Sentences with phrase «by civil protection»

Years of research worldwide have shown that there is currently no scientifically accepted method for short - term earthquake prediction that can reliably be used by Civil Protection authorities for rapid and effective emergency actions.

«Nearly everything was dictated by the central government, with a sort of military occupation of the area by the Civil Protection Department which alienated the townspeople,» he said.

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The suits by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Human Rights Campaign, filed in federal courts in Baltimore and Seattle, claim Trump's plan violates the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution.

State securities regulators appreciate bipartisan interest in modernizing privacy protections relating to information stored on internet service providers, but urge Congress not to inadvertently or unjustifiably curtail crucial investigatory authorities used by state regulators and other civil law enforcement agencies.

President Bush sits down to sign the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which shielded the firearms industry from civil lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes.

The civil penalty is among the largest ever levied by the nation's consumer protection watchdog.

DV goes on to insist that civil legislation must give legal protection to human embryos: «The inalienable rights of the person must be recognised and respected by civil society and the political authority,» and these include «every human being's right to life and physical integrity from the moment of conception until natural death».

The decision to declassify homosexuality was accompanied by the passage of an APA Position Statement, which supported the protection of the civil rights of homosexual persons.

He insists that the civil law should protect the right to life, and that laws that deny such protection, even when passed by majority votes, are invalid.

The amendment to the civil liberties policy motion read: «The protection of freedom of expression, by reforming the libel laws in England and Wales to ensure a better balance is provided between free speech, responsible journalism, scientific discourse and the public interest on one hand and powerful corporations, wealthy individuals and vested interests on the other.»

But the stark truth is that the bill is not about regulation: it's crackdown on civil society, and it's driven partly by the National Assembly's obsession with control but also by self - protection.

The protection of civil liberty against authoritarian encroachment by all political parties is a key political battleground.

Until yesterday, under the auspices of self defence and through the protection of Florida's «Stand Your Ground» law, Zimmerman had not been arrested for a crime that the civil rights community insists was motivated by racial prejudice.

During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.

Obviously, since Lama could be hired or fired at will by the ethics commission, he did not have civil service protection and

They are increasingly taking action through civil litigation, complaints and petitions to state institutions — efforts aided by environmental NGOs, the media, and the effect of mass protest.Academic studies have drawn attention to the role the media, ENGOs and civil litigation as potential forces in aiding environmental protection implementation.

NYSRPA believes that both the City and State of New York violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by requiring the payment of fees as a prerequisite for the lawful exercise of the specifically enumerated individual civil right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment.

The federal government's announcement earlier this month is just the latest action to further diminish civil rights protections for transgender students and follows the February 2017 decision by President Trump and the federal Departments of Education and Justice to rescind guidance that clarified federal legal protections for transgender students.

As released by the attorney general's civil rights bureau, the policies outline the limits local law enforcement can participate in federal immigrant enforcement efforts, including refusing to enact non-judicial warrants in civil cases, denying requests by federal officials in holding people longer than 48 hours and limits on the access Immigration and Customs Enforcement or border protection officers can have with those currently in custoy.

«Partners unable to enter into a civil marriage, and their children, lack basic legal protections taken for granted by married couples.»

The press conference, organized by the Empire State Pride Agenda, and featuring several out gay members of the City Council as well as City Comptroller Scott Stringer, highlighted what have become familiar benchmarks in the long - stalled effort to win statewide civil rights protections for transgender and other gender - nonconforming New Yorkers.

I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

At 1:30 p.m., Empire State Agenda will be joined in Albany by Assembly members, state senators, and LGBTQ advocates to «demand the State Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.»

Mark - Viverito was taken into custody after sitting down in the middle of 5th Avenue and 57th Street shortly after noon — an act of civil disobedience against President Trump's recent move to expunge protections put in place by his predecessor on behalf of so - called Dreamers.

She was the first member of Congress to introduce gay rights legislation, her approach being a full - scale incorporation of sexual orientation into the protections afforded by the 1964 Civil Rights Act against discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and other categories.

The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recently approved a preliminary standard governing the emission of particulates by aircraft engines.

Bertolaso was implicated by a recording of a phone conversation between himself and a regional civil protection officer that took place a week before the earthquake.

Jordan chaired the International Commission on Earthquake Forecasting for Civil Protection formed by the Italian government in the aftermath of L'Aquila to assess the scientific knowledge of earthquake predictability and provide guidelines for effectively gathering, updating and disseminating information to the public.

Raiden is contracted for VIP protection, military training and other duties by PMSCs (Private Military and Security Companies) in a developing country piecing itself back together after a bloody civil war

According to them, modern democratic systems meet four basic criteria: 1) executive and legislatures are chosen through open, free, and fair elections; 2) universal suffrage; 3) protection of political rights and civil liberties; and 4) elected authorities possess real authority to govern (not subject to tutelary control by another unelected group).

Those of us who work without job protections beyond civil rights laws are often astonished by the system of tenure that emerged in U.S. K - 12 education.

In other cases, it has involved turning elements of civil society and the private economy into arms of government policy — by requiring compliance with policy goals that are foreign to many civil - society institutions or consolidating key sectors of the economy and offering protection to large corporations willing to act as public utilities or to advance policymakers» priorities.

The release notes that the regulations «uphold ESSA's critical civil rights protections and enhance equity for historically underserved students by including all students and each subgroup in...

By ensuring federal civil rights protections, offering alternatives to exclusionary discipline and providing useful information to school resource officers, we can keep America's young people safe and on the right path.»

