Sentences with phrase «rights challenge for governments»
Improving the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a longstanding human rights challenge for governments in Australia, and a matter of high priority for the Commission.
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The major challenge for the federal government in the budget expected this month is to maintain its commitment to progressive social and economic policies in the context of a major shift to the political right in the United States.
Trudeau's government could launch their own legal challenge against B.C. for any actions the province takes, around respecting First Nations right or defending local health and safety.
Last year, the tribe filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the federal government for denying the application, saying it «unreasonably burdens the religious rights of tribal members,» court documents stated.
But while the challenges posed to rural communities in Honduras are great, so are the opportunities: in the last decade, the government has begun handing over land rights to some local and indigenous people, providing an excellent basis for efforts to create sustainable forest economies.
In the eighteenth century, radical campaigners like John Wilkes used these principles to challenge the oppressive powers of the British government, campaigning for individual rights and protections from legal tyranny.
A couple of months for the party to take stock, to work out what we did right and wrong, would help prepare our new leader for the challenge of a ConDem government.
«The Government is right to challenge employers and institutions to address these disparities, but it must also take responsibility for having created a system which has failed to ensure that employers act responsibly and lawfully in tackling discrimination and advancing equality for all groups.
Councilmember Lander said the district needed someone like Sikora who would «fight for progressive values in government, try to win a more equal city, address the challenges of climate change, make sure the rights of workers are respected, address the issues of health care on the policy level, and fight in the neighborhoods to improve our schools and make them better.»
And last night the Tory Right was out in force for the sell - out summer reception of Conservative Way Forward, the organisation which seeks to, in its own words, «defend and build upon the achievements of the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher's leadership, and to adapt the principles of her era in government to modern concerns and challenges.»
Absolutely it would, but why should any Conservative stick up for the right of government to simply ram through legislation without it being challenged?
The John Mahama surrogates or faction in the NDC continue their attacks on my person and character any - time I assert my birth - right as a citizen of Ghana to challenge the Mills, and Mahama Governments on what I perceive to be actions and conduct undermining or that have undermined the 1992 Constitution, for being inconsistent with or in contravention of the Constitution.
It should focus on speaking up for jobs and workers» rights under threat, and on challenging any attempt to use the referendum result to introduce a more right - wing Tory government by the backdoor.
The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, today won the support of TUC Congress in Brighton for its campaign to highlight and challenge the Government's attacks on civil rights.
By failing to vote for these amendments they will be making it harder for those who voted them into power to exercise their constitutional and legal right to hold government to account and challenge public authorities when they get it wrong.»
«It should focus on speaking up for jobs and workers» rights under threat, and on challenging any attempt to use the referendum result to introduce a more right - wing Tory government by the back door.
A Tory majority government could be well beyond Cameron's grasp and the centre of gravity would shift away from the right in a campaign where two progressive parties challenge Cameron's Tories - rather than the two - on - one attack on Labour (on eye - catching issues such as ID cards and Heathrow), which we are currently on course for.
Since taking over from the rather more liberal, Kenneth Clarke Grayling has attacked human rights as «political correctness», proposed dramatic restrictions to the right of individuals to challenge the state through judicial review, imposed significant restrictions on access to lawyers with no - win no - fee cases, moved the government back on to the course of building more (and bigger) prisons — despite the evidence against them — and is set on dramatically privatising up to 70 % of the probation service ceding state responsibility for offenders to commercial enterprises.
Kogi based Human Rights Activist and Director, Centre For Human Right and Conflict Resolution (CHCR) Idris Miliki has challenged Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to come out and tell the world how he spent the N10billion collected on behalf of Local Government from the Federal Government.
«In spite of these challenges, a lot of significant achievements have been made to improve the rights and welfare of children through democracy and good governance which enabled strong government commitment and support for the implementation of child - focused programmes, immense support,» noted.
On the issue of restructuring, the governor pointed out that agitations for the restructuring of the country would intensify until the Federal Government decided to take the right steps to address developmental challenges facing the nation.
In a decision that could affect the immigration plan President Barack Obama announced on 20 November, a federal judge decided on 21 November that the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech), an organization based in Bellevue, Washington, and affiliated with the national Communication Workers of America (CWA) union, can bring a lawsuit challenging the federal government's right to extend by executive action the authorization for foreign students to work in the United States under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program.
Plot: Ben Bradlee and Kay Graham of The Washington Post challenge the federal government for the right to publish classified information in 1971.
April 21 — Art: The School of Visual Arts is inviting participants in its 1995 National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, to be held in New York City Oct. 18 - 21, to submit proposals for open sessions on the following topics: Whither the Arts — The Right, the Left, and the (Dead) Center; Art and Regionalism; Government Funding of the Arts: Pro and Con; Politics and Graphic Design; Politics and the Studio Curriculum; New Challenges to Multiculturalism; Public Television: Yes or No?
