• What's Next for the Equal Rights Amendment? (aarp.org)
  • Proposed nearly a century ago, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is periodically propelled forward with a new burst of enthusiasm and a flurry of footwork. (aarp.org)
  • Many thought it quickly would become the 20th Amendment - right after the 19th, which had secured women's right to vote in 1920. (aarp.org)
  • Within the past three years Nevada, Illinois and Virginia became the 36th, 37th and 38th states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, but it must surmount additional legal hurdles before it can be added to the U.S. Constitution. (aarp.org)
  • If the amendment does become enshrined in the Constitution, the ERA would require states to intervene in cases of gender violence, guard against discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and motherhood, and provide a federal guarantee of equal pay. (aarp.org)
  • • 1923. Suffragist Alice Paul writes the original Equal Rights Amendment, which is introduced in Congress. (aarp.org)
  • The 14th Amendment entitling citizens to due process and equal protections was ratified in 1868 with votes from states that later sought to back out. (aarp.org)
  • What are the practical consequences of enacting the Equal Rights Amendment ? (prospect.org)
  • What rights does it protect that the equal protection clause in the fourteenth amendment, now interpreted to apply broadly to stop discrimination against any "suspect class" including women, doesn't protect? (prospect.org)
  • American women already enjoy full constitutional rights, and a new Equal Rights Amendment would bring them no benefits-but it could do significant harm. (city-journal.org)
  • The House of Representatives voted this month to begin the process of reviving the Equal Rights Amendment, a constitutional effort dating to 1923 and first passed by Congress in 1973. (city-journal.org)
  • State and federal law-in addition to the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment-already bar discrimination based on sex. (city-journal.org)
  • Now, in 2020, she's the sponsor of a measure to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which would ban discrimination on the basis of sex, enshrining in the US Constitution the principle of gender equality that Ginsburg argued for in United States v. Virginia . (vox.com)
  • The Equal Rights Amendment is simple. (vox.com)
  • What are some of the many "ambiguities and inconsistencies" of our legal system the Equal Rights Amendment would clarify? (teachingamericanhistory.org)
  • Although the Equal Rights Amendment failed to secure the necessary support when originally introduced in 1923 , the ERA was reintroduced at every subsequent session of Congress-and was always soundly defeated (Image XX). (teachingamericanhistory.org)
  • Equal Rights Amendment Passes in Virginia. (iwf.org)
  • Sex discrimination is already forbidden under both federal and state laws, as well as by the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (iwf.org)
  • The docket for the 2013 session is peppered with controversial cases, ranging from the constitutionality of taking DNA samples from arrestees under the Fourth Amendment, to enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the First Amendment rights of entities providing AIDS and HIV funding overseas. (tjsl.edu)
  • This history of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is best understood in context with other great efforts as securing equality before the law for all. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • In 1923, Alice Paul wrote what became the modern Equal Rights Amendment at a second Seneca Falls meeting commemorating the meeting of 1848. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • Most state adopted ERA amendments between 1971 and 1978, when the campaign to adopt the federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was at its height. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • Will the Equal Rights Amendment Threaten Religious Liberty? (sojo.net)
  • Most Christians in the United States don't know about the faith-based roots of the Equal Rights Amendment. (sojo.net)
  • In this context, Paul and Crystal Eastman , the daughter of one of the first women ordained as a Protestant minister in the United States, penned the first language of the Equal Rights Amendment. (sojo.net)
  • The intent of this new amendment is simple: The ERA's guarantee of equal rights would protect women, men, and LGBTQ people, as respective classes, against sex discrimination under the law. (sojo.net)
  • Many believe that the ERA is unnecessary because the 14th Amendment states that all citizens must be offered equal protection under the law. (sojo.net)
  • Thirty-five years ago today, in the case of Plyler v. Doe , 457 U.S. 202 (1975) , the Supreme Court held that the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects the rights of undocumented immigrants to equal access to public education. (demos.org)
  • Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. (vox.com)
  • The Equal Justice Society and more than a dozen other civil rights organizations this week filed an amicus brief (PDF) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, urging the court to strike down Michigan's anti-equality Proposal 2 as unconstitutional. (equaljusticesociety.org)
  • This meeting produced a statement, which among other things called for the elimination of the subjugation of women, voting rights, and absolute equality. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • During my LLM I focused on Human Rights and Labour Law, with equality and non-discrimination being a big focus in those areas (I wrote my dissertation on the role that intersectionality has within equality law) so the Trust was a perfect fit. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • The 187-page report, Second Class: Discrimination Against Palestinian Arab Children in Israel's Schools, is based on Human Rights Watch investigations at twenty-six Arab and Jewish schools and on nationwide statistics compiled by the Israeli government. (hrw.org)
