Sentences with phrase «securing equal rights»

«As we celebrate our tremendous victory in securing equal rights to marriage for all, we are mindful that much more remains to be done to secure the rights of LGBT people interacting with police,» said Demoya Gordon of Lambda Legal, a legal organization that promotes gay rights.

President Nixon's message described the federal legal services program as «a workhorse» in the effort to secure equal rights in America.

Not exact matches

The greatness of America is rooted in the virtue of our principles; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights; that government must be by the consent of those who are governed; that it is precisely the defense of rights and due process for the utterly indefensible that secures the rights of all others.

This absence may seem to put a democratic constitution at odds with itself, because the formative right to equal participation in democratic discourse is in fact worthless unless one's substantive right to general emancipatory conditions is at least in some measure secured.

If I am right, however, a reconsideration of liberalism's two main commitments will not compromise but instead be the preconditions for securing equal human dignity and ordered liberty.

The problem is that it is not possible for the fetus to have equal or «special» rights without abrogating the rights of a woman who is pregnant to be «secure in her person,» which is the meaning of the «right to privacy.»

We see Lincoln (who is only a «progressive» to hyper - libertarians), McWilliams reminds us, as correcting an excess of the dominant voice of our Founding in the Gettysburg Address: «the Declaration of Independence asserts that we are created equal and that government exists to secure rights; Lincoln argued that the Union, conceived in liberty, is dedicated to equality.»

We hold these truths to be self - evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.

The form in which he originally proposed it was: «The Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper to secure to the citizens of each state all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states and to all persons in the several states equal protection in the rights of life, liberty, and property.»

For example, in a representative democracy, every vote has equal weight, no unreasonable restrictions can apply to anyone seeking to become a representative, and the freedom of its all citizens is secured by legitimized rights and liberties which are generally protected by a constitution.

«We want to secure the rights and equal protection of the minority and women business owners guaranteed under the 14th amendment, regardless of the administration.»

David Oyelowo plays Martin Luther King Jr in this chronicle of his campaign to secure equal voting rights with a march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.

A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

Although initially sceptical about the need for change, as the blinders are ripped from her eyes Maud realizes she must play her part to secure a brighter future for women across the country — which means equal pay, parental rights for mothers, access to education and a slew of other human rights — all of which she and other women of all social and economic classes were denied.

The Department of Education, along with the U.S. Department of Justice, enforces students» civil rights, which are fundamental to ensuring that every child has equal access to educational opportunities and feels safe and secure in school.

The principal mission of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas of criminal justice, fair housing and community development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and voting rRights Under Law is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas of criminal justice, fair housing and community development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and voting rightsrights.

The Declaration of Independence reads in pertinent part ``... A] ll men are created equal... they are endowed... with certain unalienable rights... That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed...»

LRAP Minnesota helps reduce the education debt burden experienced by dedicated public interest lawyers who represent low income clients seeking legal services to secure essential needs like food, shelter and safety, and fundamental rights like equal access to justice.

The principal mission of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities.

It is honest because it provides for doing justice without respect of persons, and, by securing individual citizens as well as States in their respective rights, performs the promise which every free government makes to every free citizen of equal justice and protection.

We secure basic needs, protect and preserve legal rights, provide equal access to justice and seek fairness and dignity for our clients.

Upon issuance of judgment [for punitive damages], the state shall have all rights due a judgment creditor until such judgment is satisfied and shall stand on equal footing with the plaintiff of the original case in securing a recovery after payment to the plaintiff of damages awarded other than as punitive damages.»)

§ 51 -12-5.1 (e)(2)(«Upon issuance of judgment [for punitive damages], the state shall have all rights due a judgment creditor until such judgment is satisfied and shall stand on equal footing with the plaintiff of the original case in securing a recovery after payment to the plaintiff of damages awarded other than as punitive damages.»).

Those domestic provisions were the means whereby legislation gave effect to Art 141 of the EC Treaty, which secured the right to equal pay for equal work or work of equal value.

«measures taken for the sole purpose of securing adequate advancement of certain racial or ethnic groups or individuals requiring such protection as may be necessary in order to ensure equal enjoyment or exercise of human rights and fundamental freedom, provided that such measures do not lead to the maintenance of separate rights for different racial groups and that they shall not be continued after the objectives for which they were taken have been achieved».

The term «special measures» is generally understood to apply to positive measures taken to redress the disadvantage, and secure the «full and equal enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms», of a particular racial group.

Special measures taken for the sole purpose of securing adequate advancement of certain racial or ethnic groups or individuals requiring such protection as may be necessary in order to ensure such groups or individuals equal enjoyment or exercise of human rights or fundamental freedoms shall not be deemed racial discrimination, provided, however, that such measures do not, as a consequence, lead to the maintenance of separate rights for different racial groups and that they shall not be continued after the objectives for which they were taken have been achieved.

The Convention specifies in Article 1.4 that «special measures» taken for the sole purpose of securing adequate advancement of certain racial or ethnic groups or individuals «requiring such protection as may be necessary in order to ensure such groups or individuals equal enjoyment or exercise of human rights» shall not be deemed racial discrimination.

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB or Realtists) was formed in 1947 by chartered African American real estate professionals out of a need to secure the right to equal housing opportunities, regardless of race, creed, or color.