Sentences with phrase «peaceful protest by»

Threats against Cáceres and her colleagues had escalated in recent weeks, following a peaceful protest by her community against the Agua Zarca dam.

«While government is not against peaceful protest by aggrieved citizens, we would like to urge Lagosians to go about their businesses peacefully.

While reacting to a purported protest carried out by members of the association, the State Government said though it was not against peaceful protest by aggrieved citizens but it would not be stampeded into taking any action without strictly following due process and rule of law.

The singer's actions added to a number of protests during the national anthem at NFL games, following Donald Trump's comments about peaceful protests by NFL players.

Not exact matches

Khan said Trump «would without doubt have been met by mass peaceful protests» if he hadn't canceled the trip.

But while they call for armed uprising and violence if they don't get their «christian» way, we the people fight back with respectful disagreement... By offering tolerance, discourse, consideration, peaceful protest.

With this in mind, please make your boycott a peaceful and respectful one by simply staying away from Chick - fil - A restaurants or protesting outside of them.

In some cases they will do this by peaceful protest, sometimes by violent action.

«I told them kneeling is a show of respect, not for those who broke boundaries — I support only peaceful protest — but for the innocent lives that have been touched by injustice,» he continued.

The generally peaceful international workers» day protest on May 1 has been marred in recent years by sporadic acts of violence and vandalism and police are working flat out to foil a repetition.

Citizens are routinely arrested by police on allegation of being «MASSOB or IPOB members» and killed secretly and buried in undisclosed shallow graves; likewise those shot and killed by soldiers and police while embarking on peaceful protests.

This is equally following the killing of eight members of the the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB in Aba by the military during their peaceful protest over the continued detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu on Monday,

Immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir was detained at a routine check - in meeting with ICE officials in Manhattan, flipping a peaceful vigil outside the Javits Federal Building into a massive protest marked by clashes with police.

He is the author of The New Law of Peaceful Protest: Rights and Regulation in the Human Rights Act Era, published by Hart Publishing in 2010, and numerous articles and blog posts over the past ten years.

It is therefore advised that these individuals wanting to protest government decision should consult with the police as it was the case with the Nigeria Bar Association before they carried out their very peaceful protest for which the police provided the needed security and ensured it was not hijacked by hoodlums.

The statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sam Onwuemeodo described the relocation as a peaceful one despite the protest that occurred.

For the most part, the protest was loud but peaceful, watched closely by a large group of Buffalo Police officers.

The laws of the land are therefore left at the mercy of interpretation by enforcers at the risk of the lives of innocent citizens who are only seeking their rights in a peaceful protest.

Hi Stuart, totally agree you obviously saw much of the same abuse of power as I. I was lucky enough to get out of there but not before seeing one unprovoked assault by a police officer on a photographer and a peaceful good natured protest transformed by the police into one of resentment and panic.

Immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir was detained at a routine check - in meeting with ICE officials in Manhattan Thursday, flipping a peaceful vigil outside the Javits Federal Building into a massive protest marked by clashes with police.

Worried by the development, the then Akwa Ibom NUJ Chairman, Comrade Joe Effiong, had led a peaceful protest along with members of the Correspondents» Chapel, where officials of government apologized.

«While I share the disappointment and sadness felt by millions of people across America in the decision made by the grand jury in St. Louis County not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, I hope we can honor the memory of Michel Brown through peaceful protests and peaceful dialogue, instead of anger and violence,» said Congressman Charles Rangel.

While nothing official has been released by Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan, some elected officials and advocates have already begun reacting to the reports of the grand jury reaching a conclusion, and calling for any protest to be peaceful.

In a joint statement, state education department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa said, «These young people, united in peaceful protest to demand action by our Congress on gun violence, are turning tragedy into a teachable moment for our federal lawmakers.»

The officers had been assigned to a peaceful demonstration that protested the fatal shootings of black men earlier this week by police in Minnesota and Louisiana.

A very significant event — a peaceful mass protest against the misgovernance and mindless plunder of Imo State by Mr. Rochas Okorocha — took place in Owerri exactly...

When Maskey organised a protest against a parade by Royal Irish Regiment soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan in October 2008, he explained that he wanted «a peaceful, dignified protest» against the wars, but that he did want to see British forces returning without injury.

Those who engage responsibly in exercising their rights and freedoms will not have their chances of admission compromised, nor will current admissions be revoked, regardless of whether they face disciplinary action by their schools or districts as a result of peaceful protest.

As with other peaceful protests throughout American history by activists who weren't actively opposed by governments, the protests of those activists would have been just as meaningful even without the threats to their lives.

If the Bull Connors of the time weren't using laws to engage in suppression of freedom and equality, the civil rights protests wouldn't be called civil disobedience; they would have just been the rightful (and peaceful) protests against government actions protected by the Bill of Rights.

In what has been described as the greatest challenge to the communist state in China since its inception in 1949, tens of thousands soon joined in the peaceful protest, angered by widespread governmental corruption and calling for democratic reform.

After nearly getting abducted as a teenager by secret police eight years ago in a Muslim Brotherhood demonstration, Hesham Farid led a peaceful life away from protests and trouble.

We need volunteers to raise consumer awareness by attending peaceful protests on weekends at pet stores that sell puppies.

By December, we had focused on peaceful protests and educational demonstrations in the Los Angeles area, supported by undercover investigations at the mills that were shipping animals to target storeBy December, we had focused on peaceful protests and educational demonstrations in the Los Angeles area, supported by undercover investigations at the mills that were shipping animals to target storeby undercover investigations at the mills that were shipping animals to target stores.

You can help be a voice for dogs in puppy mills by participating in peaceful protests in your community.

Ai Weiwei presents a peaceful protest each day by placing a flower arrangement in the bicycle basket of the bicycle outside of his art studio in China; the bicycle representing mobility and the flowers representing freedom.

In December, 2010, accusations against falsified presidential elections brought rise to a wave of peaceful protests throughout the country, which were, in turn unmercifully retaliated against by police and government forces.

By 1995, he had been arrested and jailed twice for participating in peaceful protests against resource exploitation.

The nine case studies detailed in the report, each written by a different domestic civil liberties and human rights organization, provide contemporary examples of different governments» reactions to peaceful protests.

The University has still asked high schools to report incidents where students have practiced responsible citizenship by engaging in peaceful, meaningful protest related to this (or any other) issue but it does not hold «such conduct on its face as inappropriate or inconsistent with their prior conduct, or anything we wouldn't applaud amongst our own students, it will not negatively impact their admissions outcome,» he added.

The International Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1966, to coincide with the date in 1960 when police killed 69 people in Sharpeville, South Africa at a peaceful protest against apartheid laws.