Sentences with phrase «equal justice for individuals»

She has significantly advanced the cause of equal justice for individual clients and low - income communities and has made significant contributions in several areas of public - interest law and for several important large groups of disadvantaged people.

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Because C&C ends up at some time in the future with equal rights for all individuals to use the atmosphere as a sink, it is strongly consistent with theories of distributive justice.

In response to the sobering and troubling findings of this study, the Equal Justice Coalition launched a 90 - day (Oct - Dec 2015) publicity and awareness building campaign — Justice For All — aimed at promoting the findings of the study, emphasizing the vital importance of legal aid for low - income individuals and families, and ultimately convincing our legislators in Olympia to increase state funding for civil legal aFor All — aimed at promoting the findings of the study, emphasizing the vital importance of legal aid for low - income individuals and families, and ultimately convincing our legislators in Olympia to increase state funding for civil legal afor low - income individuals and families, and ultimately convincing our legislators in Olympia to increase state funding for civil legal afor civil legal aid.

Funded by the non-profit Legal Services Corporation, NJP works to create fair and equal access to justice for low - income individuals and families.

Public interest work can allow you to achieve greater goals beyond earning a paycheck, such as working to effect societal change, supporting an important public cause, or providing equal access to justice for needy individuals and organizations.

Through education and advocacy, we will continue to make progress to achieve equal access to justice for low - income families and individuals in our state.

On Thursday, April 26, CPCS had the pleasure of honoring exceptional members of our community — attorneys from the public and private counsel divisions, as well as a social worker, investigator and administrative professional — who work tirelessly to insure that CPCS meets our mission: to fight for equal justice and human dignity by supporting our clients in achieving their legal and life goals; to zealously advocate for the rights of individuals; and to promote just public policy to protect the rights of all.

We believe that equal access to justice for families and individuals who have nowhere else to turn is critical and that everyone should have access to the legal services and legal remedies — regardless of their ability to pay.

Thanks to our sponsors all proceeds from 456 individual donors at the lunch will go to LFW's Campaign for Equal Justice, which fuels legal aid organizations across Washington state.

The Alliance for Equal Justice is a network of organizations providing and supporting civil legal aid to low income, vulnerable, and marginalized individuals and communities.

It is honest because it provides for doing justice without respect of persons, and, by securing individual citizens as well as States in their respective rights, performs the promise which every free government makes to every free citizen of equal justice and protection.

represented upwards of 600 pro bono clients since 2013, achieving life - changing results for individuals and making major contributions on issues of equal justice in the United States and internationally.

The award is given to an individual who exemplifies the Massachusetts Bar Foundation's goals of improving the administration of justice, promoting an understanding of the law, and ensuring equal access to the legal system for all residents of the Commonwealth, particularly those most vulnerable.

Since the inaugural Goldmark Award Luncheon in 1987, the Goldmark Award has recognized over 40 individuals and groups for their instrumental work in advancing equal justice.

«Their outstanding commitment has helped ensure equal access to the justice system for Ohio's most vulnerable individuals.»

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,