ICERD article 5 (c) emphasises the need for countries to «guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, notably in the enjoyment of... Political rights, in particular the right... to take part in the Government as well as in the conduct of public affairs at any level and to have
equal access to public service».
The right to
equal access to public service depends on a minimum level of education, i.e. literacy.
Not exact matches
Last week U.S. President Barack Obama said Internet
service providers should be regulated more like
public utilities
to make sure they grant
equal access to all content providers.
The
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), ACORN Canada (ACORN) and National Pensioners Federation (NPF) today reacted negatively
to the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) rejection of their review of the CRTC's previous decision
to deny creating a fund
to ensure all Canadians, including lower - income Canadians, have
equal access to broadband and other telecommunications
services.
The second point is that mutualism in the
public sector raises issues concerning equity similar
to those posed by localism: how can
equal access and quality of
service be maintained nationally if there is much greater variation in how
services are delivered locally.
According
to one of the study's lead authors, Professor Maigeng Zhou, from the National Centre for Noncommunicable and Chronic Disease Control and Prevention in the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, China, «There is an ongoing effort by the Chinese Government
to reform the health - care system, especially in terms of ensuring
equal access for all
to basic
public health
services.
For example, your elected officials should be focused on things like
equal access to essential
public services, fair governmental priorities and policies, city hall policies, school district choices, and
public health measures.
This responsibility requires authorizers
to hold schools accountable for fulfilling fundamental
public education obligations
to all students, including providing
equal access and appropriate
services to students whose native language is not English.
42 USC 12101,
Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities Act The act prohibits the discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas such as employment, housing,
public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health
services, and
access to public services.
LRAP Minnesota helps reduce the education debt burden experienced by dedicated
public interest lawyers who represent low income clients seeking legal
services to secure essential needs like food, shelter and safety, and fundamental rights like
equal access to justice.
The ADA was passed in 1990, and it prohibits discrimination against and provides
equal opportunities for people suffering from physical and mental disabilities in terms of employment,
access to services,
public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation.
«
Access to justice should be treated as an essential
public service —
equal to healthcare or education,» he said.
The effect of their removal will be profound: British expatriates, for example, rely not only upon their ability
to live in another member state, but also
to access public services including healthcare,
to work and establish businesses and
to equal treatment, which we take for granted.
OTTAWA, January 25, 2017 — The
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), ACORN Canada (ACORN) and National Pensioners Federation (NPF) today reacted negatively
to the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) rejection of their review of the CRTC's previous decision
to deny creating a fund
to ensure all Canadians, including lower - income Canadians, have
equal access to broadband and other telecommunications
services.
A government - appointed Legal
Services Board was established
to oversee regulation by reference
to eight «regulatory objectives» which were, confusingly given
equal priority (the
public interest, supporting the rule of law, improving
access to justice, protecting and promoting consumers, promoting competition, encouraging a strong independent legal profession, increasing
public understanding of citizens» rights and duties and maintaining a set of professional principles).
ALA provides the low income and the Asian and Pacific Islander community
equal access to the legal justice system through direct legal
services and community education in the areas of immigration and citizenship,
public benefits, domestic violence, consumer rights, housing, and civil rights.
Each Exemplar honoree has made invaluable commitments and contributions
to pro bono and
public service and supported NLADA's work
to provide
equal access to justice for all.
About: Nassau Suffolk Law
Services (NSLS) is dedicated to providing equal access to basic human rights and services through provision of high quality legal representation, public information and community advocacy training to ensure that low income, disabled and disadvantaged individuals have equal access to the civil justice system on Long
Services (NSLS) is dedicated
to providing
equal access to basic human rights and
services through provision of high quality legal representation, public information and community advocacy training to ensure that low income, disabled and disadvantaged individuals have equal access to the civil justice system on Long
services through provision of high quality legal representation,
public information and community advocacy training
to ensure that low income, disabled and disadvantaged individuals have
equal access to the civil justice system on Long Island.
Indigenous Australians should be provided with
equal access to health
services and there should be an appropriate balance of preventative, environmental and
public health policies, programs and
services;
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be provided with
equal access to health
services and there should be an appropriate balance of preventative, environmental and
public health policies, programs and
services;