Sentences with phrase «human rights organizations»

The Committee is concerned at the State party's policy, in this context of mandatory detention, of not informing the detainees of their right to seek legal advice and of not allowing access of non-governmental human rights organizations to the detainees in order to inform them of this right.

A job with the human rights organizations provides a great amount of satisfaction to the personnel.

Cook also said that Apple will «match two - for - one» any donations employees make to either of the aforementioned groups or other human rights organizations.

Included are discussions of significant United States human rights statutes, international courts, listings of prominent human rights organizations, and information on the growth of class action / group litigation laws worldwide.

That is why human rights organizations, experts and bodies — national and international — have long stressed that effective...

This handbook will be printed and distributed to Aboriginal communities, lawyers, judges, human rights organizations and educators.

Representation of Equality Now, Human Rights Watch, and other human rights organizations as amici curiae: Sessions v. Morales - Santana, No. 15 - 1191 (U.S.)

According to Sahrawi NGOs, on January 21, Moroccan authorities removed six Norwegian activists from international political and human rights organizations from Western Sahara.

In October, CCLA joined with nine other domestic civil liberties and human rights organizations from around the world to release a report, «Take back the streets»: Repression and criminalization of protest around the world.

Stanton says she originally wanted to work for international human rights organizations, but, given Canada's own record of human rights violations, it made more sense to her to stay close to home.

He also contacted several human rights organizations offering his services for free.

INCLO is a network of independent, national human rights organizations from the global South and North working to promote fundamental rights and freedoms.

VANCOUVER and MONTRÉAL (February 12, 2015)- A year after Canadians learned of the death of Lucía Vega Jiménez in immigration detention, human rights organizations are concerned that there is still no oversight mechanism for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

The Inquiry was called as a result of pressure from Indigenous women, family members, Canadian human rights organizations and international and regional human rights bodies that found Canada in breach of its international human rights obligations to act with due diligence to prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls.

Seven of Canada's leading human rights organizations reiterate their call for Bill C - 51, the Anti-Terrorism Act 2015, to be withdrawn.

The reports submitted by the non-governmental stakeholders and national human rights organizations however are decidedly different.

That is why human rights organizations, experts and bodies — national and international — have long stressed that effective review and oversight must be central to the imperative of ensuring that human rights protection is not sacrificed in any country's rush to uphold national security.

Within the past decade, banking and insurance companies have hired historical legal experts and spent a lot of time litigation over the US Federal Court system's power to issue equitable remedies such as the Mareva injunction and equitable liens to seize assets in federal litigation; the Alien Torts Act which has been used by international human rights organizations had its breadth restricted by use of 18th century views of the «law of nations» requiring recourse to historic writers like Hugo Grotius, and even administrative law has come under assault by dissents of Justice Thomas arguing that the «Chevron» doctrine of deference to agency interpretations of their own statutes should be set aside as being incompatible with the understanding of the American separation of powers doctrine as it was understood at the time of the country's founding.

In an open letter leading human rights organizations have urged ambassadors in New York to block the attack.

In that decision — which has been criticized by some as hostile to free speech rights and humanitarian efforts — the justices found that a Patriot Act provision that prohibits providing «material support» to designated foreign terrorist organizations could be applied to conflict - resolution advice and legal services provided by human rights organizations to groups such as Turkey's Kurdistan Workers» Party and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

The request is based on Islamic law, and reports that the judge is considering it are being taken seriously by human rights organizations:

He won a scholarship to attend law school and began working with several human rights organizations, a path he chose to help the poor and uneducated stand up for their rights against government abuse.

Some of the country's biggest tomato buyers, including McDonald's and Whole Foods, are on board, in a major victory for the Florida - based Coalition of Immokalee Workers, one of the hardest - working human rights organizations in the country.

Several Human Rights organizations working in Brazil — including Amnesty, Conectas and Article 19 — have raised serious concerns about the escalating violence and how it is being used as an excuse towards an increased criminalization of social movements.

