Sentences with phrase «as violation of human rights»

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-.

Secondly the size restriction on service animals could be challenged as a violation of the Human Rights Code.

The act is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

He said, therefore, whenever citizens see a school without chairs, and the like, they should regard it as violation of human rights and report said.

But elsewhere it warmly endorses the teaching of John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae and explicitly names abortion and euthanasia as violations of human rights — although, admittedly, not in its own voice but in quoting another evangelical document.

Not exact matches

«How do you feel about your involvement in a country that has been described as the North Korea of Africa with respect to human rights violations?»

Yet, just months ago, a Jokowi victory appeared almost a sure thing — holding an almost 40 % lead over Prabowo, a candidate not allowed in the U.S. for past human rights violations and who, as the former son - in - law of Suharto, the Indonesian dictator overthrown 16 years ago, is certainly among the nation's entrenched powers.

But this latest scandal is simply business as usual for Woodfibre LNG, which is owned by the notorious Indonesian billionaire, Sukanto Tanoto, whose companies have a history of tax evasion, animal rights violations and human rights offences.

«Together we can send the unambiguous message that the women of UBC have supporters everywhere who will stand against sexual violence — that the rape chants that students at the Sauder School were participating in are deplorable and must be properly dealt with as a violation of women's human rights; that repeated sexual attacks on young women on campus are a crisis with which we should all be concerned.

The reports of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Center for Transitional Justice (the world's leading non-governmental organization studying political transitions), as well as the U.N. documents on the justice of nations moving from tyranny to democracy, give prominence to judicial punishment among all possible measures for addressing past human - rights violatHuman Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Center for Transitional Justice (the world's leading non-governmental organization studying political transitions), as well as the U.N. documents on the justice of nations moving from tyranny to democracy, give prominence to judicial punishment among all possible measures for addressing past human - rights violaRights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Center for Transitional Justice (the world's leading non-governmental organization studying political transitions), as well as the U.N. documents on the justice of nations moving from tyranny to democracy, give prominence to judicial punishment among all possible measures for addressing past human - rights violathuman - rights violarights violations.

Rather, Defund Planned Parenthood protesters abhor abortion as a profound violation of human rights, and they believe that the videos released by the Center for Medical Progress prove that Planned Parenthood harbors a crass and denigrating attitude toward the unborn — hard to dispute.

«That Sudan continues to prosecute these men, and without even allowing them free access to their legal team, makes a mockery of the judicial process and is a clear violation of fair trial principles, as articulated in Article 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) and Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Sudan is a party.

Domestically and internationally, Ahmadinejad is regarded by not a few as a capricious dictator whose presidency has included serious human rights violations, routine defiance of the United Nations, development of capabilities for nuclear weapons, and massive student protests against his government.

The meeting reflects a shift in US policy under President Trump as his predecessor, President Barack Obama, refused to invite Mr el - Sisi to the White House because of concerns about human rights violations.

[T] he exposure of persistent human rights violations by the contras has led the Administration not to pressure contra leaders to enforce international codes of conduct,» the Americas Watch Report cited earlier states, «but to drown U.S. public opinion with praise for the «freedom fighters,» and to attempt to discredit all reports of their violations as inspired by communist or Sandinista propaganda.

«We need to continue exposing Iran's violations of Saeed's human rights until my husband is safely back in my arms,» the statement quoted her as saying.

As Pope John XXIII wrote in his encyclical Pacem in Terris (1963), «Any government which refused to recognize human rights, or acted in violation of them, would not only fail in its duty; its decrees would be wholly lacking in binding force.»

A decade ago humanitarian intervention, defined by Brian Lepard as «the use of military force to protect the victims of human rights violations,» seemed...

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.

Even you, you are a sinner and when it comes to me as a human being to pinpoint your sins and then deprive you of your rights, it becomes a violation of fundamental human rights.

Why do not the Institute on Religion and Democracy and the National Association of Evangelicals condemn human - rights violations in El Salvador, Guatemala and Chile as vigorously and frequently as they do human - rights violations in Nicaragua?

Human rights violations measured as a body count are fewer, but intimidation remains constant and the structures of repression are maintained.

Although globalization of the economy has been characterized as a locomotive for productivity, opportunity, technological progress, and uniting the world, it ultimately causes increased impoverishment, social disparities and violations of human rights.

If in the normal course of free market operations, World Trade Organization rules, or IMF conditionalities, millions of people are uprooted, impoverished, or unemployed, this is usually not seen as human rights violations.

Processes of economic growth that immiserate ever larger groups of people are usually not perceived as a gross violation of human rights by most Western governments, donor institutions, or as a matter of fact, by many human rights organizations.

