Sentences with phrase «violation of human right under»

The growing level of impunity; abuse of rule of law and gross violation of human right under Nana Akufo - Addo is becoming very alarming.

Ecojustice, formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund, has launched a lawsuit on behalf of Aamjiwnaaang First Nation members, Ron Plain and Ada Lockridge, alleging that the cumulative effects of government approved pollution in Sarnia's Chemical Valley amounts to a violation of their human rights under sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

However, the Court of Appeal made it clear that it was their unanimous view that the bar constituted a potential violation of their human rights under Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) and Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention.

Not exact matches

The meeting reflects a shift in US policy under President Trump as his predecessor, President Barack Obama, refused to invite Mr el - Sisi to the White House because of concerns about human rights violations.

A gross violation of human rights, a hind crime to commit secular ism, terrorism against humanity, under cover of religion.

The Daily Mail says a spokesperson from The National Council of Resistance of Iran, a political coalition which opposes the government, said: «The silence of the world community, especially of western countries, vis - à - vis these medieval punishments under the excuse of having nuclear talks with Iran has intensified the brutal and systematic violation of human rights in Iran.

And this is the problem: the measures he proposes would and could only be enforced at the cost of massive violations of human rights, and by dismantling the fragile but promising structures of technological know - how, international law, trade, and communication by which we are building up a still - feeble sense of what it means to be a single humanity on a single globe, under God and responsible for a common world.

«The Force leadership empasises the sanctity of human lives and condemns in the strongest possible terms the violation of the right to life of citizens under any guise.

Is Venezuela ready for amnesty laws or will it witness prosecutions of those who committed human rights violations under Chavismo?

Mr. Woyome state «The Attorney General and the entire Government of Ghana are bound by law to obey the order of the African Court on Human and Peoples» Rights; any violation of it will be unlawful under Ghanaian laws.»

* A declaration that the detention of the applicant by EFCC on January 5, 2016 at an unknown location, without access to his lawyers, family and doctors, constitutes a flagrant violation of the applicant's fundamental rights guaranteed under sections 33, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Articles 4, 5, 6, 12, & 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitutrights guaranteed under sections 33, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Articles 4, 5, 6, 12, & 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitutRights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitutional.

* A declaration that the arrest of the applicant by EFCC on January 5, 2016 at his home at No. 14, Drive 1, Prince and Princess Estate, Abuja, constitutes a flagrant violation of the applicant's fundamental rights guaranteed under sections 33, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Articles 4, 5, 6, 12, & 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitutrights guaranteed under sections 33, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and Articles 4, 5, 6, 12, & 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitutRights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and is ultra vires, null and void and unconstitutional.

Citing the recent United States Department of States report, which alleged cases of extreme human rights violations under the Buhari administration, Ologbondiyan called on Trump to ask Buhari questions on the way he runs his government.

Addressing journalists at a press conference on the state of the nation in Abuja, the spokesman for the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiya, urged Trump to stand up for democracy and take Buhari to task on constitutional and human rights violations in Nigeria under his watch.

Ozekhome also pointed out that the continuing detention of Suswam without recourse to Court or due process of law constitutes a violation of his fundamental human rights guaranteed under Section 35 (1)(c) and (4) and 44 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and is therefore illegal and unconstitutional.

Nobody should be under any illusion that the ruling All Progressives Congress will ever change from its mission of dictatorship through deliberate and carefully calculated violations of human rights, the rule of law and democratic processes.»

According to the applicant, his arrest and detention constituted a gross violation of an infringement upon his dignity, personal liberty, fair hearing and freedom of movement as enshrined and guaranteed under sections 34, 35, 36,41,46 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Articles 4,5,6 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights.

Prof. Dankofa, among other things, in suit KDH / KAD / 236 / 2018 is praying the court to «declare that the action of the respondents (Kaduna State Government and Kaduna Geographic Information Service, KADGIS) in arrogating to themselves the power to punitively sanction the Applicants (Hunkuyi and his Company, Muna Investment Ltd) property, even if the Applicants were purportedly in default of payment of either ground rent or land use charge or for any other reason constitute a gross violation of Applicant Fundamental Human Right guaranteed under section 43 (1) and 46 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and therefore illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.»

In a Nov. 3 letter, Mr. Miller, the ranking Democrat on the House education committee, asked the attorney general to look into allegations of child abuse, human - rights violations, and fraudulent advertising under federal law by the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, or WWASPS, and its founders.

We see many problems with the current market systems under the convention, volatile credit prices, lack of real emissions reduction, rampant lack of additionality, lack of environmental integrity and human rights violations.

Although I don't touch on it much here, it should be noted that REDD + projects have had many instances of human rights violations (as well as environmental degradation, thanks to a loophole under the Cancun Agreement which will be explained below).

Under the scheme's rules, companies may not be involved in illegal logging, human rights violations, or the destruction of valuable forests.

The mission of Verità © is to ensure that people worldwide work under safe, fair and legal working conditions. If Verità © auditors identify human rights, environmental, or health and safety violations in the workplace, we will together develop concrete steps to correct them through a combination of trainings for management and workers, education programs and remediation programs.

There are really two issues that must be considered when asking the provocative question about whether potentially precluding an employee on the basis of an addiction to cigarettes would be a violation of that individual's rights under the Ontario Human Rights Code: (1) is the practice illegal; and (2) if not always, thenrights under the Ontario Human Rights Code: (1) is the practice illegal; and (2) if not always, thenRights Code: (1) is the practice illegal; and (2) if not always, then when?

(application to European Court of Human Rights; whether violation of presumption of innocence; challenge to refusal of the Secretary of State to grant F compensation under s. 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 arising from his wrongful conviction in 2004 for various sexual offences).

