Sentences with phrase «violence as a human rights»

The campaign hopes to raise awareness about gender - based violence as a human rights issue at the local, national, regional and international level.

Not exact matches

At the same time as CJNG's pseudo-insurgency and violence between self - defense groups, the UN Human Rights Council has found that the drug war's disruptions to Mexican society have deepened a culture of lawlessness and impunity.

«Together we can send the unambiguous message that the women of UBC have supporters everywhere who will stand against sexual violence — that the rape chants that students at the Sauder School were participating in are deplorable and must be properly dealt with as a violation of women's human rights; that repeated sexual attacks on young women on campus are a crisis with which we should all be concerned.

In the political realm, this encompasses the commitments of the liberal peace to human rights and even accountability for war criminals, but it also includes the redress of the wide range of wounds that tyrannical violence inflicts through a correspondingly wide range of practices that bring a measure of restoration to victims as well as perpetrators.

Bibi's death sentence sparked outrage among human rights groups, who condemned Pakistan's blasphemy law as a source of violence and persecution against religious minorities.

What we need is to recognize that some human rights crises may demand preemptive force (In the form of humanitarian intervention) as a deterrent to much greater violence.

First, since human society always employs violence to enforce some set of standards, Christians» whom Christ called to live out a radically different form of community, one in which it is the crucified rather than his judges who is vindicated as God's Word» should simply take up the burden of civic order and abandon the Gospel where prudentially necessary because, you know, someone absolutely has to kill heretics, and so we should make sure the right heretics get killed.

As a human rights activist, I assume you know the extent of the problem we are up against: that violence against women around the world is now both so routine and so extreme that the UN has called for «femicide» to be a recognised crime.

The IWD otherwise known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women's Rights and International Peace has since gained international recognition and celebrated world wide in different forms and even gained the status of a holiday in some countries such as Ukraine The day has also been marked under various themes encompassing peace and security, human rights, gender based violence, conflicts and hunger, education, gender equality, empowerment and affirmative actions, inclusion of woman in decision making, the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) and manyRights and International Peace has since gained international recognition and celebrated world wide in different forms and even gained the status of a holiday in some countries such as Ukraine The day has also been marked under various themes encompassing peace and security, human rights, gender based violence, conflicts and hunger, education, gender equality, empowerment and affirmative actions, inclusion of woman in decision making, the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) and manyrights, gender based violence, conflicts and hunger, education, gender equality, empowerment and affirmative actions, inclusion of woman in decision making, the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) and many more.

The warnings by NGOs, such as Human Rights Watch in a coalition of 47 organizations in June that the UN was not sufficiently prepared for the elections and lacks «adequate and appropriate resources to protect civilians... and to avert election - related violence» (HRW 2011) were not acted upon.

«Council reaffirms the strong condemnation by the AU of all act of violence, committed by whomsoever, as well as of human rights abuses, including killings, extra-judicial executions, violations of the physical integrity of persons, acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman and / or degrading treatment, and arbitrary arrests and illegal detentions, violations of the freedom of the press and freedom of expression and the prevalence of impunity,» the AU said.

Concerns about poverty, HIV / AIDS, human rights and violence in Zimbabwe are a particular cause for worry in the UK, as the former colonial power, not least because it is the preferred destination of many people fleeing the country.

From its cannibalistic proclivities, the world can see why the APC and its insensitive Federal Government care less about the lives and welfare of Nigerians, resulting in the escalation of violence, bloodletting, mass killings, extra-judicial executions, persecution of citizens, abuse of human rights, constitutional violations, including invasion of the National Assembly as well as attack on federal lawmakers and judicial officers.

Officials say thousands use the Human Rights Act, which guarantees the «right to family life», or fears about violence in the countries they left as a way of dodging deportation.

As a result, «JAMA's» editors will continue to publish an annual theme issue devoted to the subjects of human rights, violence and inhumanity.

In the context of genocide and / or human rights violence, the work of forensic anthropologists can provide scientific evidence suggesting the cause of death, as well as biological information that may lead to personal identifications.

In addition to writing regularly for Love Magazine, Anita seeks opportunities to address international women's rights issues such as human trafficking, violence against women, and economic empowerment as a sustainable solution.

In Rakhine state, sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims (who have been discriminated against since the inception of Myanmar as a country and prohibited from freedom of movement, access to formal employment, and having more than two children), rights groups have made vocal accusations against the government for failing to intervene, and sometimes participating, in human rights atrocities committed against the Rohingya, including the burning down of houses and destruction of property, torture, and mass violence and killings (Human Rights Watch rights groups have made vocal accusations against the government for failing to intervene, and sometimes participating, in human rights atrocities committed against the Rohingya, including the burning down of houses and destruction of property, torture, and mass violence and killings (Human Rights Watch 2human rights atrocities committed against the Rohingya, including the burning down of houses and destruction of property, torture, and mass violence and killings (Human Rights Watch rights atrocities committed against the Rohingya, including the burning down of houses and destruction of property, torture, and mass violence and killings (Human Rights Watch 2Human Rights Watch Rights Watch 2013).