Sturgeon said she was taking the right steps, including releasing # 11m for the Scottish government's attainment challenge fund, which was focusing on improving standards and education at 300 primary schools with the poorest outcomes.
Aside from celebrating charter schools, the rally «will also call upon elected representatives in local and state government to support pro-charter policies, including the expansion of high - quality charters, better facilities for charter students, and an end to the politics and rhetoric challenging parents» right to choose the best public school for their children,» according to a press release from California Charter Schools Association Families.
For example, later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case «Friedrichs vs. the CTA,» which challenges the right of government unions to charge mandatory «agency fees.»
• School Expansion, Growth & Strategic Planning • State and Federal Employment Law • School Board and Nonprofit Governance • Administrative Law & Appeals of State and Federal Agency Decisions and Actions • Special Investigations & Legal / Compliance Audits • Policy Guidance and Development • Constitutional Challenges and Claims • School Employee and School Board Training • Litigation in Federal and State Courts • Administrative Hearings and Appeals Before State and Federal Agencies • Public Entity Purchasing and Procurement; Business Transactions; & Contract Negotiation, Review and Drafting • Construction Law, AIA Construction Contracts, Review and Drafting • Real Estate Transactions and Condemnation • Special Education under IDEA and Section 504 • Student Rights & Discipline Issues and Hearings • State and Federal Claims of Discrimination • State and Federal Civil Rights • Administrative Grievances and Hearings • False Claims Act / Qui Tam Defense for Local Government Entities
Faced with the challenge of raising revenues to pay for exploding federal government costs that neither party has any interest in reducing, the carbon tax is suddenly attracting the interest of the Left and Right.
These trade bills would give foreign corporations and governments the right to challenge our bedrock protections for clean air, safe drinking water, healthy food and proper chemical safeguards.
For a variety of reasons, we felt Australia was the right nation; we asked, and the Australian government accepted this important, bold challenge.
At every step of the way in the 16 - year battle, Rivera Herrera was there to challenge government corruption and advocate for the public's right to demand protection for the environment.
At every step of the way in the 16 - year battle to protect the corridor, Rivera Herrera was there to challenge government corruption and advocate for the public's right to demand protection for the environment.
I think that casting climate change debate (though not the scientific basis for the existence of a serious manmade change to the world we live in) as Left versus Right has some legitimacy; the ideologies of the Right (which are, IMHO, just as flawed and ethically challenged as the Left's), are failing to find how to incorporate the requirement to deal with the serious manmade changes being wrought upon the world without international government intervention and regulation.
Our real estate lawyers in Denver will also fight for your ownership rights if they are challenged by the government or private parties.
Through such a «right to challenge» anybody who has a better solution for the problem than the one the government has, is welcomed forward.
The CCP provided funding for individuals and groups seeking to challenge federal government action on the basis of linguistic or equality rights.
She is passionate about pushing the law for greater recognition of Aboriginal rights and self - government while offering her clients the practical advice they need to face immediate legal challenges.
Acting for the Government in current judicial review proceedings challenging the compatibility of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and the legal framework for governmental surveillance powers generally with human rights.
Acted for the Claimants / Appellants in their challenge under the Public Contracts Regulations to the Government's decision to abolish the competitive market for childcare voucher services in the UK and award a monopoly contract, license, or exclusive right to National Savings & Investments / Atos.
For example, if the government banned kosher slaughter, a kosher food company could challenge the law by arguing that its customers» religious rights were at stake.
NLJ consultant editor Greene, one of the claimant lawyers acting in this week's successful Art 50 challenge against the government, said: «These rights go to the basics of life for EU citizens here and UK citizens within Europe, and I think it's important for Parliament to consider them and be in a position to offer assurances that they will be protected before Art 50 is triggered.»
«Supreme Court: Guantanamo Detainees Have Rights in Court; In Stinging Defeat for Government, Detainees Have Right to Challenge Detentions.»
As we forego ownership for convenience, as our governments sold our sovereignty for profits, and as digital corporations became behemoths that now have the capacity to challenge and write our constitutional and fundamental rights, we are waking up to a battle that has already been fought and resolved.
Privacy Shield replaces the prior Safe Harbor arrangement, which stood for fifteen years before being invalidated by Europe's top court after a legal challenge that was largely focused on US government mass surveillance practices as a breach of EU privacy rights.
The Social Justice Report 2005 set a range of challenges for government to address Indigenous health inequality through adopting a rights based approach.
There is a challenge to get the balance right between saying sorry for the practices of past governments and taking responsibility, as the present government, to address ongoing impacts and lead the nation to a better, shared future.
An important component of the human rights challenge for twenty first century Australia will be to establish a forum or framework through which genuine partnership can be negotiated between Indigenous peoples and the governments of Australia.
Despite these very significant developments, a major challenge remains for Indigenous peoples: getting governments to implement their international human rights commitments in national laws, policies and programs.
He challenges the Government to do the right thing for these extraordinary young carers who have done the right thing by their younger siblings.