Sentences with phrase «as human rights general»

Further, it is rare that an employer would offer up monetary compensation such as human rights general damages, even if a breach has occurred according to its investigation.

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By the time Pope Benedict XVI addressed the U.N. General Assembly on the sixtieth anniversary of the UDHR in 2008, opportunistic uses of human rights were in full swing, prompting the pope to announce, «Efforts need to be redoubled in the face of pressure to reinterpret the foundations of the Declaration and to compromise its inner unity so as to facilitate a move away from the protection of human dignity towards the satisfaction of simple interests, often particular interests.»

Thus, we can say that our maximal common humanity prescribes a compound set of human rights, an inclusive substantive right to general emancipation that consistently implies as an aspect of itself the formative rights of communicative respect.

For example, as early as 20 years ago General Frederick Coutts of the Salvation Army wrote: «Salvationists are identified with the high ideals of social justice and acceptance of the unchallenged rights of every man as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights» (Human Rights and the Salvation Army [Campfield Press, 19681,rights of every man as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights» (Human Rights and the Salvation Army [Campfield Press, 19681,Rights» (Human Rights and the Salvation Army [Campfield Press, 19681,Rights and the Salvation Army [Campfield Press, 19681, p. 5)

Muslims in general if left alone with out your intervention might end up fighting each other due differences of views in their faith, but if west keep on applying pressure causing starvation, harassment and confrontation against Muslims and against their faith, this will only lead them to leave behind their differences and jointly or individually confront their enemies, those who wants to deprive them from their rights of faith and belief and the more they are pressed the more they would complain by reacting and not by words and cries since words and cries seem does not reach, heard or work out now a days since being their judges and executors are all of non religious such as atheists, infidels, polytheists who consider their vast interests above all humanity and faith issues such as mercy, leniency, compassion, pity, sympathy, kindness all that of human mutual heavenly code of conduct.!?

Like most UN human rights treaties, its implementation by state parties is overseen by a compliance committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, which issues «General Comments» meant to guide our understanding of the provisions contained in the treaty, and which conducts periodic reviews of state parties, instructing them how to change their laws in order to comply better with the treaty, as understood by the Committee.

More worrisome, is that Chinese consumers» may shun American products in general as a nationalist response to the two countries» growing frictions over issues ranging from human rights to trade spats, as seen before when relations with Japan and South Korea became strained.

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 defendant, in the suit filed on his behalf by a human rights lawyer, Mr Ebun Olu - Adegboruwa, joined the EFCC and the Attorney - General of the Federation as respondents.

It is widely assumed that the three ministers, Grieve as attorney - general, Clarke as a senior cabinet minister, and Green, as a justice minister with party responsibility for human rights, had blocked such radical surgery.

As Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, has pointed out, Grieve's departure «is a very worrying signal of how the government values human rights in particular» and recalled that the ex-attorney general's maiden speech was in support of the Human Rightshuman rights in particular» and recalled that the ex-attorney general's maiden speech was in support of the Human Rightrights in particular» and recalled that the ex-attorney general's maiden speech was in support of the Human RightsHuman RightsRights Act.

Sadiq Khan was a former radical human rights lawyer and doing a good job as shadow secretary for justice when he also became shadow minister for London, and responsible for running the general election campaign in London.

The general consensus, as championed by renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN, seems to be that the decision represents a significant setback for the effective and fair administration of justice in the country, and President Muhammadu Buhari administration's approach to the «campaign against corruption.»

The General Legal Council (GLC) has detailed the basis upon which it sanctioned human rights lawyer, Francis Xavier - Sosu, barring him from practicing as a lawyer for three years.

As part of their manifesto at the 2015 general election, the Conservative Party promised to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 and replace it with a «British Bill of Rights».

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday instructed the Inspector - General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim, and governors of affected states to immediately commence investigations into the cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of women and girls in Internally Displaced Persons Camps as contained in a report by the Human Rights Watch.

Following what he described as the public's concern about the less than professional working ethic, unorthodox dress code and accusation of flagrant abuse of human rights its operations, Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, yesterday launched a rebranded, re-kitted and re-equipped Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the new Nigeria Police Complaint Response unit (CRU).

Warsi, as senior foreign office minister, was responsible for British support for international human rights law and in her resignation letter bemoaned the departure in the previous reshuffle of Kenneth Clarke, and the former attorney general Dominic Grieve.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office has subpoenaed the Weinstein Company as it probes any potential violations of state civil rights law or New York City human rights law in the wake of sexual harassment and assault allegations against former executive Harvey Weinstein.

Other candidates are Lorna Johnson, the honorary consul for Jamaica in Los Angeles; Latoia Jones, assistant director of human rights for the American Federation of Teachers and co-founder of Black & Engaged; Rick Palacio, chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party; and Adam Parkhomenko, co-founder of Ready for Hillary and was appointed by DNC Interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile to serve as the DNC's national field director for the general election.

Following what he described as the public's concern about the less than professional working ethic, unorthodox dress code and accusation of flagrant abuse of human rights its operations, Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, yesterday launched a rebranded, re-kitted -LSB-...]

In addition, we are formulating our own internal team which includes a former New York State Assistant Attorney General and a former New York State Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights; as well as a former federal prosecutor.