Several Human Rights organizations working in Brazil — including Amnesty, Conectas and Article 19 — have raised serious concerns about the escalating violence and how it is being used as an excuse towards an increased criminalization of social movements.

The Human Rights Watch in their 2014 report proposes a five - point road map as a way of tackling sexual violence in Somalia.

Abstract: Rape is crime that ought to be punished and prevented, but in Somalia after more than two decades of protracted conflict, sexual violence is now being referred to as «normal» by Human Rights Watch report1.

The themes were: teens, human rights, water, privacy, violence, equity, immigration, change as growth, food waste and robotics.

Conversely, the person who grows up to engage in the forms of violence that endanger others suffered from the alienation, marginalization and exposure to violence and indoctrination that led them to believe their rights to their beliefs are superior to those of others, to see others as less than human, and to see the lives of others as not worthy of value, to not trust others, the rule of law, institutions or governments, which leads to the use of violence as legitimate to advance their means.

He described it as a system doing «violence to the elementary human rights of Irish children» and compared it to slave education.

The on - going murders continue to affect and force people to live in fear, as they encounter brutal violence due to gender expression and sexuality, in a country that claims to guarantee these human rights.

She has spoken out against U.S. and European aid and investment in Colombian operations linked to violence and human rights violations in meetings with U.S. Congress people and advocacy groups, at talks at colleges through the U.S. and Canada, and in meetings held by global trade institutions such as the World Trade Organization.

Amnesty International International Secretariat research on the human rights impact of legal aid cuts in the UK As part of this research, described below, Amnesty International International Secretariat would like to interview lawyers and others providing front line services (eg those who run advice lines and centres, or drop - in - centres for victims of domestic violence, or children) about their experiences following the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

The UN's Fifth Committee will decide how much money is provided to finance the work of human rights experts who investigate human rights violations in Burundi, Iran, Syria, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Belarus as well as violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans persons.

The Inquiry was called as a result of pressure from Indigenous women, family members, Canadian human rights organizations and international and regional human rights bodies that found Canada in breach of its international human rights obligations to act with due diligence to prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls.

These included survivors of domestic violence, violent crime and child abuse, as well as those who had suffered human rights abuses in their home countries.

In this regard, a civil - rights based approach treats sexual violence as a violation of the Criminal Code and human rights law, which allows for both criminal prosecution as well as civil lawsuits.

The recommendations fail to address sexual violence from the perspective of human rights law such as the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees not only the right to be protected against discrimination and harassment based on gender, race and sexual orientation, among others, but also the right to life and the security of the person, the right to dignity, honor and the integrity of the person, and the right to prihuman rights law such as the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees not only the right to be protected against discrimination and harassment based on gender, race and sexual orientation, among others, but also the right to life and the security of the person, the right to dignity, honor and the integrity of the person, and the right to prrights law such as the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees not only the right to be protected against discrimination and harassment based on gender, race and sexual orientation, among others, but also the right to life and the security of the person, the right to dignity, honor and the integrity of the person, and the right to priHuman Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees not only the right to be protected against discrimination and harassment based on gender, race and sexual orientation, among others, but also the right to life and the security of the person, the right to dignity, honor and the integrity of the person, and the right to prRights and Freedoms, which guarantees not only the right to be protected against discrimination and harassment based on gender, race and sexual orientation, among others, but also the right to life and the security of the person, the right to dignity, honor and the integrity of the person, and the right to privacy.

The Islamic State (varyingly known as IS, ISIS and ISIL) has been responsible for unimaginable acts of cruel violence and widespread human rights abuse against women and girls,...

The purpose of this Act is to establish measures for preventing and combatting hate speech and speech inciting violence... that are engaged in or disseminated publicly and that target a group of people sharing a characteristic identified as prohibited grounds for discrimination under section 10 of the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C - 12).»

Both services operate within a feminist framework, focussing on social justice, gender equality, and human rights, and view family violence and sexual assault as gendered violence.

Across all prisons, Human Rights Watch found that prisoners with disabilities are viewed as easy targets and as a result are at serious risk of violence and abuse, including bullying and harassment, and verbal, physical, and sexual violence.

Dr Arabena's work has included coordinating population health strategies across northern Australia and contributions to Australia and the Asia Pacific region in cross-jurisdictional areas such as gender issues, social justice, human rights, violence, access and equity, service provision, harm minimisation and citizenship rights and responsibilities.

Applying the policy lessons to the Government's emergency measures in the NT As I mentioned previously, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission applauds the Prime Minister, Minister Brough, and the Opposition Leader for their bipartisanship on the need to take action to ensure our children are protected from violence.

work with Indigenous communities and organisations to provide human rights education on issues such as customary law and family violence

I consider how the Declaration can build legislative and policy frameworks such as native title to ensure that they comply with international human rights standards and principles and as a result, empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to reach their full potential and to respond to lateral violence when it occurs.

In Chapter 3 I have looked at the big picture, with the human rights framework as our overarching response to lateral violence.

[69] Australian law recognises women's right to freedom from violence and to equal enjoyment of positive human rights such as the right to education and to seek employment.

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