Sentences with phrase «issue of abuse of power»

A harrowing, compelling and profoundly true story that dares to tackle an important but too rarely exposed issue of the abuse of power in the American criminal justice system.

The only way we can build our institutions is to radically address the issue of abuse of power and misuse of power.

With this series, Attukwei Clottey addresses the issues of abuse of power amongst the political elite, more specifically how sex is traded as a form of currency and means of control.

Not exact matches

For anyone trying to grapple with the complicated issue of sexual harassment and abuses of male power and privilege, the 44 - year - old Lewinsky's recent essay in Vanity Fair magazine comes at the perfect time...

Yes I hear that TGM — however I'm not sure if the age of enlightenment changed the agenda for the abuse of power within so called christian societes — some of the issues I raised occured after that time and are still happening..

David: «In fact, I've come to the conclusion that the core issue at the heart of our communities is the abuse of power and its privileges».

In fact, I've come to the conclusion that the core issue at the heart of our communities is the abuse of power and its privileges.

When I read between the lines of the New Testament, I see, along with the good, a very chaotic community that struggled with the same issues the contemporary church struggles with: ambition, power, position, money, possessions, charismata and worship, order, heresy, dress, the abuse of the sacraments, teaching, and so on.

As well as money and sex, the abuse of power and authority has been a significant issue for churches and Christian ministries in recent years.

Instead of skirting the issue, much of the heat the catholic church is taken would probably be alleviated by simply just requiring those in power to report abuse to local authorities and levying swift and severe punishment on those who condone and cover up abuses.

Does the Body of Christ (the American Church) have an obligation to ignore Tony's «Debacle» (an attention - getting debate being staged) and try to draw Tony and the Christian community back into the deeper issues of lack of character, inability to honor God's authorities, abuse of financial power, church blindness, and using church events as a smoke - screen for evil actions?»

Organized religion is nothing more than an exercise in money, power, and control, not to mention issues of hypocrisy and abuse.

In the Middle Ages, when the papacy abused its power by waging the Crusades, selling indulgences, and issuing simony, church leaders had accommodated to a culture of greed and violence.

'» «Overall, the survey displays that Christians and the Church have some way to go in understanding the nature of abuse (power and control issues), how to respond, and supporting those who disclose.

«This highlights the need for education and raising awareness on issues of power and control within relationships, what abuse is and what it looks like,» said Marshall.

Such a static and retrogressive view of what are essentially peoples» movements fuelled by genuine concerns of power devolution and resource control, and accentuated by wide spread human rights abuses by military and para-military forces in the province, is indicative of the security establishment's pre-eminence in decision - making with regards to this and other issues.

I wrote, said and issued videos on this subject to defend the Constitution against abuse and subversion by a corrupt and looting Government of the national purse, in order to prevent its return to power.

While I agree that there's PLENTY of pettiness, partisanship and abuse of discretionary power in politics, clearly that's not the issue in Mr. Liu's case.

The Home Secretary abusing her powers to suppress freedom of speech within our Parliament - that is the primary, constitutional, issue.

Late budgets jobs and business leaving this state cronism politicians making a life long career out of getting elected to office it has to stop open your eyes people stop listening to the BS!Fiscal responsibility, term limits and accountablity is what we should be demanding and votng for.Every election it's always some specal interest group trying to spin something.Vote out every single incumbant impose our own term limits they are all parisites surviving on our hard earned money.JOBS, TAXES, CORUPTION, LATE BUDGETS, CRIMINAL CONDUCT, ABUSE OF POWER INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, THE COST TO LIVE IN THIS STATE A GOOD JOB FOR YOUR CHILDREN, SOMETHING LEFT FOR YOUR FAMILY AFTER A LIFETIME OF WORKING HARD FOR IT ARE THE ISSUES!!!! HOMOSEXUALITY give me a breaof getting elected to office it has to stop open your eyes people stop listening to the BS!Fiscal responsibility, term limits and accountablity is what we should be demanding and votng for.Every election it's always some specal interest group trying to spin something.Vote out every single incumbant impose our own term limits they are all parisites surviving on our hard earned money.JOBS, TAXES, CORUPTION, LATE BUDGETS, CRIMINAL CONDUCT, ABUSE OF POWER INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, THE COST TO LIVE IN THIS STATE A GOOD JOB FOR YOUR CHILDREN, SOMETHING LEFT FOR YOUR FAMILY AFTER A LIFETIME OF WORKING HARD FOR IT ARE THE ISSUES!!!! HOMOSEXUALITY give me a breaOF POWER INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, THE COST TO LIVE IN THIS STATE A GOOD JOB FOR YOUR CHILDREN, SOMETHING LEFT FOR YOUR FAMILY AFTER A LIFETIME OF WORKING HARD FOR IT ARE THE ISSUES!!!! HOMOSEXUALITY give me a breaOF WORKING HARD FOR IT ARE THE ISSUES!!!! HOMOSEXUALITY give me a break!

The African continent has come under focus over the years because of issues of poverty, lack of education and seeming powerful leaders some of whom abuse their power.

«The only reasonable conclusion we have reached is that the anti-corruption agencies and other institutions of state have allowed themselves to be dictated to by a single vindictive authority which takes pleasure in using power anyhow and in anyway in gross abuse of the constitution,» the forum said in a statement issued on Thursday by Osaro Onaiwu, its coordinator.

