Sentences with phrase «commission on civil society»

Not exact matches

«The right to practise one's religious beliefs must accommodate civil society's obligation to provide for the safety of all and, in particular, children's safety from sexual abuse,» the commission wrote in a report released on Monday.

In 2015, the Congressional - Executive Commission on China (CECC) documented a that the Chinese government continues to «silence dissent, suppress human rights advocacy, and control civil society,» resulting in oppression that's «broader in scope than any other period documented since the Commission started issuing Annual Reports in 2002.»

Others are: Chief Okoi Obono - obla, Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari (who will give some introductory remarks); Babatunde Ogala former Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly's Committee on Judiciary; Mr Tayo Oyetibo SAN; Mr. Levi Adikwaone Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikorodu Branch; Nurudeen Ogbara NBA Ikorodu Chairman Legal Education; and representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC); the media, and civil society.

Civil society leaders who spoke at the forum called on the Commission to improve its prevention awareness campaign by creating communication strategies that will motivate the masses to join the anti corruption crusade.

«In addition, we must anticipate shift in the focus, scope and attention of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders on our services and activities beyond the traditional Election Day event to the Commission's pre-and post-election activities.

«If things remain as they are - without dialogue between the electoral commission and political parties over the electoral process, as well as between the commission and civil society and the international community - and elections go on as planned, the result could be violence,» Jerome Bonso, chairman of the National League for Free and Fair Elections, told IRIN in Kinshasa.

E. whereas former Commission President José Manuel Barroso called on civil society to play a constructive and engaged part in the TTIP negotiations;

Section 12 requires registration of all civil society organizations on the payment of unspecified fees and other fees as the commission may require or prescribe.

The African Commission has consistently criticised restriction on the work of civil society.»

Speaking on behalf of Civil Society Organizations, Emmanuel Bonet, called for increase fundings to State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM), to enable it conduct the forthcoming Local Government Elections without hitches, noting that the N500m allocated to the commission is insCommission (SIECOM), to enable it conduct the forthcoming Local Government Elections without hitches, noting that the N500m allocated to the commission is inscommission is insufficient.

Similarly, the Commission would meet with leaders of the political parties on Tuesday and conclude its series of meetings with the media and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday.

A coalition of civil society organisations on Monday staged a peaceful rally to the Lagos Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drum up support for the ongoing fight against corruption.

Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu gave the assurance on 26th February during the first quarterly meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Media held separately in Abuja.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has commenced the forum to hear the arguments by the various political parties and Civil Society Organisations on the need for a new voters» register.

It was an appraisal of sorts for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on 20th October, when the European Union Electoral Follow - up Mission to Nigeria, Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders compared notes with the Commission at a well attended roundtable organized by the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and West Africa.

In a Facebook post after the two - day forum by the Electoral Commission to hear the various positions of the political parties and civil society groups on the matter, Sammy Awuku wrote,

2006 — COA students helped organize civil society actions at the Commission on Social Development (CSocD) at the United Nations.

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In response to the Commission's creation, 29 Peruvian civil society organizations, including EIA and Aidesep (the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon), sent a letter to the government of Peru demanding that the Multisectoral Commission on Oil Palm include the participation of relevant stakeholders, including indigenous groups, NGOs, and academics — all with expertise and a stake in development of the Amazon region and forest protection.

A new survey commissioned by the Civil Society Institute sheds some light on what people know about fracking and what their concerns are.

The Public Consultation on TTIP's ISDS conducted by the EU Commission indicates a clear split between civil society's rejection of ISDS and the business world's approval of it.

She continues to serve on the Wisconsin State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and on the Board of Governors of the St. Thomas More Lawyers Society.

The commission would fulfil it scrutinizing role much more effectively if it highlighted these and other civil society organization reports on its web site.

In early March, at the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, UN representatives, politicians, and civil society practitioners gathered to take stock of the progress made towards gender equality two decades after the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

I joined with Senator Kate Lundy, staff from the Australian Mission, civil society representatives and people like Les Malezer and Geoff Scott along with the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) Catherine Branson, on the floor of the room once it was over and we were all in fierce agreement about how well the process went.