  • To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes. (eeoc.gov)
  • During the first nine months of the pandemic, for example, our agency devoted more than 17,000 hours of staff time to COVID-19 rights issues, developed 26 new informational resources related specifically to COVID-19 rights, and advised or represented scores of individuals with disabilities complaining of workplace discrimination. (eeoc.gov)
  • Moreover, he stresses that the right of children with disabilities to access to education without discrimination remains illusory and theoretical in the absence of prompt and effective remedies to challenge allegations of rights violations in the area of education. (coe.int)
  • But the immediate battle then raging was over slavery, and despite their efforts, women's rights activists could not broaden the equal rights guarantees of the post-Civil War Amendments to protect women from discrimination as well as African Americans. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • Because there are justices who agree with this interpretation, we need the ERA to make protection against gender discrimination explicit in the Constitution and to ensure that women and LGBTQ people have equal rights under the law. (sojo.net)
  • While equal marriage rights are denied to a section of Australians, bigotry and discrimination continues - as we hear again from the Christian lobby in response to Kevin Rudd's conclusions. (socialist-alliance.org)
  • The Voting Rights Act addressed the rampant discrimination that racial minorities faced despite the voting rights guaranteed by the 14th and 15th amendments. (languagemagazine.com)
  • How many days following an incident of alleged discrimination does an aggrieved person have to contact the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Workplace Equity? (cdc.gov)
  • After receipt of the Notice of Rights to file a formal discrimination complaint, he or she must file within 15 calendar days. (cdc.gov)
  • DO works against discrimination and for everyone's equal rights and opportunities. (lu.se)
  • Other court justices and U.S. citizens continue to be influenced by Scalia's reading which leads them to conclude that the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause does not necessarily extend to women or LGBTQ persons as that interpretation is beyond the scope of its original intention. (sojo.net)
  • Israel systematically discriminates against Palestinian Arab citizens in its public school system, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. (hrw.org)
  • Black and poor citizens are routinely and disproportionately negatively affected by human rights abuses. (equaljusticeworks.org)
  • My record of support for domestic partnership rights has been consistent and longstanding, and I think that the best strategy at this time would be to secure -- unimpeded by Congress -- legal recognition of domestic partnership rights for our citizens. (glaa.org)
  • Citizens should not - and the Equal Protection Clause mandates that they cannot - be so stigmatized, stifled, and made subservient based on the zip code in which they were born. (bostonglobe.com)
  • Without a civic education, citizens have often insuperable obstacles to effective exercise of their rights to free speech, to vote, to jury service - to self government. (bostonglobe.com)
  • According to the plan, all departments and companies within the city must cooperate to reach these objectives and work together to ensure that all citizens have equal access to housing and participate actively in society. (esn-eu.org)
  • the Plyler decision clarified that fundamental Due Process and Equal Protection rights do not only belong to U.S. citizens, but instead apply to every person found within the territory of a state. (demos.org)
  • The brief said the Supreme Court should affirm the ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Boston, which held that denying SSI benefits to otherwise eligible residents of Puerto Rico violates the Fifth Amendment's equal protection guarantee. (abajournal.com)
  • The following day, the Court will hear oral arguments in United States v. Windsor , which challenges the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) under the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection. (tjsl.edu)
  • Equal Justice Society (EJS) joined the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) this week to file an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court case Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the largest civil rights class action lawsuit in U.S. history. (equaljusticesociety.org)
  • The ABA filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday arguing that denying disability benefits to residents of Puerto Rico violates the equal protection clause. (abajournal.com)
  • The government must legislate a Human Rights Act so that people have the power to take action when their human rights are violated, and so that everyone's rights are respected and protected. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Support for equal marriage rights is not the same as support for patriarchal property rights, as Pilger suggests in his article. (links.org.au)
  • ALP MPs should vote en bloc for the Greens MP Adam Bandt's equal marriage rights bill on June 6", said Peter Boyle, the Socialist Alliance candidate for Sydney. (socialist-alliance.org)
