Sentences with phrase «human fundamental freedoms»

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«The «feel good» language about mutually beneficial cooperation is intended to benefit autocratic states at the expense of people whose human rights and fundamental freedoms we are all obligated as states to respect,» Mack said.

Kocijancic said it was «extremely important the Turkish authorities respect under any circumstances the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms.»

Because there is only a small amount of academic literature on religious freedom (including virtually no mention of it in the four major academic human rights journals) the State Department should make a short - term commitment to provide seed funds to better understand the linkages between religious freedom, national economics, political development, and other fundamental liberties.

In a report of the verdict on the jw-russia.org website, Jehovah's Witnesses described the outcome of the case as «a black day for fundamental human freedoms in Russia.»

In its fundamental freedom — true not just for the becoming of each moment of the human consciousness but for all of creation — everything that emerges into a new present is not bound either by its past (fatalism) or by God (determinism).

«These proposals would have had a profound effect on religious freedom and fundamental human rights, and consequently we welcome the news that the Government are listening to the concerns of those who responded.»

Modernity's emphasis on secularism involves three elements - a) the desacralisation of nature which produced a nature devoid of spirits preparing the way for its scientific analysis and technological control and use; b) desacralisation of society and state by liberating them from the control of established authority and laws of religion which often gave spiritual sanction to social inequality and stifled freedom of reason and conscience of persons; it was necessary to affirm freedom and equality as fundamental rights of all persons and to enable common action in politics and society by adherents of all religions and none in a religiously pluralistic society; and c) an abandonment of an eternally fixed sacred order of human society enabling ordering of secular social affairs on the basis of rational discussion.

The first part deals with why the individual's right of freedom to «profess practice and propagate religion», and to convert to another faith and religion inherent in it, is a condition and guardian of all other democratic freedoms and fundamental human rights in State, society and culture.

«The immediate outcome was an offer by Sardar Patel and accepted by the Assembly that religious freedom in its full sense including the right to propagate religion should be written into the Constitution, not as a minority right but as a fundamental right of human person» (MMT, Social Reform amongst Indian Christians.

Every Ahmadi Muslim, Shia Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i, Sikh, atheist, agnostic, pagan — and the list goes on — has that fundamental human right to religious freedom.

Since freedom of propagation and conversion involves not only matters of religion, but also of culture and political ideas, any restriction at this point will affect the fundamental rights of the human person in general.

Freedom of conscience is one of the fundamental rights of humans enshrined in the Qur «an; it is therefore, absurd for anyone to suggest that Islam allows putting people to death just because they convert to another religion.

It made me redefine scripture as a means of supporting human rights and freedoms rather than as an excuse for denying them, as fundamentals have done.

Human freedom in history never means the freedom to change the fundamental trends of an epoch — England could not have willed to remain a «great power» in the second half of the 20th century.

The best, because an abstract, propositional assent to religious freedom as a fundamental human right....

The best, because an abstract, propositional assent to religious freedom as a fundamental human right has never been more widely embraced, and codified in such documents as the Universal Declaration of Human Rihuman right has never been more widely embraced, and codified in such documents as the Universal Declaration of Human RiHuman Rights.

In this latter, we are concerned with the fundamental rights of the human person for freedom and equality irrespective of gender, language, culture, race, caste, creed or anything else.

Father Carrón, president of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, gave the closing talk, in which he (disagreeing with Pink) doubled down on religious freedom, speaking of a it as a fundamental human right, and attempted to synthesize how this freedom connected to traditional Christian freedom.

The resolution cites John Paul II on «the most fundamental human freedom, that of practicing one's faith openly,» which is a person's «reason for living.»

Similarly, Vatican II taught that divine revelation is real and that religious freedom is a fundamental human right.

One theme that remains constant in this narrative is the fundamental agreement that, as two distinct institutional expressions, church and state must seek to shape human desire in ways that promote public goods without denying human freedom.

It is also necessary to show that religious freedom is the guardian and condition of all other fundamental freedoms of the human person.

Religious freedom is an absolute, fundamental human right.»

The image of the universe that takes shape in the mental background of those who espouse the chance - hypothesis is often one in which human freedom and creativity are fundamental concerns.

It was further maintained that the right to development is the right of individuals, groups and peoples to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy continuous economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realized.

A UN Commission on Transnational Corporations devoted about 15 years of study and negotiation on a draft Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations that included a general provision requiring transnational corporations to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms in the countries where they operate and more detailed provisions on observance of laws on labor relations and involvement of trade unions.

