Sentences with phrase «based on civil society»

This in turn requires a different political philosophy, a turn to a model of education based on civil society rather than state control.

A «participative process» was finally implemented in November 2014, based on civil society «volunteers» who counted on legal protection and some infrastructures of the Catalan government.

Not exact matches

*********************************** One would hope that voters were casting their ballots on the basis of what they conclude is best for a civil society and a pluralistic population, not on the more egocentric opinions they may have about right or wrong that are derived from their religious beliefs.

Or, if we are intelligent enough to recognize things that are wrong based on reason and self - interest (for building a civil society), then indefinite detention and torture are fundamentally wrong.

Civil society, if it is to survive, needs to find some new philosophico - religious basis: a conceptuality drawing on the past, certainly, but also looking toward a very different human future.

Wuthnow draws the subtle distinction that «rhetoric about faith - based programs has had one kind of impact on civil society while the reality of these programs has had quite a different effect.»

Augustinian realism draws a bright line between friendship based on shared foundations in civil society and the opportunistic exercise of state power.

Baby Milk Action refused to do this on the basis that it and other civil society organisations were already campaigning on the issues and Nestlé had published its own responses on websites and elsewhere.

It is not «As - Mad - as - Snakes - in - a-Sack», it may involve talking with many strands from the civil society but a consensus on protective measures can soon be established as the basis for UN-sanctioned action or even EU / Nato if game - playing strangles the will of the former to be of use.

And it's based on using volunteers, ordinary residents, Labour party members, trade union members, members of faith groups, civil society.

However it is important to note that only a small proportion of civil society groups are involved in the protests; namely those groups that are based in Bujumbura who are focused on governance and human rights issues and regard themselves as watchdog responsible for holding the government to account.

This is based on interviews with over 100 Libyans between politicians, activists, civil society leaders, and individuals over the past three years in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy and the UK.

When Cuomo and Gore recently announced their support for the cap of 2 degrees (and a 80 % reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050, based on 1990 levels), they sided with the industrial countries led by the US versus more than two - thirds of the others countries and thousands of civil society groups.

Notably, in 2010, the ACLU testified against «the use of terror watch lists to screen gun purchases,» writing that the «deeply flawed» terror watch list process led the group to conclude, «Given these problems, we do not believe that anyone should be deprived of the right to purchase a gun, or the right to fly, or any other benefit of membership in civil society based solely on placement on a terror watch list.»

On this basis on 1st August, 2016, Forest Watch Ghana (a civil society coalition of 35 - member organisations and several other NGOs in the natural resource sector) petitioned the then President, John Mahama, to intervene in the issuance of prospecting license to Exton Cubic due to environmental concerns; more than 60 % of this forest reserve is a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), which means that the area is protected for its unique ecology and diversity of species of flora and faunOn this basis on 1st August, 2016, Forest Watch Ghana (a civil society coalition of 35 - member organisations and several other NGOs in the natural resource sector) petitioned the then President, John Mahama, to intervene in the issuance of prospecting license to Exton Cubic due to environmental concerns; more than 60 % of this forest reserve is a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), which means that the area is protected for its unique ecology and diversity of species of flora and faunon 1st August, 2016, Forest Watch Ghana (a civil society coalition of 35 - member organisations and several other NGOs in the natural resource sector) petitioned the then President, John Mahama, to intervene in the issuance of prospecting license to Exton Cubic due to environmental concerns; more than 60 % of this forest reserve is a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), which means that the area is protected for its unique ecology and diversity of species of flora and fauna.

We call on all civil society organizations, professional bodies, faith - based groups, youth groups, the union movement, academia, and indeed on all citizens of Ghana to support the Center's call to the EC to avoid a potential constitutional crisis.

In a statement on their invitation of the two radio panelists who threatened judges on Accra - based Montie FM, the security agency called on the Ghana Journalists Association and other civil society groups to help ensure decorum in the media.