  • By not agreeing to equal marriage rights, Julia Gillard is pandering to the bigots in her party, and outside of it. (socialist-alliance.org)
  • Peter Boyle will be a speaker at the equal marriage rights rally and march this Saturday, May 25, Sydney Town Hall, 1pm. (socialist-alliance.org)
  • Many people do not realize women have no guaranteed equal rights under the U.S. Constitution. (aarp.org)
  • Many people do not realize women have no guaranteed equal rights under the U.S. Constitution," says Illinois state Sen. Iris Y. Martinez, a Democrat from Chicago and an ERA backer. (aarp.org)
  • The vote-removing a 1982 deadline for state ratification-begins a legislative initiative to enshrine equal legal rights, regardless of sex, in the Constitution. (city-journal.org)
  • In passing this resolution, we're finally on record as supporting women's rights as human beings, equal to men," Foy said in a statement, "something that must also finally be enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. (vox.com)
  • By this time, women had secured the right to vote and had been instrumental in the passage of Prohibition, and understandably women's rights activists believed it was time to complete a constitutional guarantee of rights for women. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • In recent years, some provisions of the Act have been struck down, and voter's rights activists argue that the Voting Rights Act is weakening. (languagemagazine.com)
  • Suffragist and lawyer Alice Paul, who was born about a dozen miles east of Philadelphia in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, introduced the ERA in 1923 to guarantee women equal rights under federal law. (aarp.org)
  • For too many students, that promise has not been realized and the federal courts have avoided recognition of a national, enforceable education right. (bostonglobe.com)
  • Women and men already enjoy equally protected constitutional rights. (city-journal.org)
  • Demands for special constitutional "rights" will only diminish women. (city-journal.org)
  • Twelve more allowed women to vote for President - eleven extending this right in 1917-19, which not coincidentally was the period when both women's suffrage and Prohibition underwent Constitutional ratification. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • As with suffrage rights, a number of states adopted their own "ERA" type constitutional guarantees. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • Even so, twenty states have adopted constitutions or constitutional amendments providing that equal rights under the law shall not be denied because of sex. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • Having equal rights under the law does not erase human differences, gender or otherwise. (sojo.net)
  • All SPPS schools and district sites must have access to the following equal rights laws in their buidlings. (spps.org)
  • Equal access to education for children with disabilities is still hampered by serious shortcomings in law and in practice in the majority of member states" said today Commissioner Muižnieks while publishing his written observations submitted to the European Court of Human Rights on a case concerning access of a young student with a physical disability to mainstream education in Romania. (coe.int)
  • In this context, and in the light of the rights and principles enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Commissioner stresses that the right to equal access to education for children with disabilities can only be implemented through inclusive education. (coe.int)
  • Withholding the necessary individual supports renders meaningless the right of children with disabilities to equal access to education. (coe.int)
  • These minimal elements give form to the equal access to education-and include education for and about civics. (bostonglobe.com)
  • It provides comprehensive model policies and a framework for athletic leaders to ensure equal access to school athletics for transgender students. (nclrights.org)
  • The present and future well-being of our nation depends on immigrant children having equal access to education. (demos.org)
  • The very least that we can do is protecting equal access to education for this generation of immigrant children. (demos.org)
  • The President called for congress to restore the Voting Rights Act to guarantee equal access to the polls and do away with "provisions specifically designed to make it harder for some people to vote. (languagemagazine.com)
  • In 2018, the World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA71.8 on improving access to quality assistive technology at an affordable cost, strengthening national efforts and fostering international cooperation, thereby recalling the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. (who.int)
  • Human rights abuses are happening right now - start a monthly gift today. (hrw.org)
  • Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe. (hrw.org)
  • Government-run Arab schools are a world apart from government-run Jewish schools," said Zama Coursen-Neff, counsel to the Children's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. (hrw.org)
  • Your tax deductible gift can help stop human rights violations and save lives around the world. (hrw.org)
  • Water is a human right! (equaljusticeworks.org)
  • Aubree (she/her/hers) represents New York City pre-trial detainees during disciplinary hearings and provides advocacy and education to meet the needs of low-income individuals experiencing human rights issues at Rikers Island. (equaljusticeworks.org)
  • The UK government's agenda to overhaul the Human Rights Act puts freedom of expression centre stage. (article19.org)
  • In its consultation to overhaul the Human Rights Act, the UK government has singled out one right above the rest: freedom of expression. (article19.org)