... Since man enjoys the capacity for a free personal choice in truth... the right to religious freedom should be viewed as innate to the fundamental dignity of every human person... all people are «impelled by nature and also bound by our moral obligation to seek the truth, especially religious truth» (Second Vatican Council, Dignitatis Humanae, 2)... let me express my sincere hope that your expertise in the fields of law, political science, sociology and economics will converge in these days to bring about fresh insights on this important question andthus bear much fruit now and into the future.

If religion is concerned with ultimate Truth or God, it can not but have its implications for the whole of life, private and public, and therefore the fundamental human right of religious freedom should include the right to express religious faith in prophetic ministry in society and politics in the name of justice.

While Teilhard's later naturalistic definition of humanity (as a function of evolution) threatened human freedom and responsibility, his fundamental concern for persons never allowed him to acquiesce in the violence which necessarily accompanies any process of totalization.

Perhaps the explanation is to be found in the hints some students give of the extent to which the Old Testament has become for them an introduction to the fundamental problems of man's life before God, a revelation of the greatness, freedom and power of the Sovereign Lord, of the meaning of the people of God and of human history.

Concentrating on current problem, Popieluszko always took note of the largest issues involved such as the nature of authority and government, justice and the fundamental human right to freedom and believed that the root cause of the problems of Poland was the exclusion of God from its socio - political life and in the governing process.

The Human Rights Act (1998) gives further legal effect in the UK to the fundamental rights and freedoms contained in the European Convention on Human Rights.

More than the need for freedom, democracy and free elections, dignity is fundamental to human existence.

However, the yearning for dignity, demonstrated for example by the Arab Spring, is a more fundamental and more inclusive human need than just the desire for freedom, and it is possible to live in freedom but not in dignity even in mature democracies.

The first is that free economic activity is both a fundamental expression of human freedom and, more powerfully, a fundamental mechanism for self - realization.

To consolidate democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.

While counsel Carol Ajie's online petition targets at protecting and preserving rule of law, constitutionalism and human rights in Nigeria, the Presidency's sponsored online petition targets at protecting and preserving rule of lawlessness, un-constitutionalism and gross disrespect of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

In the UK today, a number of fundamental individual freedoms are protected by the Human Rights Act 1998.

«I am amazed that the distinguished attorney is prepared to contest the superiority of the provisions of the constitution on fundamental human rights of freedom of movement and freedom of association over an erroneous judicial proclamation violating those rights.

«In my view, the 4 June and 31st December processes occasioned a breakdown of law and order, the negation of the rule of law and a circumscription of the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual which the Constitution seeks to protect and preserve by its preamble.

It is also to enhance unity and solidarity between all African states and most importantly is to promote, protect and respect for fundamental human rights, which includes rights to live and freedom of movements.

Taking the trainees through the various Human Rights provisions in Ghana's Constitution, Lawyer Sosu concluded with the provisions in Article 33 (5) which provides that, * The rights, duties, declarations and guarantees relating to the Fundamental Human Rights and freedoms specifically mentioned in this Chapter shall not be regarded as excluding others not specifically mentioned which are considered to be inherent in a democracy and intended to secure the freedom and dignity of man *.

We join with those in Nigeria who appeal for the protection of their fellow citizens» fundamental freedoms and universal human rights.»

Suswam, by his suit filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, is asking the court to declare his detention in the custody of the DSS since February 25, 2017, without trial, as a violation of his fundamental rights, to personal liberty, freedom of movement, and dignity of human person.

«We will be urging the Bahraini authorities that they must act immediately to comply with international human rights and to respect fully the fundamental rights and freedoms of teachers, students and union activists in accordance with international standards.»

After all «Freedom of Information is a fundamental human right and the touchstone for all Freedoms.....»

He sought, among other prayers in his suit, a declaration that his referral by the Senate and the Senate President's referral to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions «for trial for expressing his opinion on the purport» of the bill «is an act calculated to interfere with or likely to constitute a breach» of his fundamental human right to freedom of expression without interference.

Since its independence 23 years ago, Eritrea has been ruled by the same president, Isaias Afwerki, in a repressive, one party state accused by Human Rights Watch of «widespread and systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms&raHuman Rights Watch of «widespread and systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms&rahuman rights and fundamental freedoms».

The Court would have the onus of also determining whether Luke and his security aides violated his client's fundamental rights of freedom of movement and from discrimination as guaranteed by relevant sections of the Constitution (1999) and the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, amongst others.

Freedom of speech and association are fundamental human rights which Plaid members fight to uphold...