He based this on a year of meetings with human rights organizations across the globe.

Social movement unionism works with affiliates in worker's movements, women's movements, student movements, other human rights organizations to and integrates them into a broader network or popular front against injustice and exploitation by the ruling class.

The AAAS Science and Human Rights Program (SHRP) calls attention to human rights abuses involving scientists and scientific communities through the circulation of Action Alerts issued by professional associations on behalf of their colleagues or by human rights organizations.

She outlines potential actions these organizations, and others, such as human rights organizations, could take in order to promote access to science and combat aggressively restrictive patents.

Encouraging scientists, governments, and corporations to participate in cooperative programs that provide life - saving technologies to marginalized people (e.g., pharmaceutical companies working with human rights organizations to make AIDS drugs available to children in the developing world);

AAAS has provided training in cryptography to help human rights organizations ensure the security of their electronic communications.

The Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights & Law Program works with volunteer scientists and human rights organizations to apply knowledge toward global challenges and contributes to multiple activities to ensure the free pursuit, access and application of science is used to uphold human rights.

But he does not directly address human rights organizations» opposition to the award.

On - call Scientists connects scientists, engineers, and health professionals interested in volunteering their skills and knowledge with human rights organizations that are in need of technical expertise.

In a series of confidential meetings over the past year, ISAF has provided the UN and some human rights organizations full access to CIVCAS.

AAAS On - call Scientists This program connects scientists, engineers, and health professionals interested in volunteering their skills and knowledge with human rights organizations that are in need of technical expertise.

Activities supported by the Fund include the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition's Student Essay, Poster, and Digital Media Competitions; efforts to promote the integration of human rights into STEM education; technical training of human rights practitioners in innovative applications of science and technology; collaborative partnerships between scientists, engineers and human rights organizations; and policy engagement on issues at the nexus of science and human rights.

This series of webinars is designed to provide foundational information on program evaluation for human rights organizations.

But in practice, it presents a serious hurdle when public interest litigators, human rights organizations, and victims turn to law for compensation or even prevention of human rights violations.

Through On - call Scientists, the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program (SRHRL) will facilitate partnerships between human rights organizations that need technical expertise and scientists, engineers, or health professionals who want to help.

Potential volunteers and human rights organizations complete our on - line registration forms.

From time to time, Hotline members may also be invited to participate in brainstorming sessions with human rights organizations that seek to address complicated questions and potential research ideas.

Connects scientists, engineers, and health professionals interested in volunteering their skills and knowledge with human rights organizations that are in need of technical expertise.

What is the role of the biomedical scientist amid the world's growing poverty crisis and the related human rights inequalities and the spread of diseases in underprivileged areas, The author provides examples of where the scientist can interface with human rights organizations, medical doctors, political and civic leaders, and the science - religion dialogue.

The Coalition has created new human rights resources for science and engineering associations, tools for human rights organizations that seek to incorporate science and technology in their work, increased awareness of the opportunities for scientists and engineers to contribute to human rights, and advanced international discussions regarding the significance of the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, as guaranteed in Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

The Annual Reports, appearing since 1995, contain news about the domain where history and human rights intersect, especially about the censorship of history and the persecution of historians, archivists, and archaeologists around the globe, as reported by various human rights organizations and other sources.

It has published guidelines to help other scientific organizations navigate alliances between scientists and human rights organizations.

These resources include an annotated bibliography of science and human rights, guidelines for scientists working on human rights projects, examples of collaborations between scientists and human rights organizations, a primer on scientific freedom and human rights, and more.

Members interested in this area of work aim to strengthen communication between the scientific, engineering and health communities and human rights organizations to identify human rights efforts that could benefit from scientific approaches, tools and technologies, and then assist in making these accessible to human rights practitioners.

This website will be of interest to human rights organizations who are interested in partnering with scientific societies on specific activities, such as fact - finding missions or letterwriting campaigns.

Scientists have much to contribute to the work being undertaken by human rights organizations, national human rights institutions, and United Nations field offices throughout the world.