  • The Human Rights Act as it exists is a fundamentally sound document,' says Quinn McKew, executive director of ARTICLE 19. (article19.org)
  • The Tories' selective championship of free speech betrays its ideology rather than sincere protection of a human right. (article19.org)
  • When the Human Rights Act was passed in 1998, the aim was to 'bring rights home' by incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law and allowing human rights cases to be heard in domestic courts rather than the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. (article19.org)
  • Human rights will no longer be universal but conditional. (article19.org)
  • By radically reshaping the framework of human rights, the government is in fact likely to trigger more UK cases in Strasbourg. (article19.org)
  • Jun Pang is concerned that ultimately the government may seek to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights itself. (article19.org)
  • When the Human Rights Act was first passed, there was intense disquiet in the media about the creation of a privacy law. (article19.org)
  • Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission's project on 'Free and Equal: an Australian conversation on human rights' . (amnesty.org.au)
  • We believe that overarching human rights protection - such as a human rights act or charter - is the best way to protect, promote and defend the human rights of all in Australia. (amnesty.org.au)
  • This submission recommends a Federal Human Rights Act and improved parliamentary scrutiny of human rights. (amnesty.org.au)
  • As a global movement of 10 million people, and 500,000 people in Australia, Amnesty International has the people power to build public support for a Human Rights Act. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Learn more about what are human rights and our Human Rights Act campaign work. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Did you know that Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world without a Human Rights Act? (amnesty.org.au)
  • Amnesty International Australia today launched its second annual Human Rights Barometer which finds. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Third party interventions represent an additional tool at the Commissioner's disposal to help promote and protect human rights. (coe.int)
  • They are foreseen by the European Convention on Human Rights and are based on the Commissioner's country and thematic activities. (coe.int)
  • The Equal Rights Trust provides those at the start of their career in human rights the opportunity to gain essential experience in paid internship and fellowship positions. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • I've learned an enormous amount about how an international human rights organisation functions on a day-to-bay basis and the practical realities of finding and applying for funding. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • I've also learned a lot about international human rights law which was never a major focus of mine academically. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • So many internships, especially in the human rights field, are unpaid, which means they're inaccessible for most people unless you have family in London or significant independent financial means. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • I have neither, so it was really disappointing to devote so much of my academic life to human rights and then find that many of the opportunities to put the knowledge I've developed into practice weren't open to me. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • So many apparently "entry-level" jobs in human rights and other charities require direct experience. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • Even thinking beyond human rights organisations, I've developed lots of transferable skills in my time as an in intern. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • So even if my legal career takes me away from human rights work, I know I'll be able to use the skills I've developed as an intern. (equalrightstrust.org)
  • Swedish companies have done a lot of good work on the environment, but they are only beginning to address human rights abuses. (lu.se)
  • Human rights are today under pressure in new ways. (lu.se)
  • There is really little doubt that human rights are today under pressure at a different level and from different aspects than. (lu.se)
  • But even if human rights are universal, they are not accessible to all. (lu.se)
  • Despite strong connections between democracy and human rights, abuses take place all over the world. (lu.se)
  • Meet Lena Halldenius, Professor of Human Rights. (lu.se)
  • It is my sincere hope that the Supreme Court will recognize that we all deserve the right to marry the person we love, for better or for worse. (tjsl.edu)
  • The current legal framework provides little protection for Detroiters' water rights. (equaljusticeworks.org)
  • I am an attorney at Disability Rights Texas, which is the designated "protection and advocacy" organization ("P&A") for the state of Texas. (eeoc.gov)
  • The ABA brief noted that the ABA House of Delegates adopted policy in 2020 stating that the equal protection clause guarantees all qualified residents of U.S. territories the right to receive uniform federal benefits, including SSI benefits. (abajournal.com)
  • August 6th also marks 40 years since the lesser known 1975 extension of the Voting Rights Act, which included provisions to ensure protection for "language minorities," many of whom were unable to vote after the Act passed in 1965. (languagemagazine.com)
