to avert election - related violence» (HRW 2011) were not acted upon.

The report, produced in consultation with a number of businesses and NGOs, including Amnesty International, Verité, Engineers Against Poverty and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, examines the root causes of slavery, and sets out priority actions for moving the industry towards greater transparency.

It's unclear why Tony Blair is better placed to advise the country on its profound human rights issues than the skilled global NGOs and international organisations who have, year after year, offered Kazakhstan advice on how, for instance, it can hold free elections, not murder striking workers and not silence bloggers or the country's few remaining independent journalists.

If adopted, the bill which is copied from repressive countries like Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda, would have a chilling effect not only on expressions of peaceful dissent by the citizens but also on the legitimate work of NGOs and individual human rights defenders and activists scrutinizing corruption in the National Assembly and exposing human rights violations by the government.»

The book is divided into 3 sections: international standards and the role of science in these standards; issues (ethics and technology); and politics (scientists as human rights activists; NGOs, grassroots and transnational governance.

Rather, he argues, climate - concerned governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) should pool their resources and buy up the extraction rights to coal and other fossil fuels from so - called «third countries» that choose not to participate in greenhouse gas - reducing collectives.

There is precedent, he noted, pointing to largely successful efforts by NGOs to preserve South American rainforests by purchasing their development rights and allowing the native trees to stand.

The first speaker, Inga Winkler, is an expert on the legal aspects of the human rights to water and sanitation, having served as the legal adviser to the UN Special Rapporteur on those rights, and as a consultant for various international organizations and NGOs including the European Parliament, the UN Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rrights to water and sanitation, having served as the legal adviser to the UN Special Rapporteur on those rights, and as a consultant for various international organizations and NGOs including the European Parliament, the UN Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rrights, and as a consultant for various international organizations and NGOs including the European Parliament, the UN Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural RightsRights.

This paper explores three case studies of monitoring and evaluation efforts by three human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs): Amnesty International, The International Commission of Jurists, and Crisis Action.

When narrowly defined national interests dominate the dialogue and policy making regarding human rights, the international community, the UN, and NGOs must continue to encourage and assist the Thai government to provide greater freedoms and protection of all human rights to the Burmese refugees residing on Thai soil.

The research procedure included seven semi-structured qualitative interviews with refugees from three different ethnic groups (Karenni, Karen and Mon), followed by four interviews with NGOs implementing livelihoods programs, an analysis of the most recent mental health survey conducted in the camps among other reports, and contextualizing the situation in the broader international legal framework for the human rights of refugees.

Abstract: The research examines the transition from emergency relief and needs - based service delivery to sustainable human rights - based action by NGOs working in ten Burmese refugee camps in Thailand, that have been in existence since the 1980s.

In addition, informed discussions and semi-structured interviews were conducted in Canada, France, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States with key policy makers, parliamentarians and public officials, security and police officials, legal scholars and justices, media and Internet experts, and representatives of human rights and free speech NGOs.

Civil society organizations — also known as non-governmental organizations (NGOs)-- are critical actors in the advancement of universal values around human rights, the environment, labour standards and anti-corruption.

When talking about human rights, we often focus on all the theoretical discourse contained in diverse conventions and resolutions, but we tend to disregard the practical consequences, especially applied and developed by NGOs worldwide.

Moreover, an international convention on NGOs would mean the creation of a commission to guarantee the correct application of the convention by the states, monitoring the breach of rights and obligations.

Therefore, in all these European countries, national NGOs possess the same rights and obligations in each state party, facilitating their actions and aims.

Today, NGOs deal with problems regarding their legal personality, partially because they are not equals in terms of rights and obligations with states or international organisations, the latter ones possess an invariable legal personality, with clear rights and obligations in all places.

Not to mention that many NGOs have been very active with movement on the ground, some of them are lobbying governments to take proactive actions, criticize certain governments in holding back sound initiatives or demonstrate when certain governments are not doing the right thing.

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Individuals, human rights activists, groups and NGOs have united their voices spreading the message of humanity and solidarity.

It investigates huge subjects working alongside NGOs, human rights groups and media organisations.

With 30 + events — ranging from an onsite conversation with Trayvon Martin's mother Sybrina Fulton, to a Forum on civil rights and criminal justice with local politicians, NGOs and community leaders — MANIFEST: JUSTICE will host substantive, creative and engaging activities each day.

• Suspension of natural forest clearance which applies to all suppliers • Protection of all forests, including those on peatland • Adoption of international best practice for rights of indigenous peoples and local communities • Independent monitoring by NGOs

Today, a fact finding team of five non-governmental organizations (NGOs)-- the Sierra Club, 350.org, Carbon Market Watch, Friends of the Earth U.S. and Pacific Environment — released a scathing report, The U.S. Export - Import Bank's Dirty Dollars, on the rampant human rights abuses at the U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im) financed Sasan coal - fired power plant and mine in Singrauli, India.

Several NGOs have targeted ExxonMobil, criticizing the company for violating human rights and destroying the environment.

The Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA) is an alliance of environment and social NGOs committed to keeping natural terrestrial ecosystems intact and their carbon out of the atmosphere, in an equitable and transparent way that respects the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.

But NGOs hope the U.S. leader will make a different decision, urging the Obama Administration in the letter to take active leadership in protecting and restoring the world's oceans, in the global transition to a green economy, and in moving forward new international norms on safeguard the environment and promoting human rights.

NGOs that ideologically support equity defend the right of developing countries to increase their emissions for two to three more decades at least, while advocating limits to an increase in temperature (1.5 °C) and carbon concentrations (to levels of 350 parts per million or less).

A united voice from NGOs and other actors will help to steer the debate in the right direction — towards enhanced and fair climate action.

The Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA)(www.ecosystemsclimate.org) is an alliance of environment and social NGOs committed to keeping natural terrestrial ecosystems intact and their carbon out of the atmosphere, in an equitable and transparent way that respects the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.