Sentences with phrase «against violence for»

The lack of protections against violence for transgender New Yorkers is a colossal embarrassment to the illustrious civil rights history of our state.»

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The company, which is based in Austin, Tex., and also operates a networking service for professionals and a friend - matching function, is donating $ 100,000 toward a nationwide protest against gun violence planned for later this month.

«We voted on the first of October and now we have to defend our vote and defend our republic in the polling stations and this time they aren't going to use violence against us,» says Eduard Morell, an activist for the ERC in Terrassa.

Heather Copelas, a spokesperson for retailer Jordan's Furniture Inc., based in Avon, Mass., says that in 1999 her company joined a group called Employers Against Domestic Violence.

Images of violence against «real people or animals» with comments or captions that contain enjoyment of suffering, humiliation and remarks that speak positively of the violence or «indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure» are prohibited.

She is also a formidable voice for women's empowerment in Turkey, a nation with one of the worst gender gaps in the workplace; the university founded and chaired by Sabancı made headlines last year when it published a report on the impact of domestic violence against white - collar working women in Turkey.

Facebook looks for «credible statements of intent to commit violence against any person, groups of people, or place (city or smaller).»

That is defensible only if one is certain that the baseline level of possible robotic error in civilian protection exceeds that baseline level of human error... I, for one, would not bet against the possibility that for some military applications, we will some day come to see mere human judgment as guaranteeing an unacceptable level of indiscriminate and disproportionate violence.

Santorum made his original remarks over the weekend while roughly two million people at hundreds of «March for Our Lives» events across the US rallied against gun violence in America.

Below is how the lifetime odds of dying from gun violence (highlighted in red, gun suicides and accidents excluded) stack up against many causes of death for Americans:

«Going forward, we will take action against any content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or a group of people,» the company wrote in statement on Thursday.

But the issue became one of national security when those claiming to be responsible for the hack threatened violence against theatres that screen The Interview.

2018 will be a defining year for Mexico, a country plagued by corruption, violence in its struggle against gangs and drug cartels, and slow economic growth.

Although these claims are not new, his repetition and vitriolic delivery has been a catalyst for increased violence against minority communities.

PayPal, the payment processor, has a policy against working with sites that use its service for «the promotion of hate, violence, [or] racial intolerance.»

For now, the best response is that a program such as the above — applied when necessary beyond Iraq, Syria, and ISIS to other challenges against the international order — would buy the Middle East time for the modernization and internal transformation needed to anchor the nation - state principle and provide homegrown disincentives to violence and upheavFor now, the best response is that a program such as the above — applied when necessary beyond Iraq, Syria, and ISIS to other challenges against the international order — would buy the Middle East time for the modernization and internal transformation needed to anchor the nation - state principle and provide homegrown disincentives to violence and upheavfor the modernization and internal transformation needed to anchor the nation - state principle and provide homegrown disincentives to violence and upheaval.

Canada has some world - class think tanks and research on gender violence, such as the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Cviolence, such as the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & CViolence Against Women & Children.

A protest against violence attacking black communities, the parade was one of the first public marches for civil rights.

In October, the site implemented a ban on content that «glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or a group of people.»

Asked why the team would continue employing Sneed when, already having pled guilty to criminal charges for violence against one woman, he allegedly physically assaulted another woman — who was also a team employee — Pittman declined comment.

The brief: Ad Age partnered with the Gun Safety Alliance to call for creative work that would help students get out their message against gun violence; artist Edel Rodriguez, known for his iconic Donald Trump covers for Time magazine, helped spread the word and picked his favorite.

Indigenous leaders, First Nations communities, even Amnesty International, have all expressed concerns about «man camps» at resource development projects and the potential for exploitation and violence against Indigenous women they pose.

Who is to blame for this bungled handling of domestic violence allegations against a senior official?

«ACT for America has never, and will never, tolerate any bias, discrimination, or violence against anyone, based on their religion, gender, race, or political persuasion,» Act for America told Newsweek in a statement.

Take, for instance, Florida's gun laws: A new report from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violenViolence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violenViolence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violenceviolence laws.

Kelly — who first learned of the domestic violence allegations against Porter months ago — issued a glowing statement of support for Porter's personal character after the allegations first surfaced publicly Tuesday and privately urged him to remain on the job until the next day when his resignation was announced.