Dr. Ibrahim, a sociologist, is the founder and director of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, a Cairo - based organization that conducts research on democracy, civil society, and minority rights in Egypt and the Arab region.

These include the preparation of regional reports on the status of civil society (1994); publication and global distribution of Citizens - Strengthening Global Civil Society (1995), the organisation's first world report on the state of civil society; regional consultations of members; two World Assemblies (Mexico City in 1995 and Budapest in 1997) of members and allies; an expanding membership (400 by end of 1997) of organisations and individuals across the world; a growing publications record and groundbreaking work by three special Task Forces in 1996 and 1997 on increasing the understanding and visibility of the sector, the legal principles necessary for the sector's empowerment and enhancing the sector's resource civil society (1994); publication and global distribution of Citizens - Strengthening Global Civil Society (1995), the organisation's first world report on the state of civil society; regional consultations of members; two World Assemblies (Mexico City in 1995 and Budapest in 1997) of members and allies; an expanding membership (400 by end of 1997) of organisations and individuals across the world; a growing publications record and groundbreaking work by three special Task Forces in 1996 and 1997 on increasing the understanding and visibility of the sector, the legal principles necessary for the sector's empowerment and enhancing the sector's resourcsociety (1994); publication and global distribution of Citizens - Strengthening Global Civil Society (1995), the organisation's first world report on the state of civil society; regional consultations of members; two World Assemblies (Mexico City in 1995 and Budapest in 1997) of members and allies; an expanding membership (400 by end of 1997) of organisations and individuals across the world; a growing publications record and groundbreaking work by three special Task Forces in 1996 and 1997 on increasing the understanding and visibility of the sector, the legal principles necessary for the sector's empowerment and enhancing the sector's resource Civil Society (1995), the organisation's first world report on the state of civil society; regional consultations of members; two World Assemblies (Mexico City in 1995 and Budapest in 1997) of members and allies; an expanding membership (400 by end of 1997) of organisations and individuals across the world; a growing publications record and groundbreaking work by three special Task Forces in 1996 and 1997 on increasing the understanding and visibility of the sector, the legal principles necessary for the sector's empowerment and enhancing the sector's resourcSociety (1995), the organisation's first world report on the state of civil society; regional consultations of members; two World Assemblies (Mexico City in 1995 and Budapest in 1997) of members and allies; an expanding membership (400 by end of 1997) of organisations and individuals across the world; a growing publications record and groundbreaking work by three special Task Forces in 1996 and 1997 on increasing the understanding and visibility of the sector, the legal principles necessary for the sector's empowerment and enhancing the sector's resource civil society; regional consultations of members; two World Assemblies (Mexico City in 1995 and Budapest in 1997) of members and allies; an expanding membership (400 by end of 1997) of organisations and individuals across the world; a growing publications record and groundbreaking work by three special Task Forces in 1996 and 1997 on increasing the understanding and visibility of the sector, the legal principles necessary for the sector's empowerment and enhancing the sector's resourcsociety; regional consultations of members; two World Assemblies (Mexico City in 1995 and Budapest in 1997) of members and allies; an expanding membership (400 by end of 1997) of organisations and individuals across the world; a growing publications record and groundbreaking work by three special Task Forces in 1996 and 1997 on increasing the understanding and visibility of the sector, the legal principles necessary for the sector's empowerment and enhancing the sector's resource base.

I recently returned from an international solidarity mission to Cambodia, where so many of the issues that progressive rights - based civil society origanisations campaign on slap you right in the face:

However, civil society actors expressed concerns over a series of substantial issues, based on their collective experiences to hold governments to account for the EFA goals over the last fifteen years.

This is both because of the virtues of localism and civil society and because the federal government is by no means always on the side of the angels when it comes to fairness — remember the Fugitive Slave Act, Dred Scott, Plessy, the WWII - era internment of Americans of Japanese descent, race - based redlining.

