Sentences with phrase «campaigns against violence»

Marai Larasi, arrived as a guest of Tessa Thompson and she is the executive director of Imkaan, a British black feminist organisation which campaigns against violence towards black, minority ethnic and refugee women and girls.

Bond: Marai Larasi, (right) arrived as a guest of Tessa Thompson (left) and she is the executive director of Imkaan, a British black feminist organisation which campaigns against violence towards black, minority ethnic and refugee women and girls

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Soros has linked this violence, particularly those against immigrants, to the «incendiary rhetoric» of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

In a legal filing on Monday, ETP asked a judge to grant the permit, saying that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in its decision, responded to «political pressure and an escalating campaign of violence and disorder waged by protesters» against the project.

In March, United Nations investigators concluded that disinformation campaigns facilitated by Facebook have played a «determining role» in inciting violence against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority ethnic group.

A Christian NGO wants men to spearhead a campaign to stop of violence against women, as the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence drive gets underway across thviolence against women, as the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence drive gets underway across theagainst women, as the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence drive gets underway across theAgainst Gender Violence drive gets underway across thViolence drive gets underway across the globe.

So this is really promotional material for President Carter's new book: «A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power» and the letter he sent seeking Papal «blessing» or endorsement for his campaign on human rights abuses against women.

«Throughout this and other gay - marriage campaigns, some queer activists have expressed their own discomfort about feeling obligated to fight for an institution about which they feel ambivalent while other essential battles — against HIV / AIDS, homelessness, domestic violence, and general discrimination — struggle for money and media attention,» wrote Deirdre Fulton in the Portland Phoenix.

The campaign complements the Anglican Church in Zambia's work to stop violence against women.

This truth is important today, when global forces are constraining women's lives as never before, Amnesty International put it succinctly when it launched a 2004 global campaign to stop violence against women: «From the battlefield to the bedroom, women are at risk.»

Bev Jullien from Mother's Union, which is backing the campaign, told Premier why violence against women and girls is tolerated in so many societies around the world.

CSW's Chief Executive, Mervyn Thomas, said: «CSW is urging the US government to raise the issue of widespread hate campaigns by state and non-state actors against religious minorities in talks with Prime Minister Modi, and to insist that justice is done for the victim - survivors of violence against religious minorities.»

In the 1890s Sultan Abdul Hamid II sparked a two year long campaign of violence against the Armenian population of the Empire.

Just one month ago, Familia had been part of an anti-domestic violence campaign with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence featuring athletes from a number ofviolence campaign with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence featuring athletes from a number ofViolence featuring athletes from a number of sports.

On Rivers» general electoral anarchy: «Shocking cases of cold blooded killings and beheading, obstruction of votes, arson, voter intimidation, ballot snatching, missing result sheets, presenting of fake ballot papers, multiple thumb - printing, campaigning at polling units, compromise of ad - hoc staffs, absence of level playing environment, violence against media personnel and impunity were witnessed in different magnitude across the length and breadth of the state.

«We are confident that Eric Schneiderman will be prosecuted for his horrific crimes against women, but in the meantime anyone who has benefited from his massive campaign war chest should do the right thing and step up to help victims of domestic violence,» they said in the statement.

Since the Weinstein revelations and the subsequent #MeToo campaign, the scale of sexual violence and abuse committed by men against women in every sector of society has become impossible to ignore.

An adviser to Trump's campaign who called for Clinton to be shot visited the White House just hours before the White House press secretary Sean Spicer denounced a play for seemingly urging violence against the president.

Labour has a proud history of standing up for women, from Barbara Castle's support for the Equal Pay Act, to Harriet Harman making tackling male violence against women a priority for the party, and Diane Abbott's campaigning for BAME representation.

In January, the coalition — which includes Kavanagh, Hoylman, Simon, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, Giffords, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence — announced its support for New York's ERPO bill.

Coalition includes Senators Kavanagh and Hoylman, Assemblymember Simon, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, Giffords, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence

ERPO Coalition Includes New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence

(Albany, NY)-- New York State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon today joined advocates including New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun vViolence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun vViolence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun vViolence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun vViolence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violenceviolence.

Representative Nan Hayworth's official campaign spokesman actually went so far as to call for violence against sitting female Democratic Senators.

