Sentences with phrase «of abolition»

Ten years ago, in March of 2007, when only five (5) scholars from across the world were selected to deliver presentations during the commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery at the United Nations Headquarters, Professor Naana Jane Opoku - Agyemang was one of those five (5) prominent scholars.
He described people trafficking as the new slave trade, a theme he returned to when asked about the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery.
Yet I keep seeing messages on an exam board chatroom from experienced examiners wondering why they have not been invited this year, and other people have told me that it is because of the abolition of AS levels as part of the A level, which makes sense.
The Government said today that it has decided to implement a one year delay to allow time to engage with interested parties and Parliamentarians with concerns relating to the impact of the abolition of Class 2 NICs on self - employed individuals with low profits.
Throughout history, there have been many Christians who looked away, but there also have been many at the forefront of the abolition movement.
I do not feel his vision was utopian; it was a workable vision of community, not unlike many that have worked for white people throughout history, from the Puritans on... It also echoes some communal efforts of the abolition movement among others, and the Civil Rights movement, with Valentine, and Landers, in their speeches echoing Martin Luther King Jr. and the same debate over «gradual» or immediate progress.
In the wake of the abolition of ATSIC and ATSIS in 2005, the federal government introduced a series of reforms to the administration of Indigenous Affairs -LSB-.]
The former deputy prime minister joined culture minister Margaret Hodge for the official opening of the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, as part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade.
The Attorney General failed to establish that ``... retrospective application of the Abolition of Early Parole Act serves a pressing and substantial government objective, is rationally connected to that objective, minimally impairs the Charter right, and that its salutary benefits outweigh its detrimental effects.»
The Connecting Government report was launched by the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet less than a week after the announcement of the abolition of ATSIC on 15 April 2004 and the introduction of the new arrangements for Indigenous affairs.
These protesters considered themselves to be acting in the proud traditions of abolition, women's suffrage (the great Susan B. Anthony was implacably against abortion), and the modern civil rights movement.
He has previously served on the board of London's National Portrait Gallery, where his is currently working on an exhibition for the gallery that will explore the story of the abolition of slavery through 18th - and 19th - century portraits.
That calls for a similar effort of abolition.
In 2008, our research paper The UK Pensions Crisis found that occupational pension schemes lost between # 150 and # 225 billion in growth, as a result of the abolition of Advanced Corporation Tax relief on pension funds in the 1990s.
Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Obama, a preview of the new Black Panther comic, why you should quit your job, David Bowie's resurrections, the bold history of abolition, and more
Perhaps the most concerning ramification of the abolition of doli incapax is that children may get criminal records at a much earlier age, which might blight their lives, well into adulthood.
Himid has painted images of black slaves on some and aristocrats - some of whom are vomiting at the news of the abolition of slavery - on others.
These provisions were repealed as part of the abolition of ATSIC.
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed today's announcement by the Government that there will be a one year delay before the removal of Class 2 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in order to enable consultation on the impact of its abolition on the self - employed on low incomes.
The Supreme Court ruled against part of Canada's anti-prostitution laws in the Bedford ruling at the close of 2013, and held that a section of the Abolition of Early Parole Act was unconstitutional.
And we have tried, often succeeding such as in the cas of abolition of slavery, to do far more good.
This was the result of a relatively unified Protestant vision in the nineteenth century, even if this vision had fractured into various wings over a number of issues beginning with the question of abolition.
It comes at the very end of The Abolition of Man:
«The tree of Abolition is evil,» declared Reverend Henry Van Dyke in 1860, «and only evil — root and branch, flower and leaf, and fruit; that it springs from, and is nourished by an utter rejection of the Scriptures.»
Thus, in the very things most characteristic of the religion of ancient man, namely altars, sacrifices and temples, the prophets of Israel took the first steps in the direction of their abolition, for YHWH, being wholly different from the ancient gods, neither required the old cultic offerings, nor did He dwell in a house made by hands.
Advocates of this reform conceive of the abolition of prisons as a long - range goal.
Thomas P. Slaughter's The Beautiful Soul of John Woolman, Apostle of Abolition (Hill and Wang, 448 pages, $ 22), is a gem of the biographer's art.
Why are even those most enthusiastic for peace timid to speak of the abolition of war?
The dream of the abolition of war is given us in the Bible, but the reason most Christians hesitate to accept that dream and act upon it comes also from the Bible, from all the wars that are recorded and celebrated by God's people, all the wars that are authorized and even commanded by God.
The remarkable happiness Jesus brought to his friends and followers is due in large measure to their experience of the abolition of shame as they lived in his forgiving presence.
Yes, we are guilty; or, our given or actual condition is a condition of guilt; but we harden and freeze our guilty condition by a resentment which forecloses the possibility of the abolition of repression.
Rather, he was slowly winning everybody to his side on the matter of abolition of slavery.
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warmly welcomed the announcement today of the abolition of the current system of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for residential properties.
«These blows come on top of the abolition of the EMA and an increase in university tuition fees.
In May 2008, he was a significant critic of the abolition of the 10p tax rate [8] and this led to Field describing Prime Minister Gordon Brown as «unhappy inside his own body».
2) It is not accidental that these developments were supported by international reaction, that socialist construction, especially during the period of the abolition of capitalist relations and of the founding of socialism, up until the Second World War, concentrates the ideological and political wrath of international imperialism.
But Labour was in favour of the abolition of the Lords then, she says.
This follows today's announcement by the Chancellor of the abolition of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme alongside a balancing increase to future Climate Change Levy (CCL) rates for 2019.
There was spontaneous applause at her example of the abolition of Section 28 as a big achievement in politics regarding this subject, as it was «so damaging for teenagers» as well as «the impact it had on teachers and fears they felt — not being able to come out or answer pupils» questions.»
Mr Cameron said he had lashed out because he had been «very angry» about the Prime Minister's handling of the abolition of the 10p rate of income tax.
These included her advocacy of the abolition of «conspiratorial groups» such as MI5 and Special Branch in the late 1980s, both of which she said had been successfully reformed.
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon says: «Lib Dem leaders had enough trouble getting their party to swallow a postponement of the abolition of tuition fees in the manifesto (it ended up put off to what some thought was a fairly meaningless distant horizon).
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