Sentences with phrase «against abuse»

A referendum is an instrument of direct democracy, and like any governance instrument it requires proper safeguards against the abuse of power.

Once you correctly answer all of the questions you can print out a certificate recognizing that you have completed this additional Protecting Against Abuse training.

It should be stressed that ICC has significant safeguards against abuse.

Even so, educators must guard against abuse of a largely student - directed system.

There must be strong action taken against abuse by way of attaining justice for victims and enabling for victims to find the strength within to speak for themselves and prevent any further abuses happening.

They deserve a basic measure of protection against abuse.

The Protecting Against Abuse Training provides members with valuable information on protecting themselves and their athletes during activities, as well as dealing with abuse and its many forms when it does occur.

People can anonymously dispose of those drugs from 10 AM to 2 PM in the continued fight against abuse and addiction.

Term limits help keep elected officials accountable to the public and defend against the abuses of unlimited tenure.

We encourage citizens to be empowered as legal consumers, take action against abuses, and help restore common sense and fairness to our legal system.

My church has taken a strong stand against abuse of children and women which is something I feel is my area to make the world a safer place.

In principle, it should be a very powerful weapon against abuse.

We help employees hold their employers accountable for unjust and discriminatory treatment at work, and we protect individuals against abuse and misconduct by government officials.

Many of the rules are designed to protect customers against abuses or help banks avoid big fines from authorities.

This is a grassroots rebellion against the abuses and privileges of power.

I am not forbidden from speaking against the abuse as a Catholic.

The paper also proposes reforms to provide better protection by public authorities against against abuse of enduring powers of attorney, and financial abuse of vulnerable adults in general.

The family division provides protection orders against abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults.

We seek not only to get you the maximum compensation you are due in these cases but — in some cases — to set precedent for stricter regulations against abuses of power.

Proper documentation can be the best defense against abuse, harassment, and other forms of negative behavior.

Funding agencies would still play a role; they would, for example, decide which research areas should receive more support, and monitor the overall flow of funding to guard against abuses.

There are other legal options that a parent or guardian can apply for to help protect against abuse, such as emergency protection orders and peace bonds.

The white paper on the bill is very vague on what protections there will be against the abuse of these powers.

His latest arrest is part of a broader pattern of intimidation and attacks by Congolese authorities against journalists, human rights activists and other members of civil society, including those campaigning against abuses in the mining sector.

India's information technology minister last week warned against any abuse of social media in elections, following reports that the analytics firm improperly accessed information on millions of Facebook users to target U.S. voters.

But a group that campaigns against abuse of children by priests said Sunday he was not fit for the job.

His lawyer Robert Richter told Wallington in his final submissions two weeks ago that the complainants might have testified against one of the church's most powerful men to punish him for failing to act against abuse by clerics.

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BASIC FACTS: The Artists Against Abuse benefit raises funds for The Retreat, a domestic violence non-profit organization based in the Hamptons.

Battle lines were drawn and it wasn't surprising that the alienation issue quickly became a clash between women's rights advocates against abuse of women and children, and father's rights advocates against parental alienation of the children.

Most people believe that in every Courtroom in Canada, that every word is recorded and thus a built in safeguard against abuses from misconduct from the Bench or even the opposing lawyer.

Quite naturally the misused body will start to protest against these abuses by becoming lame or painful or both.

They are certainly useful to Christians and function as an important check against the abuses of the understanding of our immediacy to God.

Her over 20 years of practice as an attorney includes serving as litigation coordinator for the Women Against Abuse Legal Center in Philadelphia, and on Planned Parenthood's trial team in its challenge to the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act.

And yet now he is in government he is unwilling to mount even the most rudimentary defence against these abuses by the state.

A lawyer may stand firm against abuse by a judge but should avoid reciprocation; the judge's default is no justification for similar dereliction by an advocate.

Cardinal Pell himself is also facing sexual abuse charges dating... Professional Standards Limited, which promotes protection for children against abuse by auditing and reporting on Catholic entities.

Scruton simply gets it wrong when he states, «Conservatism should be a defense of government against its abuse by liberals.»

In various ways, Facebook and LinkedIn have acknowledged at least a modest obligation to police their ad platforms against abuse.

Backlash against the abuse of user privacy was swift, with regulators, privacy experts and lawmakers calling for tighter regulations, investigations and company executives to step up.

Recently I've been holding onto the fact that vengenace is the Lord's and that although Jesus was the only one who had the right to call legions of angels against the abuse and slander that he suffered, he did not.

Barth's critique of the church here is more like that of Luther than that of Wycliff, Hus, Savanarola and other pre-reformers who protested vigorously against the abuses of the late medieval church.

Even Paul, in at least one instance, claimed his rights as a Roman citizen against the abuses of officials.

It's dangerous enough to be a woman these days, let alone a woman who dares to stand up publicly against abuse.

In fact, that is what many on the political right have done to discredit any protests by the left against their abuses of power and their criminal behavior.