Sentences with phrase «as human rights framework»

Specifically, it demonstrates how the Declaration can be applied as a human rights framework to guide the creation and maintenance of a culturally safe and secure environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities can reach their full potential.

It demonstrates how the Declaration can be applied as a human rights framework to guide the creation and maintenance of an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities can reach their full potential.

Indigenous perspective is given some space (though not as much as human rights framework) under the notion of sustainable development and social responsibility principles.

Not exact matches

The objectives of the Charter of Medina provide a suitable framework for national constitutions in countries with Muslim majorities, and the United Nations Charter and related documents, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, are in harmony with the Charter of Medina, including consideration for public order.

Some of the objectives of the training as highlighted by the organizers include; to enlighten participants on the legal framework for international human right laws and humanitarian principles, to improve the capacity of law enforcement agents in identification, protection issues in Nigerian human right context, to build the capacity of participants to appreciate their roles in protecting the rights of the civilians.

Age limits exist in other EU countries subject to the same human rights legal framework that applies to Britain, such as in Denmark where the age limit for a foreign spouse is 24.

Contributions include discussions on racial disparities in special education placements, the intersection of disability with other identity variables such as gender and sexuality; the exploitation of disabled bodies to generate resources for humanitarian projects; and suggestions for how a human rights framework can promote inclusivity and better health outcomes.

Although the language of human rights is relatively new to public health, researchers, practitioners, health advocates and health care providers are increasingly turning to human rights as a framework to improve public health and address contextual factors.

Plomer suggests using this normative framework of human rights ideals to analyze the actions and guidance of international organizations such as the United Nations, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Article 15.

The outcome statement of the Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development (2012) centred around ecological sustainability.2 If countries of the world are serious about the commitment made at Rio, then the MDGs need to evolve into a new framework; sustainability was not at their heart, and it is increasingly clear that without such an orientation, various «development» goals are impossible to meet for both the current and future generations.3 As the report of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goalAs the report of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goalas should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goalas more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goalas halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goals.

Call on parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. to also consider and address the health, human rights and security implications of climate change, including the need to prepare communities for relocation, to protect persons displaced across borders due to climate change - related impacts, and the need to create a legal framework to protect the human rights of those left stateless as a result of climate change.

If «equity» is defined as the human right to sustainable development, then only two approaches to a global fair - shares reference framework — cumulative per - capita budget sharing and «responsibility and capacity index» based effort sharing — are at all promising, and the BASIC paper clearly moves these two approaches forward.

The Greenhouse Development Rights framework is, accordingly, designed to protect the right to sustainable human development, even as it drives rapid global emissions reductions.

Here is a big stack of issues that Parties should tackle: stringent CDM reform; a framework for new mechanisms that results in a net decrease of emissions and is based on principles ensuring sustainable development and the protection of human rights; removal of loopholes that weaken targets such as surplus AAUs and non-additional carbon credits.

So, these vulnerable nations are urging all Parties to the UNFCCC to «consider and address the health, human rights and security implications of climate change, including the need to prepare communities for relocation, to protect persons displaced across borders due to climate change - related impacts, and the need to create a legal framework to protect the human rights of those left stateless as a result of climate change.»

These hearings are currently scheduled to include examination of human rights frameworks, racism, government services such as child protection services, and policing.

As a legal organization with standing to participate, West Coast LEAF is in Quebec City for the hearings, which are focused on the human rights framework for the Inquiry's work.

The proposal that tax fraud ought to be regarded as a violation of human rights must be inscribed within the broader framework of the new global law and the evolution of the protection of human rights (UNHRC, UNGPs (2011)-RRB-.

Portugal (9 October)-- «On new and emerging threats, such as armed drones, autonomous weapons, cyberspace and militarization of outer space, we should encourage transparency and adapt applicable international law or develop new regulatory multilateral security frameworks responsive to the objective of protecting civilians and Human Rights.»

Both services operate within a feminist framework, focussing on social justice, gender equality, and human rights, and view family violence and sexual assault as gendered violence.

Two categories of non-discriminatory differentiation protected within a human rights framework are the right to express one's cultural identity, referred to variously as minority rights or cultural rights [109], and the provision of measures by governments to facilitate the advancement of members of certain racial groups who historically have been disadvantaged by discriminatory policies.

This year's Native Title Report proposes framework agreements that embody human rights principles as a guide to agreement - making on native title land.

Chapter 4 of this report discusses the existence of what is being referred to internationally as the «implementation gap» 4 between the human rights obligations accepted by government and their application in domestic policy frameworks for Indigenous issues.

A human rights based approach to development will also recognise that Indigenous cultures vary considerably across Australia, and as a result there are a diversity of governance frameworks.

As stated in the Native Title report 1998, (37) there are two categories of differential treatment protected within a human rights framework.

The performance indicators used to determine whether native title has been recognised and protected as a result of the activities undertaken by the NNTT are not developed within a human rights framework where the substantive protection of native title is a primary objective.

Working within a principled framework — As Tom has indicated, members of the campaign committee had to indicate basic agreement with the human rights approach as set out in achieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within a generatioAs Tom has indicated, members of the campaign committee had to indicate basic agreement with the human rights approach as set out in achieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within a generatioas set out in achieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within a generation.

During my five year term as Social Justice Commissioner I hope to work towards seeing an established framework to ensure the protection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's human rights — and the overarching element of this framework is the full implementation of the Declaration.

In its submission in response to the Agreements Discussion Paper, the Australian Human Rights Commission recommended that the Native Title Act should be amended to include explicit criteria as to what constitutes good faith, and be supplemented by a code or framework to guide parties and the NNTT as to the requirements of good faith negotiation.

Interestingly, the sizeable group of community members who insisted, quite stubbornly, that Australia already has a Bill of Rights, as part of it's legal framework, made it abundantly clear that human rights education deserves greater attention and invesRights, as part of it's legal framework, made it abundantly clear that human rights education deserves greater attention and invesrights education deserves greater attention and investment.

I consider how the Declaration can build legislative and policy frameworks such as native title to ensure that they comply with international human rights standards and principles and as a result, empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to reach their full potential and to respond to lateral violence when it occurs.

In Chapter 3 I have looked at the big picture, with the human rights framework as our overarching response to lateral violence.

For me as Social Justice Commissioner, specifically charged by statute to report on the effect of the Native Title Act upon the human rights of Indigenous Australians, the challenge is to develop a framework that recognises the distinctiveness of Indigenous identity as it is shaped by our adherence to traditional laws and customs, while at the same time seeking to maximise the capacity of native title to contribute to the economic and social development of traditional owner groups and the communities they live in.

The Reports, as well as providing this critique, have been forward looking by identifying a human rights framework for progressing the reconciliation process.

In particular, the workshop considered the Draft framework for reporting on Indigenous disadvantage currently being developed by the Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth / State Service Provision under the auspices of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), as well as a range of human rights and development initiatives at the international level.