Today, in an op - ed published by the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune, former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and former Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon criticized the Trump administration's decision to rescind guidance clarifying civil rights protections for transgender students — including directives allowing students to use school -LSB-... contCivil Rights Catherine Lhamon criticized the Trump administration's decision to rescind guidance clarifying civil rights protections for transgender students — including directives allowing students to use school -LSB-... contcivil rights protections for transgender students — including directives allowing students to use school -LSB-... continue]

The Brown v. Board of Education case helped create the civil rights movement of the 1960s by determining that in this country «separate educational facilities are inherently unequal» and a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

-- The rights and protections provided pursuant to this Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1990 (S. 2104, 101st Congress), the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall apply with respect to employment by the United States Senate.

If at the time information or documents are furnished by a Settling Defendant to the United States, the Settling Defendant represents and identifies in writing the material in any such information or documents to which a claim of protection may be asserted under Rule 26 (c)(1)(G) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Settling Defendant marks each pertinent page of such material, «Subject to claim of protection under Rule 26 (c)(1)(G) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,» then the United States shall give the Settling Defendant ten calendar days notice prior to divulging such material in any civil or administrative proceeCivil Procedure, and the Settling Defendant marks each pertinent page of such material, «Subject to claim of protection under Rule 26 (c)(1)(G) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,» then the United States shall give the Settling Defendant ten calendar days notice prior to divulging such material in any civil or administrative proceeCivil Procedure,» then the United States shall give the Settling Defendant ten calendar days notice prior to divulging such material in any civil or administrative proceecivil or administrative proceeding.

ICFE DCCS ® Independent Study Guide Table of Contents Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to oversee debt collectors Collection agencies and junk debt buyers - Mini-Miranda What to do if a debtor is contacted about past debts Sample cease and desist letter Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Summary from the CFPB Debt that is covered Debt Collectors that are covered Debt Collectors that are NOT covered Debt Collection for Active and Veteran Military Personnel Communications connected with debt collection When, where and with who communications is permitted Ceasing Communication with the consumer Communicating with third parties Validation of debts Prohibited Practices: Harassing or abusive Practices False or misleading representations Unfair Practices Multiple debts Legal Actions by debt collectors Furnishing certain deceptive forms Civil liability Defenses CFPB / FTC staff's commentary on the FDCPA Common debt collector violations How to document a collector's abusive behavior What to do if a collector breaks the law How collectors are trained - examples of collector training courses FDCPA Sample Exam from ACA for Collectors How collectors are using Social Medias in collections Dealing with creditors and third party collectors Other factors for a debtor in collection: Credit reports and scores Reviewing credit reports with debtors - Permissible uses Rules about credit decisions and notices Debtor education about credit reports and FICO scores Specialty Report Providers Rules to protect consumers in credit card debt How to read and understand credit reports How to make changes or dispute accuracy Freezing Credit Files FCRA / FACTA Provisions of ID Theft victims How credit scoring works The Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act Credit Rules CFPB rules establish strong protections for homeowners facing foreclosure Other Resources

Depending on the policy, covered perils can include: fire or lightning; windstorm or hail; an explosion; riot or civil commotion; damaged caused by aircraft; damage caused by vehicles; smoke; vandalism or malicious mischief; theft; volcanic eruption; falling objects; weight of ice, snow or sleet; accidental overflow of water from within a plumbing, heating air conditioning or automatic fire protection system; sudden and accidental tearing apart, cracking, burning or bulging of a steam system, heating system, air conditioning or automatic fire protection system; freezing of plumbing and other systems; and damages from artificially generated electrical currents.

The thoughtful, detailed analysis and judgment of the proposed move by the federal government to create a national securities regulator shows how little improvement there really is likely to be for the individual investor in solving key problems: high fees for mutual funds, costly access to government of Canada securities, lack of fiduciary responsibility by the industry towards investors, inadequate civil court recourse against misbehaving financial firms, priority given to financial system protection over investor interests.

Frankovich, Thomas E. Civil Rights of Persons with Disabilities Assisted by Guide, Service, Signal Dogs and Other Service Animals: A Practical Guide to Protection and Advocacy.

Local AKC dog clubs and AKC Pet Disaster Relief, a national program spearheaded by AKC Reunite that is dedicated to keeping pets and their owners safe in the aftermath of tornadoes, floods, wildfires and other natural or civil disasters, donated a life - saving pet disaster relief trailer, the first of its kind in the state of Oregon, to officials at the Josephine County Animal Protection and Regulation.

Raiden is contracted for VIP protection, military training and other duties by PMSCs (Private Military and Security Companies) in a developing country piecing itself back together after a bloody civil war.

Last Friday, two former special investigators from the criminal investigation division of the Environmental Protection Agency, quoted by the Web site Truthout, said that criminal, not civil, inquiries should have been the priority from day one.

Initially drafted in 2003 with the support and input of NGOs, the bill had been changed so much by the time it first arrived in parliament in 2010 that 73 leading civil - society organizations said it would «open the door for irreversible destructions [of] the country's nature» by allowing land uses such as mining, urbanization, tourism facilities, dam construction, and other forms of energy development to have priority over protection.

Dwight Eisenhower first attempted to pass civil rights acts and voting rights protections for Blacks, and was stopped by the Democrats.

The NordForsk Social Security Programme is funded by the Academy of Finland, The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB), The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) and NordForsk.

Dubbed a «regulatory trilemma» by one speaker because of its ambition to combine environmental protection and security of supply with affordability, it raises civil society's doubts as regards the social dimension — first and foremost the way it deals with the burning issue of energy poverty, which is estimated to affect 50 million people in Europe.