  • A coordinated campaign began around the turn of the 20th century to secure women's voting rights at the state level, in conjunction with the election of prohibitionist candidates and passage of state prohibition laws. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • During the 19th and 20th centuries, Black women organized through churches in the struggle for universal suffrage and equal rights. (sojo.net)
  • By affirming the right of same-sex marriage, but doing nothing to legislate for it, Obama is guilty of political opportunism. (links.org.au)
  • Women are now understanding that none of our fundamental rights are really guaranteed," she said. (vox.com)
  • But today more than ever, we must fight to protect these fundamental rights for millions of American families. (demos.org)
  • I recognize the benefit to society of stable loving partnerships and will continue to seek ways to extend equal rights and benefits for same sex couples. (glaa.org)
  • Our mission is to help people with disabilities understand and exercise their rights under the law, ensuring their full and equal participation in society. (eeoc.gov)
  • She highlights a political plan that was established by the City of Gothenburg based on core international frameworks protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. (esn-eu.org)
  • The objective of the plan is to ensure that persons with disabilities have equal living conditions and participate fully in society. (esn-eu.org)
  • Instead, the party voted to go with the current policy definition, which broadly promises to "recognize that all Albertans have equal rights, privileges and responsibilities. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Lesbian and gay couples have a right to the same governmental benefits and opportunities currently provided to heterosexual couples. (glaa.org)
  • Turn to the Coordinator for students' work environment and equal opportunities or the Head of Social Affairs at Teknologkåren. (lu.se)
  • Which countries have full equal rights for women? (weforum.org)
  • Belgium, Canada, Denmark and France are among the countries offering full equal rights for men and women, from a legal perspective. (weforum.org)
  • Women winning the inheritance rights as men may not sound like hot news, but it is when that's the decision of the parliament in Tehran . (danielpipes.org)
  • The legislation still has more steps to go - in particular, it must pass muster with the hard-line Guardians' Council, which will not be easy, as the council has previously rejected enhanced rights for women. (danielpipes.org)
  • Where does Chisholm place women in the fight for equal rights? (teachingamericanhistory.org)
  • The roots of the ERA trace to 1848, when a group of activist social reformers and abolitionists met in Seneca Falls, New York, to discuss the rights of women. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • The impact is evident in this timeline - only four states (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho) had guaranteed women the right to vote before 1910. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • Shortly after the final whistle solidified that the US women had clenched their fourth FIFA World Cup victory, the packed, exuberant crowd inside France's Stade de Lyon went from cheering to chanting "equal pay! (buzzfeednews.com)
  • For example California 1879 law (the nation's earliest), guarantees equal rights to "entering or pursuing a business, profession, vocation, or employment. (constitutingamerica.org)
  • Posible que podamos proveer ayuda legal por gratis por los siguientes problemas en el trabajo o la escuela: discriminación basado en el género o por LGBTQI+, acoso sexual, asalto sexual, y discriminación basado en el embarazo o por ser padre/madre. (equalrights.org)
  • DOMA defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman, and permits each state to determine whether or not it will recognize the union, and subsequent rights, of a same-sex couple, even if the couple is married in another state. (tjsl.edu)
  • Learn about your legal rights as a cancer survivor and the laws that protect you. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Wells said refusing to identify to minority groups denies them critical visibility and recognition that they are deserving of equal treatment. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • This disparate treatment contravenes promise or a right which must be made available "on equal terms. (bostonglobe.com)
  • In this matter, two justices wrote a concurring opinion to the effect, "It is in keeping with the spirit of the law for management to aim for equal treatment of all its employees through labor-management negotiations and other means. (asahi.com)
  • The women's fight for equal pay and treatment took on even greater significance this summer as the team, which went undefeated last year and has been basically crushing everything, dominated the World Cup. (buzzfeednews.com)
  • At the same time, it's a plus that Obama has declared his support for equal treatment for same-sex couples. (links.org.au)
  • Better education and equal rights to prevention, treatment and care decreased in the past decade. (who.int)
  • His parents accused me of Women's equal rights to prevention, treatment and treatment. (who.int)
  • I believe that committed partnerships of same sex couples, should they decide to legalize them in a civil union, should have the same rights and responsibilities assigned as those of opposite sex couples. (glaa.org)
  • During my tenure on the Council, I have consistently supported domestic partnership and other legislation and public policies that extended the rights and benefits of same sex couples and their families. (glaa.org)
