Sentences with phrase «violation of human rights standards»
As acknowledged by the Special Rapporteur on the situation on the rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, the lack of appropriate consultation, negotiation, and the application of free, prior, and informed consent, has been clearly demonstrated as a clear violation of human rights standards in the Australian Governments Northern Territory Emergency Response.
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«It is outrageous and it is the kind of violation of international human rights standards the international community needs to come down on very hard.»
Such standards are increasingly regarded as oppressive and thus in violation of human rights.
«These new members will continue to support the transformation of the palm oil sector by demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical requirements, such as ending deforestation, the development of peatlands and gross labour and human rights violations.»
«SERAP also considers the amendments to amount to «legislative rascality», as they are not legitimate exercise of legislative power, and if allowed can exacerbate extreme poverty and violations of the right to an adequate standard of living of Nigerians and other human rights.»
Expert witness Juan Mendez, a professor of human rights and international law at the Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington, D.C., and a former United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, testified that the Mandela Rules represent an objective standard for determining whether a person has been subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment; and, he said, «there has been quite a solid consensus that anything beyond 15 days is in violation of international standards... even with mitigating circumstances.»
As we discussed in an earlier article on this blog, against the backdrop of hardening and expanding international business and human rights standards and norms, there is increasingly a risk of litigation being commenced against Canadian companies for overseas human rights violations.
To which standards should they be held when dealing with allegations of human rights violations?