Sentences with phrase «human rights work»

What do you foresee for your human rights work over the next few years?

On Library Boy, I've mentioned other examples of how various groups are using the tools of the web to further human rights work.

If you're a 3L or recent grad with a passion for (and experience with) international human rights work, you shouldn't miss your chance to apply for the Donald M. Wilson Fellowship at the Robert F. Kennedy Center's for Justice & Human Rights.

Prior to attending law school, Sean earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from York University, where he took a keen interest in the interaction between Law and society with an admiration for human rights work.

The judges recognised her great contribution to both national and internal human rights work.

Andrea has been involved in social justice and human rights work for more than 15 years and is the Policy Director at the Union of BC Indian Chiefs.

Hagan came to law with international human rights work as her goal.

In a sense, the arts (in the broadest sense) has become the leading edge of human rights work and research, the best currently available lab for redefining, critiquing, rebuilding, and reimagining what human rights might be.

Some of the trip was spent on human rights work and promotion of my poetry book, but most was spent on networking, seeing friends and performing some new songs I'd cooked up over the past year for U.S. audiences.

One of these women, of course, is Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her human rights work and the first Muslim woman to be so honored.»

«I set out to write about how, in the wake of a devastating and unexpected divorce, I slowly rebuilt my life by redoubling my already decades - long commitment to humanitarian relief and human rights work.

Human Rights work and education in practice change in accordance with the developments in the economic, cultural, political and technological spheres that influence global and local realities.

«E-Team» has come into some criticism for compromising the seriousness of its subject by focusing on Neistat and Solvang's marriage — think Nick and Nora Charles of «The Thin Man» meet «Homeland» — but it's refreshing to see human rights work presented not as a chore, but as a deeply meaningful adventure.

On Yoga Day, people will gather in participating yoga studios across Canada and test their yoga - endurance to raise awareness and vital funds for Amnesty International's human rights work around the world.

Yoga Day for Human Rights Apr 27, 2013 - Apr 27, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Join Mark Laham and Amnesty International for a one - of - a-kind yoga event on Saturday April 27, at 12:00 noon (Eastern time), at Pure Yoga Ottawa to benefit Amnesty International's human rights work.

«What I've valued is the breadth of opportunities I have to learn about different sciences and fields of engineering and to think creatively about the ways they can become involved in human rights work.»

Despite the fact there are other groups that now use geospatial satellite imagery for human rights work, Wyndham says AAAS was a pioneer in exploiting satellite technologies to shed light on human rights abuses.

Brian Shmaefsky, professor of biology and environmental science at Lone Star College and a member of the AAAS On - call Scientists initiative, described a case study to illustrate how scientists can participate in advocacy and human rights work.

Smaller missions, such as to Kenya (1988) to attend an inquest into the death of a man who had been tortured and document how the court applied the medical evidence, and to the Sudan (1990) to investigate the jailing of physicians and scientists, provided experiences for AAAS to contribute directly to individual human rights cases as well as learn lessons on the political and cultural complexities of human rights work.

The PHR Web site has a lot of information about their human rights work and about the field of human rights forensics.

Corillon examines four issues: the scientist as human rights activist, the scientist as human rights victim, the scientist as human rights abuser, and the application of science to human rights work.

The Program carries out its mission by engaging individual scientists and scientific associations in human rights efforts; applying scientific tools and technologies to enhance human rights work; bringing human rights standards to the conduct of science; and promoting the human right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress.»

It also promotes human rights consciousness - raising and institutional commitment to human rights work among counterpart academies and scholarly societies worldwide.

The Coalition was launched on January 14 ‐ 16, 2009 to broaden the engagement of scientific and engineering communities in human rights and to achieve more far ‐ reaching and sustainable contributions to human rights work.

«While the report suggests that the EHRC is a missed opportunity so far, it still has great potential to be the keystone of equality and human rights work in this country.

An Australian nun wants to stay in the Philippines to continue her human rights work despite making a powerful enemy in Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte.