  • During my tenure on the Council, I have consistently supported domestic partnership and other legislation and public policies that extended the same rights and benefits to same sex couples and their families as enjoyed by married couples. (glaa.org)
  • At the end of the day, even with the recognition of civil unions or domestic partnerships, with all their grants of certain marriage-like rights, same-sex couples are deprived of the dignity of marriage. (tjsl.edu)
  • Property rights are now just one of many reasons why couples of all classes marry. (links.org.au)
  • His statement encouraged people to attend the Sydney equal marriage rally. (links.org.au)
  • Pilger's comparison of the May 12 equal marriage rally - "police looked on benignly. (links.org.au)
  • Police had tried to shut down the equal marriage rally for weeks before the event. (links.org.au)
  • The Voting Rights Act is credited with enfranchising racial minorities across the U.S. and especially in the South. (languagemagazine.com)
  • If what you are doing is right and just, don't fear the consequences. (edweek.org)
  • Communications may be submitted by or on behalf of individuals or groups of individuals, under the jurisdiction of a State Party, claiming to be victims of a violation of any of the rights set forth in the Convention by that State Party. (lu.se)
  • I wrote this song to celebrate and empower all people to live their authentic selves, to live their truth, and to fight for their right to exist. (theprp.com)
  • The sign appears to link Satan with equal rights, and it has some people fuming. (fox6now.com)
  • People who live nearby are unsure what "equal rights groups" they are talking about. (fox6now.com)
  • Self-government needs people equipped to govern - equipped with knowledge, motivation, and ability to pursue their own interests while also recognizing and caring about the rights and needs of others. (bostonglobe.com)
  • Excluding at-risk people from the right to marriage exacerbates mental health problems. (links.org.au)
  • Sign up to Minority rights Group International's newsletter to stay up to date with the latest news and publications. (minorityrights.org)
  • It reflects the rights of individuals to stand up for themselves and to push back against tyranny, whether that's tyranny of the majority or the minority. (article19.org)
  • The best of international social service practice, right to your inbox. (esn-eu.org)
  • As a student, you also have certain rights with regard to your education, relating to your work environment, the implementation of exams and degree projects. (lu.se)
  • Remember, delay could put you at increased risk of equal pay claims being made against you, and the longer you take to resolve any issues highlighted by the review, the greater the amount of back pay and compensation you might have to pay successful claimants. (equalityhumanrights.com)
  • He said the equal marriage issue "diverts attention" from pressing issues of war and poverty, and in particular the detention and trial of alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning. (links.org.au)
  • August 6th marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act, signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson following the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama and "Bloody Sunday," which drew national attention to voting rights issues. (languagemagazine.com)
  • Mr. Lewis stated that when we get issues like this, whether they're right or wrong, we need to capture them into the concerns database. (cdc.gov)
  • The sign reads, 'Remember, Satan was the first to demand equal rights. (fox6now.com)
  • In case 2 a) just replace the right part of the equal sign with $PARAMETER_NEW_VALUE or b) comment out the ligne and add a new ligne with. (unix.com)
  • Linux command to find and replace occurance of more than two equal sign with '==' from XML file. (unix.com)
  • Once you sign up for a plan, coverage starts right away. (medlineplus.gov)
  • That's the same government that is so keen to undermine the right to protest and is not prepared to introduce a public interest defence in the Official Secrets Act. (article19.org)
  • Explainer: What is the right to protest and why is it important? (amnesty.org.au)
  • What is the right to protest, why governments are suppressing it and why it is important that we. (amnesty.org.au)
  • He now leads the charge for desegregation and equal educational opportunity in the 50,000-student district. (edweek.org)
  • NIFA's Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights staff can be using the below information. (usda.gov)
  • However, the 1965 passage of the Act did not guarantee rights for all Americans. (languagemagazine.com)
  • The categories specified above will be used by all agencies in either the separate or combined format for civil rights compliance reporting and equal employment reporting for both the public and private sectors and for all levels of government. (cdc.gov)
  • There, the highest court not only ended government-ordered racial segregation in schools but also enshrined education as the most important function of local and state governments and as "a right which must be made available to all on equal terms. (bostonglobe.com)
  • The court of appeals has before it the findings of the district court which correctly recognized the central, historical role of education, including civic education-but resisted announcing or enforcing the right to a minimally adequate civic education. (bostonglobe.com)
  • As a student you have certain rights regarding your education, e.g. concerning the environment at the department, exams, thesis supervision, etc. (lu.se)
  • No arguments there, but I don't see how the ERA will allow the courts to change the set of available defenses under the Equal Pay Act without a legislative change. (prospect.org)