6 These principles are adapted from the «People's Sustainability Treaty on Radical Ecological Democracy» proposed for the Rio +20 process by several civil society groups (http://sustainabilitytreaties.org/draft-treaties/radical-ecological-democracy/), in turn based on Kothari 2009 and Shrivastava and Kothari 2012.

Abstract: I recently returned from an international solidarity mission to Cambodia, where so many of the issues that progressive rights - based civil society origanisations campaign on slap you right in the face: Land grabs: -LSB-...]

On the other hand, the document is viewed by civil societies and refugees themselves as a basis of unfair discrimination.

By focusing solely on the fact that Teach For America alumni are playing their proper (and laudable) roles as participants in civil society on behalf of children and communities, Malkin fails to pay any mind to the great work that the organization and its recruits do on a daily basis in providing kids with high - quality teaching.

Inspired by the debate on Brexit, Wolfgang Tillmans» campaign marks a counter-movement: involvement in civil society — based on solidarity and on what interconnects us — gains heightened importance.

On November 4, 2013, the WGC hosted a closed - door meeting on geoengineering for Washington, DC - based civil society actorOn November 4, 2013, the WGC hosted a closed - door meeting on geoengineering for Washington, DC - based civil society actoron geoengineering for Washington, DC - based civil society actors.

Our significant methane reduction achievement on the Norwegian Continental Shelf will form the basis for our contribution to this joint effort by partners from industry, government and civil society.

The tool can help highlight areas where deforestation and forest degradation is occurring on a quarterly basis, potentially providing insight to authorities, policymakers, civil society, local communities, and academics.

Although a broadly - based civil society organisation rather than a modern environmental pressure group the Union now focuses much of its programme around policy issues and promotional initiatives on the integration of climate and air pollution policies, including in particular its next World Congress (Cape Town, September 2013).

According to Paulo Moutinho, from the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazí» nia, IPAM), an NGO also participating in the process, this construction model of Principles and Criteria, based on effective civil society participation, will surely be able to be adopted by other countries.

The optimal outcome for investors is if they have the possibility to bring a claim based on an EU FTIA before an investor ‑ state tribunal and before domestic courts, while the optimal outcome for civil society is if investors can not bring an FTIA claim before any of the two judicial avenues; (ii) problems facing the domestic enforcement of ISDS awards; (iii) the need to keep the investment protection standards in the agreements or not.

With the Law Scenarios to 2030 we have tried to build wind tunnels of possible legal futures, based on thorough trend research, in which legal strategies of countries, international organisations, businesses, and civil society organisations can be tested whether they are robust, given current trends.

UNHCR interventions will focus on increasing the integration of refugee response programmes with comprehensive national and regional protection and development frameworks; enhancing productive and coping mechanisms of refugee and host communities; and strengthening resilience through partnerships and innovative approaches such as cash - based interventions and other self - reliance initiatives in close cooperation with governments, humanitarian and development actors, civil society and the private sector.

Mr. O'Sullivan is also correct to imply that, in a justice system where the content is based in part on «judicial civil precedent», on judges providing new solutions to new problems created by changes in society, a reduction in the number of decided cases, precedents, could be a problem.

«We are Canadian civil society organizations committed to the basic principle that access to medicines and to health care should be equitable, based on need and not on ability to pay, whether at home or around the world.

Further to this, Loyyal's vision for the future, is a concept running on the Loyyal Blockchain based platform, to incentivize residents» voluntary behavior contributing towards individual happiness and the greater good of civil society.

Oliver Hunziker, Vice-President of ICSP and representative of civil society, stated that «based on this evidence and the recent Resolution 2079 of the Council of Europe on equality and shared parental responsibility, presented at the conference by the initiator of the resolution, Françoise Hetto - Gaasch, politicians from all countries should now take action and change their laws accordingly.»

About the Organizers: The International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP), founded 2014 and based in Bonn, Germany, is an international association with individual members from the sectors science, family professions and civil society.