Sentences with phrase «human rights focus»

Furthermore, the cross-curriculum priority relating to Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia incorporates a respect for the diversity of people and thus also reflects a human rights focus.

The Commission believes the best way to strengthen the human rights focus of the Curriculum is to ensure all young Australian's gain an understanding and respect for their human rights and responsibilities through the following complimentary approaches.

Two firms I had in - firm interviews with told me that they almost passed on my application because I had a number of human rights focussed activities on my resume.

Not exact matches

Alyssa Satara is a social innovator with a masters degree focused on human rights.

Its 2017 budget is $ 940.7 million, with grants to seven regions around the globe focused on issues like economic governance and advancement, justice reform and human rights, according to the organization.

First Cobalt says the acquisition will help it position itself as a North American - focused cobalt company, as buyers of the metal look to diversify from a widespread reliance on production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where human rights groups have raised concerns of child labour in mining operations.

America imposed fresh sanctions on Russia in early August, building on previous penalties that focus on interference in the 2016 U.S. election, human rights violations, the annexation of Crimea and the alleged destabilization of eastern Ukraine.

«It is significant that a report on human rights in Canada focuses so much on Indigenous peoples and Indigenous rights.

A June 2010 conference sponsored by the Open Society Institute, a foundation founded by liberal investor George Soros, focused mainly on human rights law.

Those who charge Dreher with fear - mongering and focusing too much on sex should recall that sexual libertinism, once thought a dangerous vice, has now been elevated to the hallowed status of an indefeasible human right, with little consideration for the negative consequences of so doing.

His focus falls on the way that human rights as an ideology detracts from the difficult and demanding work of politics.

Islamist need to focus on peace and co-existence, every human being is given the right by God to make their own choice, God does not give right to any person or any religion to hurt or destroy the life of their fellowman.

After receiving a 500 - page report on Eritrea's abuses last summer, the UN Human Rights Council extended its inquiry for another year, focusing on whether the «systematic, widespread, and gross violations of human rights» may add up to «crimes against humanity.&rHuman Rights Council extended its inquiry for another year, focusing on whether the «systematic, widespread, and gross violations of human rights» may add up to «crimes against humanity.&Rights Council extended its inquiry for another year, focusing on whether the «systematic, widespread, and gross violations of human rights» may add up to «crimes against humanity.&rhuman rights» may add up to «crimes against humanity.&rights» may add up to «crimes against humanity.»

But this is possible and right in a fantasy world, for the givens of this world are not highly complex beings; the focus is not on human transformation but on the struggle of good and evil forces in the world, a struggle of mythic proportions, and it can be resolved mythically.

On February 1, a group of 51 faith - based, human rights and civil rights organizations, led by Muslim Advocates, called on House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to urge King and his committee to address all forms of religious extremism rather than focusing on Islam.

We need to pray that this terrible event will draw the attention of world leaders to focus more on human rights and religious persecution in Egypt.

Allegations of human rights abuse have become a major focus of the Administration's campaign to overthrow the Nicaraguan government.

Modern moral and political thought has often focused on the question of human rights: What rights, if any, belong to all human individuals solely because they are human?

The issues implicit in these considerations require a longer discussion than the focus here on the question of human rights allows.

These two books are not comparable in age, sophistication, focus, or intention, but they do share that «standard brand» environmentalism I alluded to above, that human interests must be restrained before nature's rights.

Although the madness currently seizing Sudan and Algeria is not the focus of her book, one concludes Ye'or's brilliant monograph realizing how fragile the recognition of human rights can be and how long the road will be before all the globe admits what Vatican II taught: that the right to worship God according to one's conscience is an essential component to what it means to be a human being created by this same God» whom we all worship, however unawares.

Christian Council of Asia focused on these concerns during an international consultation on «Globalization and its Impact on Human Rights» held under the auspices of the Cluster III programme units of the Council.

If one were to generalize on the nature of the topics addressed, one would note a marked focus on questions of individual morality, human rights, and strong, limited government.

If there is an agenda (there isn't), the focus is more on making people understand that it DOES N'T MATTER whether or not you can «spot» sexual orientation, or even that there is a difference in orientation... what matters is that we are all human and we all have the same basic rights.