Then the guy is showing his support for violence against women on his web page yet he owns a business by the name of Aggression Fighting Championship... really?

Crowds gathered in Charlottesville, Va., on Wednesday night, for a vigil and peaceful march against hate and violence.

VICTORIA — B.C. New Democrat women's spokesperson Maurine Karagianis issued the following statement in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women:

VICTORIA — B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan and New Democrat women's spokesperson Maurine Karagianis issued the following statement in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: «Violence against women continues to be a major concern...

VICTORIA — New Democrat spokesperson for women's issues Maurine Karagianis and Leader John Horgan issued the following statements in recognition of the National Day for Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Thank you, President Donald Trump, for your suggestion that teachers should be trained to carry firearms in order to stop gun violence against our students («The absurdity of arming teachers,» Feb. 25).

Huffington Post: At United Nations, Organization Of Islamic Cooperation Calls For Ban On Insulting Prophet Muhammad As anti-American protests continue in Islamic nations against a U.S. - made film that mocks the Muslim prophet, the leader of the world's largest Islamic organization met with United Nations leaders this week to condemn violence over the film and call for a ban on insulting the Prophet MuhammFor Ban On Insulting Prophet Muhammad As anti-American protests continue in Islamic nations against a U.S. - made film that mocks the Muslim prophet, the leader of the world's largest Islamic organization met with United Nations leaders this week to condemn violence over the film and call for a ban on insulting the Prophet Muhammfor a ban on insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Christianity Today: Evangelical Leaders Split Over Violence Against Women Act The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorized by Congress Wednesday removes protections for immigrant women who are victims of vViolence Against Women Act The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorized by Congress Wednesday removes protections for immigrant women who are victims of vViolence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorized by Congress Wednesday removes protections for immigrant women who are victims of violenceviolence.

Christians failue to submit to Islam is responsible for the incitement of the violence against them.

At the same time, it kept silence about numerous acts of religiously motivated violence, which the recent report by the Brussels - based International Partnership for Human Rights called «crimes against humanity.»

Believing he has been blackballed for his controversial on - the - field protests against police violence and systemic racism, Kaepernick's legal team has filed a grievance against the NFL, accusing league owners of colluding to prevent him from working in football anymore.

Until our cultural values about intimate relationships are consistent with the new laws regarding violence against women, we will continue to generate mixed signals about the need for justice in the home.

«For Christians [of the first millennium], therefore,» Madden writes, «violence was ethically neutral, since it could be employed either for evil or against it.&raqFor Christians [of the first millennium], therefore,» Madden writes, «violence was ethically neutral, since it could be employed either for evil or against it.&raqfor evil or against it.»

So this is really promotional material for President Carter's new book: «A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power» and the letter he sent seeking Papal «blessing» or endorsement for his campaign on human rights abuses against women.

During the struggle for independence, repressive violence was used by the colonial government against the innocent people of India.

The President has faced criticism in recent months for acknowledging that American history, and indeed Christian history, includes racism, violence, injustice, and oppression — particularly against minority and indigenous people — a reality some would rather sweep under the rug.

Yet the latest violence against Christians, for all its horror, is merely the most recent - not simply in the seven years since the U.S. - led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, but in the almost two thousand years of Christian presence in Iraq.

Recent days have also brought both threats of additional violence against Christians and at least one call (by a Syriac Orthodox archbishop) for Christians to leave Iraq altogether.

My soul recoils from the use of the very tactics of the empire — silencing, bullying, judging, other - ing, dehumanzing, mocking, name - calling, ganging up and piling on, violence — used against the oppressed and marginalized now somehow being used for «good purpose.»

For most Christians the battle against serious youth violence is one they feel powerless in and ill - equipped to tackle.

Bonhoeffer's reluctant involvement in the conspiracy against Hitler certainly does not provide unambiguous Christian justification for resorting to violence and war.

And they should work for this within an international order of peace which itself has need of protection and defense against perpetrators of violence.14

In 2008 in the state of Orissa, a month - long spate of violence broke out against Christians after they were blamed for the death of a ninety - year - old Hindu sage, Swami Lakshmananda, and five of his companions, who in fact were likely slain by regional Maoist insurgents.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, for example, noted in its 2015 annual report the increase in reports of violence in India in recent years and observed that a «climate of impunity» against wrongdoers appeared to exist in a number of Indian states, «exacerbating the social and religious tensions among communities.»