Garzon v. Spain, ECtHR: Produced an expert opinion with James Crawford SC on permissibility under international law of application of limitation periods in respect of grave violations of international human rights law.

These cases have recognized that plaintiffs have a reasonable cause of action related to human rights violations under the Code, and courts seem to be allowing these claims to go forward.

[21] Article 9 (1): «Acts of persecution within the meaning of article 1 A of the Geneva Convention must: (a) be sufficiently serious by their nature or repetition as to constitute a severe violation of basic human rights, in particular the rights from which derogation can not be made under Article 15 (2) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; or (b) be an accumulation of various measures, including violations of human rights which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as mentioned in (a).&rhuman rights, in particular the rights from which derogation can not be made under Article 15 (2) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; or (b) be an accumulation of various measures, including violations of human rights which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as mentioned in (a).&rights, in particular the rights from which derogation can not be made under Article 15 (2) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; or (b) be an accumulation of various measures, including violations of human rights which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as mentioned in (a).&rights from which derogation can not be made under Article 15 (2) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; or (b) be an accumulation of various measures, including violations of human rights which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as mentioned in (a).&rHuman Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; or (b) be an accumulation of various measures, including violations of human rights which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as mentioned in (a).&Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; or (b) be an accumulation of various measures, including violations of human rights which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as mentioned in (a).&rhuman rights which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as mentioned in (a).&rights which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as mentioned in (a).»

Similarly, Indigenous peoples in developing countries have suffered grave human rights violations (including expulsion of traditional territories, forced relocation and the use of force to deny them access to resources needed for subsistence) under conservation schemes which purport to protect the forests, wildlife, or wilderness but not the people who have co-existed with them for centuries.

[5] In this case, the court while reiterating the availability of some fundamental rights to arrested persons and detainees especially those available under Article 21, further held that «for violation of the Fundamental Rights to life or basic human rights, the defence of sovereign immunity is not available to the state for the established violation of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India under Article 21&rrights to arrested persons and detainees especially those available under Article 21, further held that «for violation of the Fundamental Rights to life or basic human rights, the defence of sovereign immunity is not available to the state for the established violation of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India under Article 21&rRights to life or basic human rights, the defence of sovereign immunity is not available to the state for the established violation of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India under Article 21&rrights, the defence of sovereign immunity is not available to the state for the established violation of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India under Article 21&rrights guaranteed by the Constitution of India under Article 21».

There was no identifiable power in the court, supported by a public policy, to supplement presently existing statutory provisions to achieve what the prosecution want to achieve in violation of Mrs Gibson's rights under Art 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rrights under Art 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human RightsRights.

In HL it was held that the detention, under the common law doctrine of necessity, of a man with autism, who lacked the mental capacity to make decisions about his care and living arrangements, amounted to a violation of his rights under Art 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convenrights under Art 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the ConvenRights (the Convention).

Victims of human rights violations in foreign nations (including terrorism) had made successful claims under the ATS against individual people, but the...

Thus the Supreme Court held that the policy of «deport first; appeal later» is a violation of human rights as an appeal against a deportation order by reference to a claim in respect of private and family life under ECHR, art 8 should be effective, and this means there must be an opportunity for appellants to give live evidence to assist the tribunal.

Defended energy company accused of human rights violations under Alien Tort Claims Act in operations outside the U.S. based on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecution

Subsequently they each brought actions against the MPS for failure to conduct effective investigations into allegations of crimes committed against them, seeking damages and declarations under the Human Rights Act 1998 («the HRA»), ss 7 and 8 on the grounds that the police investigations had been so significantly flawed that they constituted violations of the duty to investigate inherent in the right under ECHR, art 3 not to be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment.

CCPR / C / 55 / D / 563/1993, para. 8.6 (states parties are «under a duty to investigate thoroughly alleged violations of human rights»); Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture: The Russian Federation, UN Doc.

Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court hears an incredibly important case called Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, stemming from a federal lawsuit brought under the Alien Tort statute, a remarkable federal law that allows people from countries outside the United States to sue foreign individuals and multinational corporations that commit human rights violations abroad - like torture, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, disappearances, summary execution, that kind of thing.

Even the Law Society of Upper Canada was upset and issued a statement, which began: «The actions of President General Pervez Musharraf are blatant violations of fundamental human rights under international law and unacceptable attacks on the independence of the judiciary, the bar, and the rule of law.»

[258] The Respondent further argues that s. 13 (1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act is a violation of the fundamental freedom of conscience and religion guaranteed under s. 2 (a) of the Charter and that such violation is not justified under s. 1 of the Charter.

The Respondent seeks an order declaring s. 13 (1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act inoperative by virtue of its violation of sections 2 (b), 2 (a) and 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a violation that can not be justified under s. 1.

97 To date, only the United Nations Human Rights Committee has found that the ban constitutes a violation of students» freedom of religion, holding that the expulsion of a Sikh student for refusing to remove his head covering was a disproportionate and unnecessary response that could not be justified under article 18 (3) of the ICCPR.

Many suppliers to the U.K. government are failing to produce reports required under the Modern Slavery Act, revealing a lack of understanding by businesses of the risks of exposure to human - rights violations, according to a recent study.

HR compliance was a burning topic in 2016 as employers raced to understand the implications of OHSA Amendments under Bill 132 and significant increase of awards from human rights violations by employers.

In particular, the United Nations Human Rights Committee can receive individual complaints of violation of rights under the ICCPR, and actively investigate and rule uponRights Committee can receive individual complaints of violation of rights under the ICCPR, and actively investigate and rule uponrights under the ICCPR, and actively investigate and rule upon them.

The former employees allege that under corporate restructurings, locally based Supervalu's upper management terminated employees based on their ages, in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Minnesota Human Rights Act.