Based on our results, we hypothesize that ecological conditions that dramatically reduced population size under natural conditions could have interacted
with human exploitation in causing the passenger pigeon's rapid demise.
Not exact matches
Of the people identified as victims of modern slavery in Britain last year, 139 were Polish nationals brought over for labor
exploitation with West Midlands Police currently investigating 70 claims of
human trafficking from Poland.
And
with the legal and language barriers, social isolation and employment challenges that immigrants often face, many are also at risk of
exploitation and
human trafficking.
Also in the face of the ecological disaster created by the modern ideas of total separation of
humans from nature and of the unlimited technological
exploitation of nature, it is proper for primal vision to demand, not an undifferentiated unity of God, humanity and nature or to go back to the traditional worship of nature - spirits, but to seek a spiritual framework of unity in which differentiation may go along
with a relation of responsible participatory interaction between them, enabling the development of
human community in accordance
with the Divine purpose and
with reverence for the community of life on earth and in harmony
with nature's cycles to sustain and renew all life continuously.
The same spirit in modernization has, along
with missions of service to universal humanity making
human life richer and fuller, produced also a good deal of power - crusades for conquest which has found expression in technology being used in the service of colonialism and transnational and national economic
exploitation, totalitarian statism and destruction of nature.
With the fall, the subordination of woman to man becomes a reality, the first example of
exploitation in
human relationships.
A Response to Responses») writes: «Today the uniqueness of Jesus can be found in his insistence that salvation or the Reign of God must be realised in this world through
human actions of love and justice,
with a special concern for the victims of oppression or
exploitation.»
The economy does not identify
with either science and the practice of accumulation or
with competitive performance and less still
with the
exploitation of
human beings.
Hence McFague argues that when we put the world at risk
with our unbridled
exploitation of nature, God, the God who is incarnate within the creation, is at risk in
human hands.
So according to him, Sakhkhara does not mean the conquest or
exploitation of nature rather it should be a kind of relationship in accordance
with God's laws and responsibility of the
human beings as vicegerents of God.
Christocentrism could no longer cope
with the challenge of religious pluralism; universalism did not grasp the depth of alienation among the poor and the marginalized; salvation history did not do justice to the plural histories of the world's many cultures and nations; the unity of the Church in Christ offered no power or guidance in overcoming sexism, racism and
human exploitation.
Against this dualism, between the internal and external, private and public, a dualism which has led to the
exploitation and oppression of many
human beings, I contend that followers of Christ have no other option but to take an active interest in the earthly, secular things such as politics and economics because Jesus would not permit us the luxury of dwelling in a «spiritual ghetto unrelated and unconcerned
with real life issues».
In 2007, 716 people registered
with La Strada Netherlands as victims of
human trafficking,
with more than half of these victims being used for commercial sexual
exploitation.
In some respects it did worse than ignore, actually celebrating
human exploitation of nature
with no sense of limits.
To prevent the
exploitation or coercion of research participants, universities and other organizations conducting or sponsoring research require that all researchers who intend to use data collected from
human subjects be familiar
with national and state - level guidelines for working
with human subjects data.
We must come together in a new partnership
with our faith - based institutions, civil society, businesses and government to create a powerful locomotive for transformation so that our President's coordinated program of economic and social development policies will create «an optimistic, self - confident and prosperous nation through the creative
exploitation of our
human and natural resources and operating within a democratic, open and fair society in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all.»
Mr. Speaker, I have every confidence that
with all of us working together under the President's leadership, we can march forward to a Ghana beyond aid in a new, more matured, and mutually beneficial relationship
with our external partners, and advance towards our national vision of building: «An optimistic self - confident and prosperous nation, through the creative
exploitation of our
human and natural resources, and operating
with a democratic, open and fair society, in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all».
Contributions include discussions on racial disparities in special education placements, the intersection of disability
with other identity variables such as gender and sexuality; the
exploitation of disabled bodies to generate resources for humanitarian projects; and suggestions for how a
human rights framework can promote inclusivity and better health outcomes.