Paterson was forced to abandon his election campaign and is under investigation over charges he interfered in a domestic violence case against Johnson, who's accused of assaulting his girlfriend last October.

Labour MEPs opposed an increase in the budget because of continuing waste on the common agricultural policy, and were campaigning on violence against women, assistance for disabled people, allegations of corruption against EU officials in Kosovo, commitment to science and, with Steve Rotheram MP, on tyre safety.

The remarks came as he appeared at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) event with former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican, who co-authored the Violence Against Women Act with him.

In collaboration with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and local pro sports franchises, Mark - Viverito has launched #NotAFan, a campaign of video public service announcements (PSAs) that denounce domestic vViolence and local pro sports franchises, Mark - Viverito has launched #NotAFan, a campaign of video public service announcements (PSAs) that denounce domestic violenceviolence.

Remember that it was very recently that the Speaker unveiled a new campaign against «domestic violence in sports,» whatever that means.

«My daughter, Sue, and myself are very pleased that after 30 months of intensive campaigning we have persuaded the government to take action against these horrific internet sites, which can have such a corrupting influence and glorify extreme sexual violence,» the 74 - year - old told the BBC today.

Enabling people to campaign locally from everything from violence against shopworkers to promoting apprenticeships.

The governor's aides worked with several advocacy groups, including the Brady Campaign in Washington, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in San Francisco, to develop a package of measures that would be comprehensive but also politically achievable.

The ongoing global campaign to end violence against women and children which was launched on Wednesday, has been greeted with impunity in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, after a 28 - year - old Monica Kabenla and her husband, whose name was only given as Emma, whipped their 8 year - old niece with hot machete.

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Nana Akuffo Addo has a very strong history of violence against his working colleagues, his workers and it is believed that he attempted to slapped his own campaign manager after he lost the General elections in 2008.

The Lagos State Government has appointed some key officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) as ambassadors of the campaign against rape, domestic violence, child abuse, maltreatment and neglect in the State.

At 11 a.m., former Southampton Town Supervisor and NY - 1 Democratic candidate Anna Throne - Holst will be holding a press conference with New Yorkers Against Gun Violence where the organization will formally endorse her campaign for Congress, 3249 Rt 112, Building 4, Medford, Long Island.

For the second time in the presidential campaign, Trump again raised the specter of violence against Clinton, this time joking about disarming her Secret Service agents.

Rebecca Fischer, executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, praised the impact of the SAFE Act and said the governor's new campaign «will continue to put much needed focus and pressure on Washington.

The attack is the latest against a mosque in northeast Nigeria and the wider Lake Chad region, as part of a campaign of violence by the Islamist group against civilian «soft» targets.

In my campaign, anybody who advocated for violence against women would be immediately terminated,» said Sean Patrick Maloney.

There was none or if any, few reports of violence, harassment or intimidation by the government / security agents against the opposition during the entire official campaign period.

They have campaigned against animal research even when it remains necessary, in some cases committing violence against scientists.

#MeToo is part of an important moment, but there's plenty of room for improvement in campaigns against sexual violence.

December 30, 2015 • With the NBA's new ad campaign against gun violence, commentator Frank Deford says a bunch of athletes may finally provide the first successful nudge toward stiffer firearm regulation.

An advertising campaign built around aggressive violence and the reputation of a polarizing director, a late August release date and mixed early word coming out of Cannes were all factors working against «Inglourious Basterds» leading up to its release.

While violence and threats against Queensland teachers may have decreased from 2014 - 15, the problem remains significant enough to warrant a public awareness campaign.

If domestic violence against kids were broadcast on the news after each incident, there would be a campaign calling for the installation of security cameras in everyones homes.

Stephen Robertson, in his article «Age of Consent Laws», states: «Narrowly concerned with sexual violence, and with girls, originally, since the 19th century the age of consent has occupied a central place in debates over the nature of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and been drawn into campaigns against prostitution and child marriage, struggles to achieve gender and sexual equality, and the response to teenage pregnancy.»

He has served on the U.S. Presidential initiative, The National Campaign Against Youth Violence and is a consultant to The United States Secret Service, including its collaborative Safe Schools Initiative with the U.S. Department of Education.