As the new attorney general, replacing the sage and emollient Dominic Grieves, Jeremy Wright's appointment may be the one to watch — the Guardian's wary view is here — because his arrival appears to clear a major obstacle to Britain leaving the European court of human rights (ECHR) over its sometimes silly rulings.

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Over the years, the focus has expanded to include the cause of trade unions, as well as those of immigrants and general human rights.

However Cameron's promise came as Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, indicated the Tories would repeal the Human Rights Act if they won the next general election, a pledge designed to win back voters who have defected to Ukip.

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has assured the international community and Nigerians alike that troops of the Nigerian Army will continue to do its part to spread awareness and support for human rights always despite the fact that the Army itself suffered tragic human loss as a result of violent acts of -LSB-...]

There's Nakia (Lupita Nyong» o), Black Panther's precocious ex-girlfriend and human rights advocate, his friend W'Kabi (Get Out's Daniel Kaluuya), The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira as a fierce general, T'Challa's sister and chief technology expert Shuri (Letitia Wright), and the list goes on.

The right to education contains, besides the mentioned general paradox of human rights, also a twofold purpose in itself: it «may be regarded as a commodity to which an individual is entitled both as an end in itself but also as a means to other welfare rights.»

As Ms. Irina Bokova, Director - General of UNESCO, affirmed in her message on the occasion of the International Day of Peace 2014, we must continue to «invest more in levers to build lasting peace, namely, respect for human rights, human dignity, and democratic values».

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The racially discriminatory potential of employment credit checks is the key reason that civil rights organizations such as the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discriminrights organizations such as the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discriminRights, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discriminRights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discriminrights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discrimination.

Galleria PACK is proud to present a chronicle of pictures of the most extreme actions by Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky, whose artistic practice draws attention to and protests against the social and political injustices in Russia today, he points his finger at hard issues such as human rights, censorship as well as the lack freedom of expression and thought in today's Russia and Europe in general.

On the general issue of climate change my professional opinion is that humans will continue to drive the truck, as fast as possible, right over the cliff.

Well, largely because it is the null hypothesis, or rather, because humans have a tendency for messing up things they don't understand by acting too quickly (we have tons of economic and political examples for this), and as a general rule it is usually safer to only make small changes and only when we're pretty sure we're right.

Pending that, it is possible to fall back on anecdotal evidence and general impression, and some of that may be reassuring, suggesting that a good deal has changed in European and British society since the middle of the twentieth century — and that may be due in no short measure to the longer term political, moral and legal impact of measures such as the European Convention on Human Rights.

Natalya was also awarded $ 3,500 in general damages for breach of her human rights, as that is the amount that she sought in her application and the Tribunal did not agree to her proposed amendment at hearing to request more due to perceived prejudice to the employer.

Essentially, the national court asks whether Simmenthal II applies to the ECHR now that article 6 (3) TEU states that «Fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, shall constitute general principles of the Union's law&rrights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, shall constitute general principles of the Union's law&rRights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, shall constitute general principles of the Union's law».

If you look at the BBC's news website, the headline item is the Khadr interrogation video released as a result of Minister of Justice, Attorney General of Canada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Appellants v. Omar Ahmed Khadr Respondent — and — British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Criminal Lawyers» Association (Ontario), University of Toronto, Faculty of Law — International Human Rights Clinic and Human Rights Watch Interveners, in which the court held that

«Instead of a Conclusion», as part VI aptly promises, it takes stock of EU accession to the ECHR in general and opines that this step will close the last remaining lacunae in human rights protection in Europe (Christos L. Rozakis).

In a panel chaired by Wendy Miles QC, SCC Secretary General Annette Magnusson will share her experiences about new types of claims that are arising in international arbitration, such as human rights - related and climate change - related claims.

States condemned by the European Court of Human Rights have the obligation to erase the consequences of the violation for the victim and to take general measures such as amending their legislation or their juridical practices.

The report, which has been shared with Attorney General David Eby and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, as well as the opposition critics, proposes overarching areas of proposed justice system reforms categorized into 10 main areas of law and policy, including but not limited to: policing, access to justice, family law, corrections, human rights, mental illness and addiction, poverty and income inequality, and government compliance with outstanding legal protections.

He has received numerous awards recognizing his work, such as the MOSAIC Annual Human Rights Award and the Attorney General of British Columbia's Award for Excellence in Research and Education.

It is a cornerstone of human rights law that governments and private persons governed by that law have a duty to take positive action to ensure that members of disadvantaged groups, such as persons with disabilities, benefit equally from services offered to the general public.

In the 1987 Labour trilogy, Dickson attempted to introduce a distinction between general international human rights law which served as the context for the Charter's adoption and was therefore «relevant and persuasive» in Charter interpretation, and human rights treaties to which Canada is a party, which would serve as the benchmark for all Charter rights.

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A recent decision of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, Cummings v. Nenan Dane Zaa Deh Zona Family Services Society, demonstrates that a complainant can not rely as a general matter on a self - diagnosis when trying to establish a mental disability or a disability that is not self - evident.

For example, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed claims of discrimination against the Ontario Drug Benefit Program on the basis that there was no Code - related reason for denying coverage, but rather a dispute over its efficacy and safety as a medical treatment (e.g. Kueber v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2014 HRTO 769).

The Bill provides that the guidelines are to incorporate the World Bank International Finance Corporation's Policy on Social & Environmental Sustainability, Performance Standards on Social & Environmental Stability and Environmental, Health and Safety General Guidelines as well as the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.