A decade ago humanitarian intervention, defined by Brian Lepard as «the use of military force to protect the victims of human rights violations,» seemed to be a policy whose time had come.

Such considerations may appear unseemly when we are confronted by massive violations of human rights, yet ends and means are an important humanitarian consideration as well, since many humanitarian crises emerge from the destabilizing policies of the past.

Such standards are increasingly regarded as oppressive and thus in violation of human rights.

«These new members will continue to support the transformation of the palm oil sector by demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical requirements, such as ending deforestation, the development of peatlands and gross labour and human rights violations.»

As an integral part of the AFi team, the Communications Specialist will contribute to the team's overall mission of accelerating progress and enhancing accountability and transparency of agricultural and forestry supply chains with an aim towards curtailing deforestation, ecosystem destruction, land grabbing, and human rights violations.

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Human Rights Watch reports claim that while West African forces helped restore security in these crises, which took place over a decade ago, they were also complicit in serious violations of international humanitarian law, including looting, harassment, and arbitrary detention of civilians, as well as — in the case of Sierra Leone — summary executions of suspected rebels.

For newspapers conducting the graphic form of tabloid journalism, known as nota roja, the emphasis was on particularly violent or brutal human rights violations, excluding non-violent infractions such as the denial of the right to education.

«SERAP also argues that Nigerians are entitled to the right to truth derived from the obligations of the government to carry out an investigation of violations of human rights and crime of corruption committed within its jurisdiction; to identify, prosecute and punish those responsible; and to ensure that victims have the simple and prompt recourse for protection against violation of fundamental rights, as well as to ensure transparency in public administration.»

He urged the court to declare the remand and detention of the applicant by the respondents as a violation of his fundamental human rights.

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 countless difficulties facing Kenya's Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC), created as part of the KNDR process to investigate gross human rights violations and historical injustices, is a testament to this fact.

«Council reaffirms the strong condemnation by the AU of all act of violence, committed by whomsoever, as well as of human rights abuses, including killings, extra-judicial executions, violations of the physical integrity of persons, acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman and / or degrading treatment, and arbitrary arrests and illegal detentions, violations of the freedom of the press and freedom of expression and the prevalence of impunity,» the AU said.

That the Labour party should so loudly trumpet its contempt for personal privacy and the presumption of innocence, parading its violation of the European Court on Human Rights ruling on DNA retention as one of the top six reasons to vote for it, tells you everything you need to know about its attitude to civil liberties and the rule of law.

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.

Ozekhome also pointed out that the continuing detention of Suswam without recourse to Court or due process of law constitutes a violation of his fundamental human rights guaranteed under Section 35 (1)(c) and (4) and 44 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and is therefore illegal and unconstitutional.

«In a case involving the Republic of Niger, the ECOWAS Court of Justice stated that «slavery is considered as a serious violation of human dignity and is formally prohibited by all international human rights instruments.

Mr Speaker, as I set out on Monday we will also table a Government amendment to the Sanctions Bill to strengthen our powers to impose sanctions in response to the violation of human rights.

«SERAP also considers the amendments to amount to «legislative rascality», as they are not legitimate exercise of legislative power, and if allowed can exacerbate extreme poverty and violations of the right to an adequate standard of living of Nigerians and other human rights.»

Suswam, by his suit filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, is asking the court to declare his detention in the custody of the DSS since February 25, 2017, without trial, as a violation of his fundamental rights, to personal liberty, freedom of movement, and dignity of human person.

According to the applicant, his arrest and detention constituted a gross violation of an infringement upon his dignity, personal liberty, fair hearing and freedom of movement as enshrined and guaranteed under sections 34, 35, 36,41,46 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Articles 4,5,6 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights.

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.

From its cannibalistic proclivities, the world can see why the APC and its insensitive Federal Government care less about the lives and welfare of Nigerians, resulting in the escalation of violence, bloodletting, mass killings, extra-judicial executions, persecution of citizens, abuse of human rights, constitutional violations, including invasion of the National Assembly as well as attack on federal lawmakers and judicial officers.

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.

Prof. Dankofa, among other things, in suit KDH / KAD / 236 / 2018 is praying the court to «declare that the action of the respondents (Kaduna State Government and Kaduna Geographic Information Service, KADGIS) in arrogating to themselves the power to punitively sanction the Applicants (Hunkuyi and his Company, Muna Investment Ltd) property, even if the Applicants were purportedly in default of payment of either ground rent or land use charge or for any other reason constitute a gross violation of Applicant Fundamental Human Right guaranteed under section 43 (1) and 46 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and therefore illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.»