Sentences with phrase «people full participation in society»

There is no secular, biblical, psychiatric, medical or legal reason to deny people full participation in society or to deny them the full exercise of their rights because of their sexual orientation.

Not exact matches

With the region's success tied to the aspirations of all young people and their full participation in our economy and society, Great Lakes states must address a history of persistent racial disparities in wealth, income, and education.

As a general stance toward racism, teachers and administrators are encouraged «to analyze, challenge, and change power relations; advocate for equitable access of people of color to power and resources; and ensure their full participation in racially diverse societies» (Solomon, 2002, p. 176).

Its goal is to promote the full participation of, and equal opportunities for, persons with disabilities in Canadian society.

Meanwhile, the enforcement mechanisms available to be used contribute to marginalization of mentally disabled persons, and exacerbate their exclusion from full participation in society.

The Intervenor was established by people with disabilities to create a voice for disabled Canadians and to promote the full participation and equal opportunity and equal protection of the law for people with disabilities in Canadian society.

It is about inclusion for people with disabilities, who have historically been excluded from full participation in society.

It is imperative that the duty to accommodate be given full effect, to fulfill the right of people with disabilities to substantive equality, and to «foster a society in which there are no impediments to full and free participation in the economic, social, political and cultural life of British Columbia.»

The CCD's mandate is to create a voice for Canadians with disabilities with the goal of promoting the full participation of, and equal opportunities for, persons with disabilities in Canadian society.

In the context of the TWU case, the state authority is the BC (or Ontario) law society, and it is people like Jamie et al. who are urging it to exclude a class of citizens (TWU graduates) from full participation in public life (assuming, of course, they can satisfy the objective standards to be lawyersIn the context of the TWU case, the state authority is the BC (or Ontario) law society, and it is people like Jamie et al. who are urging it to exclude a class of citizens (TWU graduates) from full participation in public life (assuming, of course, they can satisfy the objective standards to be lawyersin public life (assuming, of course, they can satisfy the objective standards to be lawyers).

The speeches coincide with the findings of a United Nations human rights expert, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous people, Victoria Tauli - Corpuz, that Australia has failed to respect the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to self - determination and to full and effective participation in society.

b) The importance of self - determination for the full and effective participation of Indigenous peoples in Australian society.

And the Vienna Declaration [55] calls on states to «ensure the full and free participation of Indigenous people in all aspects of society, in particular in matters of concern to them».

It is about achieving the full and effective participation of Indigenous peoples in Australian society on equal terms - not on the basis of «sameness», but through the recognition of the cultural distinctiveness and diversity of Indigenous peoples.

The United Nations General Assembly emphasises that persons belonging to minorities have the right to participate effectively in cultural, religious, social, economic and public life; [29] as does the Vienna Declaration and Plan of Action calling on states to «ensure the full and free participation of indigenous people in all aspects of society, in particular in matters of concern to them».