Often lured by middlemen (or drugged, beaten, and otherwise coerced), donors end up
with a few hundred to a few thousand dollars and a scar at the waist that has become an emblem of
exploitation and
human indignity.
In the short term, high levels of contact
with these species during the
exploitation phase may increase transmission risk to
humans.
They are a non-profit organization
with a social enterprise that cares for women coming out of
human trafficking and
exploitation.
Having turned the volume up to 11, however, that leaves more than 100 minutes to be filled
with something, and so Robert Rodriguez and company have elected to do more of the same, stringing together bite - sized
exploitation stand - bys — beheadings, gushing blood, machine - gun brassieres, beheadings, martial arts performed by clones, a ticking bomb sewn to a
human heart, beheadings, angry prostitutes, an undercover beauty queen, beheadings, Mexican jokes, Charlie Sheen as the U.S. President, Mel Gibson as a brilliant tech villain who claims he can see the future, and more beheadings — and pretending that the plot matters one iota.
Human Rights Watch report3 notes that while its research hasn't found «a pattern of abuse that could be considered systematic» the rights body «findings raises serious concerns about abuses by AMISOM4 soldiers against Somali women and girls»
with survivors of sexual
exploitation expressing feelings of «powerless» to fearing «retaliation or retribution, as well as the stigma and shame that the abuse could bring» and others, despite being engaged in exploitive relationships feared loosing «their only source of income» (HRW, 2014, September, p. 25).
Social movement unionism works
with affiliates in worker's movements, women's movements, student movements, other
human rights organizations to and integrates them into a broader network or popular front against injustice and
exploitation by the ruling class.
She explains that fast fashion is an incredibly lucrative industry
with companies typically outsourcing production to factories in countries that have lenient labor laws, leading to
exploitation of workers and
human rights abuses.
Ohm's works deal
with controversial issues including sexuality, identity, desire,
human right,
exploitation against minor, and the contemporary male nude.
Finally, well - thought art practice of Nick Gentry is not only dealing
with the exploration of how humankind is integrating
with technology and critique of consumerist society, moreover, it questions the very evolution and the destiny of
humans in accordance
with the increasing
exploitation of the natural resources in favor of technology.
Human exploitation such as child labour and horrendous working conditions is addressed by only working
with suppliers who «guarantee health and safety standards for their workers, do not hire child labour, and pay fair wages».
About 40 percent of methane is emitted into the atmosphere by natural sources like wetlands and termites,
with the rest coming from
human activities like cattle breeding, rice growing, fossil fuel
exploitation, landfills and biomass burning.
Now, I'm not sure what the Times» shift in thinking is
with the article — and after more than a decade of consistent gloom - and - doom reporting and editorializing on global warming, I would imagine that the Green - leaning newspaper does not intend to rethink its position on the scare — but it's going to take more than the mere economic
exploitation of a shrinking polar ice cap to establish
human activity as the cause of the melting.
Climate variation and its impact on history and the
human condition was a fascinating area
with no political conflicts or clear
exploitation.
As announced in the Policy paper the ICC will now expand its focus on prosecuting
with national governments such serious crimes as «illegal
exploitation of natural resources, arms trafficking,
human trafficking, terrorism, financial crimes, land grabbing or the destruction of the environment.»
The Advocacy Center of Louisiana protects, empowers, and advocates for the
human and legal rights of people
with disabilities and seniors living in Louisiana, in order that they may live an integrated life in the community, free from abuse, neglect and
exploitation.
HRLN collaborates
with human rights groups and grass - roots movements to enforce the rights of poor marginalised people and to challenge oppression,
exploitation and discrimination in all its forms.
Rather, the focus will be upon developing principles / policies consistently
with the
human rights of Indigenous people, which Indigenous communities can utilise in determining the relationship they wish to form
with mining companies seeking access to and
exploitation of resources on Indigenous land.