Frank Wolf also understood that consistency in human rights work meant being a pro-life advocate.

American Bar Association Center for Human Rights Working Group on Crimes Against Humanity (invited by Ambassador David J. Scheffer), member, 2016 - present

The Human Rights Working Group will reconvene in April to consider the new internal guidelines and decide if they warrant further discussion or action to ensure that they are not used to continue discriminatory treatment of injured workers.

Minneapolis, MN, USA About Blog The Advocates for Human Rights works locally and globally to fight injustice, restore peace, save lives and build the human rights movement.

Not exact matches

Activist Alberdingk Thijm does groundbreaking work helping activists use smartphone cameras to defend human rights, but her most profound influence is incredibly down - to - earth: classic children's book character Pippi Longstocking

Amir Rashidi, an internet security researcher at the New York - based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, has worked with Iranian hacking victims.

Before starting Seven Sisters wines, Kleynhans, at far right in the photo above, worked in human resources and recruitment for a small company, doing her best to help her siblings and their children.

Since then, the firm has done work for such high - profile clients as the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the Paul Gross — directed film Hyena Road.

Through its sister organization — the Better World Campaign — the UN Foundation works to support a fully funded United Nations so that it can continue to be an effective voice for international cooperation on behalf of peace, development, human rights and the environment.

Right now, the human worker who does, say, $ 50,000 worth of work in a factory, that income is taxed and you get income tax, social security tax, all those things.

The organizers were mostly groups working for gay rights — Equality Florida, Human Rights Campaign, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, Come Out With Pride and a half - dozen orights — Equality Florida, Human Rights Campaign, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, Come Out With Pride and a half - dozen oRights Campaign, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, Come Out With Pride and a half - dozen others.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded damages of $ 75,000 to a 15 - year - old former intern who worked at a tattoo parlour.

A new book on the Canadian workplace — Work on Trial: Canadian Labour Law Struggles, edited by Judy Fudge and Eric Tucker — provides an engaging and accessible account of various labour battles in the courts over the past 85 years involving human rights, employment fairness and union recognition.

David Schilling joined the staff at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) in 1994 and works with ICCR members and allies to engage corporations, cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder initiatives on human rights in corporate operations and supply chains.

Her own story and refusal to shrink from the public eye challenges preconceptions about sex work: namely, the assumption that those in the sex industry forfeit their right to autonomy and human dignity.

The report is yet another call to action for Canada to work with First Nations as partners to realize our human rights, including our Aboriginal and Treaty rights.»

As an employer, Edward Jones has been named among the «100 Best Companies to Work For» and «Best Workplaces for Parents» by Fortune magazine, as well as one of the Human Rights Campaign's «Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.»

2016.12.05 RBC businesses in the US recognized as «Best Place to Work for LGBT + Equality» by the Human Rights Campaign Seventh year the company achieved 100 percent on Corporate Equality Index...

During this milestone year, the tireless human rights organization celebrates its proudest achievements as it continues to prove its work is far from done.

2014.12.01 U.S. RBC businesses recognized as a» Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality» by The Human Rights Campaign Fifth year the company achieved 100 percent on Corporate Equality Index...

CorpWatch works to promote environmental, social and human rights at the local, national and global levels by holding multinational corporations accountable for their actions.

Certain shareholders have taken notice of this pattern of reports concerning the Company's working conditions, and at its 2016 annual meeting, have submitted a variety of shareholder proposals requesting increased disclosure of both Amazon's sustainability and human rights considerations.

May 26 and 27, 2017 at the Palacio de Minería, Calle Tacuba 5 in the Historic Centre of Mexico City «We call on social movements, trade unions, farmers, indigenous nations, migrants, environmentalists, human rights groups and all other interested sectors / organizations from Mexico, United States and Canada to come together to strengthen trinational work in the -LSB-...]

Yet while Prime Minister Harper said during his recent visit to China that his work as a vocal advocate of human rights in China is «paying dividends,» critics remarked no one important was listening.