The real issue posed however is whether we are indeed watching the abuse of powers either by the Senate...

The real issue posed however is whether we are indeed watching the abuse of powers either by the Senate or the Nigerian Police Force.

Equal pay clearly wouldn't fix ALL of the issues surrounding abuse of power, violating behaviors and much more.

But the ceremony's most memorable moment came in an honorary award for Oprah Winfrey, who spoke out on the industry's issues with misogyny, sexual abuse, and the ongoing lack of diversity in Hollywood's corridors of power.

For example, they not only appreciate nature and see how people and places are interconnected throughout the world, they also take issue with injustice, mistreatment of others and abuses of power.

Essentially the issue is certain schools abusing their power, the lack of African - American presence in faculty / leadership, and that old traditional methods (which WERE N'T WORKING) were tossed to the wayside.

The underlying issue of Amazon abusing their market power by pulling the print titles to score points in an ebook pricing dispute is unresolved, and probably unresolvable.

I am drawn to the cult of celebrity and the ridiculous parts of our culture, and also abuse of power issues.

The real scary issue here is the serious abuse of power by an elected body.

tate law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for dogs.

Animal Abuse or Neglect: NOTE: State law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for Abuse or Neglect: NOTE: State law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for dogs.

From the slippers of the Archbishop to the teeth of King John, as well as commemorative memorabilia and two original pages of the charter, a wealth of material is issued to illustrate the use — and abuse — of its power.

Already, the wall text mentions another model's anonymous allegations of inappropriate sexual contact by Mr. Araki, noting that «the controversy surrounding Araki's work has almost exclusively been about reception and meaning, and far less about the issues of consent and the potential abuses of power that can be at the foundation of artistic practice and artistic production.»

These combine a fierce playfulness with tough political content to focus on contemporary issues such as feminism and militarisation and the abuse of power - well as the role of digital technologies in the mass proliferation and dissemination of images and information.

Currently, with the support of her colleagues, Ka has been organizing a series of discussions that deals with issues around plagiarism, educator ethics, and power abuse in cultural institutions.

The paintings reflect on contemporary issues facing our global community: political corruption, environmental apathy and abuse of power.

As such, his aesthetic is inseparable from the pertinent extra-aesthetic issues of the age, including income inequality, the constant threat of reactionary politics, and the authoritarian abuse of power, as well as the fact of the artist's own queerness, all of which he allows to saturate his work even as he eschews polemics.

This opposition is not always a bad thing as it can call attention to conflicts of interest, issues of inequity, abuses of power, or raise questions of ethics that otherwise would not be addressed.

Generally, once someone finds the greatest threat to whatever and wants to impose their will to «fix» that issue, you get real and / or perceived abuse of power, people get a touch aggravated and the scat hits the fan, no oil required.

«This kind of open - ended investigation is an abuse of power, and we are standing up to it to avoid setting a precedent that could have a chilling effect on scientists, or anyone else, exercising their right to speak out about any vital issue.»

At the same time Chinese citizens are increasingly rights - conscious and challenging the authorities over livelihood issues, land seizures, forced evictions, abuses of power by corrupt cadres, discrimination, and economic inequalities.

Democrats released an intelligence memo Saturday defending an FBI investigation into Russian meddling in rebuttal to a Republican memo that was issued three weeks ago, accusing the FBI of abusing its power.

Article II of the Constitution prohibits a President from using the pardon power to overturn an impeachment.5 The Framers of the Constitution placed only this limitation on the ability of the President to exercise his pardon power, 6 and the only sanction for the abuse of the pardon power is the removal of the President through impeachment.7 The Constitution is silent, however, as to whether the President may grant himself a pardon from prosecution and, if so, when such a pardon may be issued.8 In the over 20,000 instances that Presidents have used this exclusive power, 9 no President has used this power to pardon himself.10

We provide a range of services from advice to extended legal representation to individuals on consumer issues, housing, eligibility for public benefits, wills and powers of attorney, and protection from abuse and neglect.

Citing issues such as corruption and abuse of power raised by the protesters, Pitman says: «The tragedy of it is best remembered by thinking about what were the issues then and what they are today.»

NOTE: Eligible courses include but are not limited to the 2007, 2009 and 2011 Meaningful Child Participation in Family Justice Processes courses presented by IICRD and CLEBC, and may cover such topics as: effects of separation and divorce on parents and children; communication skill development of children; family dynamics; adult and child dynamics; parent and child bonding and attachment theory; child development; empirical research on developmental needs, children's ages, gender systems and structural family theory; opinions and effects of parenting arrangements; ethno ‐ cultural family dynamics; family violence, power imbalance, and control issues; alcohol and substance abuse issues.

Provides legal advice and information to low - income seniors 60 years of age and older on issues such as elder abuse, home care, nursing homes and homes for the aged, and powers of attorney; phone and web site: 416-598-2656

Mediation may not be an appropriate means of dispute resolution if there is an imbalance of negotiating power between the parties, where there are psychological issues with one or both parties, subtle intimidation by one against the other, where there has been as history of domestic abuse, or other issues.