Sentences with phrase «alleged violations of his human rights»

She has also worked with the U.N. Human Rights Commission and UNESCO's Division of Human Rights and Peace, where she designed new procedures for the treatment of alleged violations of human rights.

Sara is often retained to conduct workplace investigations in respect of alleged violations of the Human Rights Code, as well as workplace harassment or bullying, and is a facilitator of the Workplace Investigation Seminar team at Mathews Dinsdale.

Defended the Republic of Chile and Chilean government officials in a lawsuit brought by an individual in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over alleged violations of his human rights by the Chilean courts.

CCPR / C / 55 / D / 563/1993, para. 8.6 (states parties are «under a duty to investigate thoroughly alleged violations of human rights»); Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture: The Russian Federation, UN Doc.

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America imposed fresh sanctions on Russia in early August, building on previous penalties that focus on interference in the 2016 U.S. election, human rights violations, the annexation of Crimea and the alleged destabilization of eastern Ukraine.

For illustration of this one need only read the daily newspapers and mark the space given to human rights news such as Pinochet's detention and alleged violations of rights around the world.

Until Monday night, Eric Schneiderman was regarded as a model progressive in the #MeToo era — a powerful Democrat who, as New York's attorney general, sued Harvey Weinstein for civil and human rights violations over the movie mogul's alleged abuse of women.

The U.S. annual report on global human rights violations, released in Washington D.C. on Friday afternoon, said the administration of President Buhari «took steps to investigate alleged abuses, but fewer steps to prosecute officials who committed violations, whether in the security forces or elsewhere in the government».

As President Muhammadu Buhari begins his official visit to the United States of America on Sunday (today), the Peoples Democratic Party has drawn the attention of President Donald Trump to alleged constitutional and human rights violations in Nigeria.

Citing the recent United States Department of States report, which alleged cases of extreme human rights violations under the Buhari administration, Ologbondiyan called on Trump to ask Buhari questions on the way he runs his government.

It follows a separate confidential human rights inquiry by the UN into alleged violations of disability rights following welfare reforms, though this second investigation will be held in public and is more akin to a routine checkup rather than a response to an emergency situation.

He said since the commencement of the EFCC investigations, the former first lady had, through the same set of lawyers, filed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit marked FHC / ABJ / CS / 586/2017, demanding N2bn against the EFCC for an alleged violation of her right.

Secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of alleged human rights violation and breach of the constitution before and after...

The findings of a UN inquiry investigating alleged violations of disabled people's human rights in the UK as a result of welfare reforms will not be published for two years, the Guardian has learned.

The Coalition has created a «starter kit» to help scientific organizations develop their own human rights programs, built a comprehensive bibliography of science and human rights materials, and taught researchers to respond to alleged rights violations.

Turning the table on her alleged tormentor, she knocks him unconscious, ties him to a chair, and puts him on trial with the confused aid of Gerardo, a prominent lawyer who, coincidentally enough, has recently been named to head a commission on human rights violations during the previous government.

Plaintiffs in Indonesia allege that they suffered human rights violations at the hands of Indonesian military that was hired by ExxonMobil to provide security for its natural gas facilities.

Plaintiffs allege that ExxonMobil hired these troops knowing they would likely engage in massive human rights violations against the local population, and that all of the claims date from 2001, well after ExxonMobil had specific knowledge of massive human rights violations and could have changed their practices.

The duty of professional regulators to comply with the Code, and the right of a registrant to address an alleged violation through a complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal, rather than through an appeal, is illustrated in the recent human rights case of Fossum v. Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia, 2011 BCHRTHuman Rights Tribunal, rather than through an appeal, is illustrated in the recent human rights case of Fossum v. Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia, 2011 BCHRRights Tribunal, rather than through an appeal, is illustrated in the recent human rights case of Fossum v. Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia, 2011 BCHRThuman rights case of Fossum v. Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia, 2011 BCHRrights case of Fossum v. Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia, 2011 BCHRT 310.

Ecojustice, formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund, has launched a lawsuit on behalf of Aamjiwnaaang First Nation members, Ron Plain and Ada Lockridge, alleging that the cumulative effects of government approved pollution in Sarnia's Chemical Valley amounts to a violation of their human rights under sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Frerights under sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and FreRights and Freedoms.

Alternatively, employers may react inappropriately to suspicious absences, which could lead to exposures to liability, such as in cases where the absence is related to illness and the employee alleges that the employer's reaction is in violation of the Human Rights Code.

The complaint alleges that the companies had produced fossil fuels knowing that the resulting pollution would cause climate change and lead directly to violations of the human rights of people in the Philippines.

We successfully represented an individual client in court proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights alleging violation of a fundamental human right on the part of Latvian sHuman Rights alleging violation of a fundamental human right on the part of Latvian shuman right on the part of Latvian state.

Ms. Josef's challenge was delayed after the election of the Liberal party in 2003 (which disappointingly decided not to reinstate the funding and continued to fight the application), and was delayed again on consent while a similar case, alleging a violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code, was heard by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

No surprise therefore that we are seeing an increase in lawsuits launched in Canada by individuals and communities alleging that the activities of Canadian mining companies have contributed to human rights violations.

As we will see when we examine the relevant UNSCRs, it is the alleged gross violation of the human rights of the Libyan people which the UNSC considered engaged Art 39 of the UN Charter.

A condominium unit owner in Chicago sued her condominium association, alleging a violation of the U.S. federal Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act by allowing dogs to travel in the elevators.

Nevsun Resources, also of Vancouver, is also facing a lawsuit in a B.C. court by three workers from the African country of Eritrea who allege human rights violations.

Mrs Lawrence then commenced proceedings against the council, alleging negligence and a violation of her right to respect for family life, ie Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention).

As an intern with the organization, she assisted in the investigation of alleged violations by conducting legal research on a wide variety of human rights issues, consulting with complainants and drafting legal reports based on the Commission's findings.

The former employees allege that under corporate restructurings, locally based Supervalu's upper management terminated employees based on their ages, in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Minnesota Human Rights Act.