The final two panels (seven and eight) focused on «Contemporary Human Rights Issues» from the viewpoint of international law.

Lets move on and focus on solving the issues of hunger, education, human rights, wealth re-distribution, and the environment.

Inasmuch as congregations are themselves social spaces with social forms, theological schooling focused through questions about them must attend critically to the scripture whose use creates the social space; and it must attend to the disciplines of the human sciences that provide understanding of the social forms that make congregations moral and political realities in their own right.

Finding the right things to lump together and the right words to focus attention on critical transitions is the special work of human intelligence — whether applied to history or to everyday encounters with the world.»

The risks and responsibilities to protect labour and human rights along the supply chain, with a focus downstream.

This excerpt focuses on the premature cutting of the umbilical, the extreme trauma of hospital birth, the tendency of humans to recreate patterns of trauma throughout life in an effort to create resolution, and the need to generate LOVING imprints — right from the moment of conception, through pregnancy, birth and beyond.

The new WHO recommendations support the rights of women in childbirth and focuses on women - centered care based on human rights.

Her art work is primarily focused on human rights themes and in particular the human rights of women and the need for bodily autonomy.

I am currently in the process of editing another book, China Across the Divide: Domestic Politics and Society & China's Global Relations, which focuses on the intersection between international and local issues, such as growing Chinese consumerism and its affect on global markets, recent waves of immigration to China, and human rights.

Interestingly, though, it seems to be contrary to the editors understanding of the «responsibility to prevent», who argue that R2P's focus in on «acute events and not on chronic conditions or root causes... Advocates are not hoping to stop the 75 smouldering conflicts that the International Crisis Group is monitoring this month that could turn deadly; they are not trying to establish peace on earth; and they are not attempting to rid the planet of all human rights abuses.

«When the agenda focuses on human rights issues like greater protections for immigrant populations, when they are ready to discuss housing legislation that would freeze tenants» rents for five years and extend affordable housing protections for eight additional years — I will return to session.»

However it is important to note that only a small proportion of civil society groups are involved in the protests; namely those groups that are based in Bujumbura who are focused on governance and human rights issues and regard themselves as watchdog responsible for holding the government to account.

While the rhetoric to justify enhanced surveillance has focused on portraying terrorists as the principal enemies to fight against, we should not forget that the human rights regime was established more than 60 years ago with the main aim to keep in check the power of the state and to prevent abuses against ordinary citizens.

Politike focuses on the analysis of international affairs and human rights issues, especially those of the Global South.

(Note: The UN investigation will examine 25 different cases of drone attacks, not all directed by the U.S.. However, it remains the case that U.S. policy is a main focus of attention, particularly for China, Russia, and Pakistan, the three states that called for the investigation within the Human Rights Council).

Vince Cable has said that Britain must recognise China's economic achievements instead of focusing on «lecturing» the country on its human rights record.

As David Cameron prepares to meet Qatari emir, arms trade campaigners say he should focus on human rights

BY PAUL SCHINDLER At its annual New York City Gala this month, the Washington - based Human Rights Campaign presented a program that focused just enough attention on the dangers created since Donald Trump became president to press the urgent need for the community to engage in productive resistance to the now one - year old administration.

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We considered traditional approaches but also more creative ones that recognised there are no neat divisions between the so - called «three pillars» of the UN, such as a focus on crises — humanitarian, security, political and environmental — or on prevention, straddling human rights, development and so on.

Nick de Bois, writing on Iain Dale's blog, urges Cameron to drop distractions like Lords reform and focus on delivering «Conservative wins» on human rights and immigration:

Nearly the entire package of measures — which focused on pay equity and curtailing human trafficking — has become law, save for a controversial measure aimed at strengthening abortion rights.

She didn't explicitly mention any other human rights laws she wants to scrap, so I'll focus on just this one.

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«Even though we don't know all the circumstances, this is another death in the detention estate and it underlines the urgency of this issue,» said Paul Dillane, executive director of UKLGIG, a human rights charity which focuses on LGBT people in detention.

The Foundation also focuses on developing leaders and citizens with a sound understanding and a deep commitment to quality education, democracy, economic development and human rights as underlying values for building a peaceful, prosperous and ambitious country.