Sentences with phrase «arms of government including»

«Now, since the FEC meeting, where this matter came up, there have been several interactions between both arms of government including meetings with Mr. President and National Assembly leadership.

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CAAT states that U.K. government data it has compiled show that since the Saudi - led coalition began airstrikes on Yemen in 2015, «the U.K. has licensed # 4.6 billion ($ 6.3 billion) worth of arms to Saudi Arabia, including # 2.7 billion worth of ML10 licenses (aircraft, helicopters, drones) and # 1.9 billion worth of ML4 licenses (grenades, bombs, missiles, countermeasures).»

While your main points will likely be similar, I agree with Clark that the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index versus long Treasuries is something of an apple to oranges comparison, since the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index not only includes includes Treasuries, but also government - related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed - rate and hybrid ARM pass - throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency).

The Lord's Resistance Army, a cult guerrilla army engaged in an armed rebellion against the Ugandan government, has been accused of using child soldiers and committing numerous crimes against humanity; including massacres, abductions, mutilation, torture, rape, porters and sex slaves.

Among the many positions taken by these critics, the argument most relevant to our present theme is that the rise of international institutions under the umbrella of the United Nations system represents the leading edge of a new global system of government that has superseded the state in important respects, including the right to judge when resort to armed force is legitimate.

Consistent with the Hoover Report's recommendations that the United States had to reconsider «long - standing American concepts of fair play» and «learn to subvert, sabotage and destroy our enemies,» the shadow government built alliances between U.S. government officials, the Mafia, and international drug cartels; assassinated many thousands of civilians in Southeast Asia; carried out or attempted assassination of foreign leaders; trained death squads and secret police forces; worked to shore up unpopular dictators like the Shah of Iran and the Somoza dictatorship in prerevolutionary Nicaragua; worked to destabilize «unfriendly» governments such as Allende in Chile and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua; cooperated with the Colombian drug cartel to plot the assassination of the former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, Lewis Tambs, with the intention of justifying a U.S. invasion of Nicaragua by blaming his death on the Sandinistas; contracted with the Reagan administration and the National Security Council to find ways of circumventing a congressional ban prohibiting aid to the contras, including the trading of arms to Iran in exchange for hostages and money for the contras; illegally shipped weapons from the United States to the contras and allowed returning planes to use the same protected flight paths to transport drugs into the United States; 11 targeted the U.S. people for disinformation campaigns; and helped prepare contingency plans for declaring a form of martial law in the United States that would have formally suspended constitutional freedoms.

The Security Council should indeed ensure that further measures are now taken, including targeted sanctions and a full arms embargo on the Syrian government and on any armed groups suspected of human rights abuses.

Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability to use it aggressively to expand or promote national interests; examples of militarist states include the United States, Russia and France.1 It may also imply the glorification of the military and of the ideals of a professional military class and the «predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state «2 (see also: stratocracy and military junta).

Built a strong reputation on defence issues - including a forensic analysis of the arms - to - Iraq scandal which rocked the last Conservative government and led to the Scott inquiry.

Each of the arms of government can check each other but not in the way of the President or any other person saying after a court of law has delivered a judgment and set free an accused person on bail, after looking at the various factor for the grant of bail, including severity of the punishment, including the weight of the alleged crime, including whether the accused person would jump bail or not, including whether you would produce surety or not, including whether he has health challenges or not, and the court has finally weighed all these and decided that the accused person must go on bail upon fulfillment of certain condition of bail.

He went on to call for government consolidation, including merging several regional entities and overlapping arms of state government.

Armed Fulani herdsmen unleashed terror on Ayar Mbalom community in the Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday, killing 19 persons, including two Rev. Fathers.

The concerned lawyer with the support of other members of the judicial arm of the government, including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), asserted that Buhari, by his statements during the Presidential Media Chat at the State House in Abuja, was behind the flagrant disobedience to court orders.

The prime minister has committed «seven mortal sins» that have degraded politics, Sir Alistair continued, including; the cash for honours scandal, his alleged disregard for cabinet government, the «shocking political interferenace» in the fraud investigation of BAE's arms deal in Saudi Arabia, his dismissal of concerns over postal voting, the handling of investigations in ministerial disconduct, an «undue reliance on spin», and «politicising» the civil service.

In November 2007, several former Chiefs of Defence — including General Lord Guthrie, Admiral Lord Boyce, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Craig, Field Marshal Lord Bramall and Field Marshal Lord Inge — criticised Brown for departing from the military covenant — a convention within British politics stating that in exchange for risking their lives for the sake of national security, members of the armed forces should be suitably looked after by the government.

A statement from Army headquarters on Friday noted that «Similarly, troops of 7 Division Garrison, in a joint operations with 112 Battalion, Army Headquarters Support Group and Armed Forces Special Forces at Gajibo, Maula, Gamai, Gamare, Maiwa, Warsale, Tangli, Tushi, Sowa, Hasanari, Changuwa, Malamaja, and Marya in Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas rescued 350 people including 5 Cameroonian girls that were held hostages by the Boko Haram terrorists in those areas.

While the city requires social service arms of religious groups that receive government contracts to pledge not to discriminate on any prohibited basis including sexual orientation and gender identity, no such restriction was placed on this funding.

The EFCC had commenced investigating Azibaola last year sequel to a list sent to the commission by a committee set up by the Federal Government to probe contracts awarded by the ONSA from 2011 to 2015 which indicted more than 300 companies and prominent citizens, including serving and retired officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

This solicitation also will include a membership call for an ARM Investigation Team, which will be a multidisciplinary group of U.S. industry, academia, government, and international members.

The group also includes representatives of government ministries, science councils, the arms industry and civic associations.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently estimated the cost of the robotic portion of the ARM mission (not including launch) at $ 1.72 billion, money that Smith said would be better spent on habitats and propulsion technologies.

Abstract: More than twenty years of statelessness and related insecurity, including the proliferation of armed groups, the fragmentation of politics along clan - based lines, economic disruption and large scale population displacement, have had dire consequences on the rights and protection of women and young girls in Somalia; resulting in an increase in gendered patterns of violence as disillusioned and armed young men have been turning against women and girls with impunity.Implicated are Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers, government soldiers and some men within Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, with allegations that tantamount to protector turning to perpetrator and exploiter.

All are affiliated with and financially supported by Hanban, the executive arm of the Chinese Language Council International, which in turn consists of representatives of a dozen government ministries, including foreign affairs, commerce and the «State Council Information Office» which is responsible for, among other things, internet censorship.

Texas charter schools — unlike other states» equivalents — are not included in that protection because they are considered arms of the government.

As a parent, it concerns me that you have required states to expand charter schools, increase standardized testing overall, tie teacher jobs to test scores, and turn around schools by firing half or more of the staff, when the overwhelming body of evidence — including that of the research arms of the federal government — is clear that these strategies do not improve academics overall and can have serious negative effects on children and their education.

Examples of everyday bureaucracies include governments, armed forces, corporations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), hospitals, courts, ministries, social clubs, sports leagues, professional associations and academic institutions.

I am in frequent contact with provincial regulators, including the Financial Institutions Regulation Branch (FIRB), an arm of the provincial government that oversees the legislative and regulatory framework of the credit union industry, and Deposit Guarantee Corporation of Manitoba (DGCM), a statutory body established under the Act to oversee credit union operations and performance, and guarantee member deposits.

More recently, Neil has acted exclusively for government departments and agencies in work of this nature and has been involved in some of the most - high profile such cases including the Alexander Litvinenko inquest / inquiry, the Saudi arms trade litigation and a number of applications to European Court of Human Rights concerned with the bulk interception of communications and communications data.

Our attorneys include former federal and state prosecutors, former Judge Advocate General officers, and veterans of other investigative arms of government.

Sama Dubai (previously Dubai International Properties), the international real estate investment arm of Dubai Holding, on agreements with the Moroccan government for real estate projects totalling US$ 12bn, including US$ 500m Marina de Casablanca development comprising hotels, residential accommodation, offices, retail and entertainment facilities.

We have a significant presence in all the major government dispute forums, including the Court of Federal Claims (COFC), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.

The UN Secretary General's advisory board is comprised of disarmament, arms control, and non-proliferation experts from a range of backgrounds, including government.

Valid forms of ID include: passport, government - issued driver's license, government - issued driving learner's permit, non-driver's identification issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, or U.S. Armed Forces identification.

Through your in - house lender, you can easily provide home buyers information on the range of loan options available, including fixed - rate loans and traditional ARMs, government - backed products like FHA loans, and safe nonconventional subprime loans.