• Our brothers, especially our Afghan sisters, have tirelessly demanded their rights and freedoms for years and are an example of strength and perseverance. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • The U.S. honors the efforts of women and girls who champion human rights and fundamental freedoms in their communities. (state.gov)
  • the States Parties to the Convention recognize the right of everyone to take part in cultural life and endeavor to respect the freedoms that are indispensable for scientific research and creative activity. (unesco.org)
  • They were among six nominees for the European Parliament's prestigious award, which honors individuals and organizations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. (rferl.org)
  • The violation of their human rights and fundamental freedoms raises serious concern, as their. (unpo.org)
  • Badawi received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded yearly by the European Parliament to honour individuals and organizations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. (cbc.ca)
  • [1] The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) requires that all the rights and freedoms established in the Convention be secured "without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour. (hrw.org)
  • The year 2021 brought both progress and setbacks in terms of fundamental rights protection. (europa.eu)
  • The Taliban administration, which seized power in August 2021 as US-led forces withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, says it respects women's rights in accordance with its strict interpretation of Islamic law. (arabnews.com)
  • Another report published in 2021 by the United Nations Human Rights Council states the increased risk older persons face due to climate change [3] . (lu.se)
  • FRA's Fundamental Rights Report 2022 reviews major developments in the field, identifying both achievements and remaining areas of concern. (europa.eu)
  • In 2022 the United Nations Human Rights Council published a report stressing the disproportionate risk people in vulnerable groups face in relation to climate change [2] . (lu.se)
  • The Human Rights Report is a diplomatic tool that sheds a light on human rights abuses around the world and guides the U.S. government in addressing these abuses. (care.org)
  • In order for the United States to have moral standing in the human rights community, the Human Rights Report must shed light on - not obscure - abuses against women and girls," said Nunn. (care.org)
  • If the U.S. wants to lead, the egregious abuses suffered by women and girls must be a top priority. (care.org)
  • When Catholic commentators (who are, more often than not, not members of these oppressed groups) call gradualist changes -- ones that do not address underlying human rights abuses -- an 'earthquake' and imply that larger change is happening, it is not only inaccurate but painful for those still suffering from the church's failure to accept their full human rights. (ncronline.org)
  • The propaganda spread by the Americans states that America is strictly against human rights abuses and takes action whenever it finds nations who do not adhere to the norms. (managementstudyguide.com)
  • In this article, we will have a closer look at how the financial relationship between Saudi Arabia and America has caused America to turn a blind eye to many cases of human rights abuses. (managementstudyguide.com)
  • Joint UPR Report Outlines Human Rights Abuses. (unpo.org)
  • Human rights abuses are happening right now - start a monthly gift today. (hrw.org)
  • With over thirty years experience, our work documenting abuses in over 80 countries worldwide addresses the full range of human rights. (hrw.org)
  • Systemic racism is further heightened by intersectionality, with women of African descent, in particular, forced to endure multiple forms of discrimination. (ohchr.org)
  • It is one of the worst manifestations of gender-based discrimination, disproportionately affecting girls and women, and a major obstacle to achieving gender equality. (ei-ie.org)
  • Combating discrimination and advancing women and girls throughout our U.S. foreign policy and development assistance is crucial to defeating poverty worldwide. (care.org)
  • The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the opportunity to submit this Independent Interim Report on Australia's Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee). (humanrights.gov.au)
  • I'm not in favour of vandalizing buildings or spitting on people but if you are part of a group that is in the businness of perpetuating discrimination and hatred against women, gays, etc, maybe it's not that weird that when people have had enough of your shit, they are not polite about it. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • In June 2014, UNPO's report on the occasion of Laos' UPR underlined the discrimination, uncompensated land confiscation, arbitrary arrests and violations of cultural and religious rights of the Hmong people. (unpo.org)
  • The report highlights, among others, the marginalization and discrimination faced by Degar-Montagnard women. (unpo.org)
  • The organization's Women's Rights Division documents discrimination and violence against women in every region of the world. (hrw.org)
  • We are convinced that legislation banning the wearing of full Muslim veils in public places would violate the fundamental rights to freedom from discrimination, freedom of religion and the right to autonomy. (hrw.org)
  • As such, it would on its face constitute discrimination on the basis of both sex and religion, in violation of the right to freedom from discrimination enshrined in international human rights law. (hrw.org)
  • The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) prohibits discrimination and requires States to provide equal and effective protection against discrimination "on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. (hrw.org)
  • Differences of treatment based on otherwise prohibited grounds of discrimination, such as sex and religion, are only permissible under international human rights law if based on reasonable and objective criteria, pursue a legitimate goal, and are proportionate to the aims sought to be realized. (hrw.org)
  • Non-discrimination and equality are fundamental principles in the Human Rights legal framework [1] . (lu.se)
  • Discrimination against women, people with disabilities, minorities and migrants are examples of groups protected by international legal frameworks from any means of discrimination. (lu.se)
  • Non-discrimination and inclusion work is required where people live just as human rights are required where humans are. (lu.se)
  • Lesson 1: People as rights- sponse, driving funding and research transmission, and the discrimination holders and challenging stigma and discrimi- and human rights violations faced by nation. (who.int)
  • The murder of George Floyd was a tipping point, which shifted the world's attention to the human rights violations routinely endured by Africans and people of African descent. (ohchr.org)
  • The human rights violations happening in Ukraine and the occupied territories, but then also the migration and refugee flows. (europa.eu)
  • WASHINGTON (April 23, 2018) - In response to the U.S. State Department's annual Human Rights Report (HRR) - released on April 20 th - CARE is deeply concerned by the Trump administration's decision to censor critical information regarding the abuse and human rights violations experienced by women and girls worldwide. (care.org)
  • Specifically, the HRR eliminates key definitions of violations related to reproductive rights, rape and domestic violence. (care.org)
  • Learners at Makangwane Secondary School in South Africa have for too long been deprived of the fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution but on the 26th of June, 2018 the Polokwane High Court granted an order providing for effective relief to these violations. (right-to-education.org)
  • Harper was forced to defend the contract , saying that 'notwithstanding its human rights violations,' Saudi Arabia was not just a trading partner but also an ally in the fight against ISIS. (cbc.ca)
  • In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution (A/RES/64/292) which explicitly recognized "the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights. (shabait.com)
  • In 2011, the United Nations' special rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation reported many failures in the United States ( 7 ), including in Alabama's Black Belt region ( 8 ), where many households lack effective wastewater systems ( 9 , 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Many organisations work to defend your rights. (europa.eu)
  • The censoring of information and analysis on issues that impact women and girls weakens the U.S. government's ability to defend human rights globally and undermines the credibility of the report. (care.org)
  • Restricting the fundamental human right of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves is not the answer. (passionofthepresent.com)
  • The Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE, by its Spanish acronym) is a pluralistic network of civil society organizations with a presence in 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, which promotes social mobilization and political advocacy to defend the human right to education. (right-to-education.org)
  • The Prize is an initiative of the EU Parliament and is awarded to individuals or groups battling to defend fundamental human rights. (asianews.it)
  • This day, established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1966, serves as a reminder of the transformative power of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights. (turnitin.com)
  • Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the work of the Committee as it examines full Muslim veiling in France. (hrw.org)
  • El DĂ­a Mundial Sin Tabaco 2019 se centra en el tabaco y la salud pulmonar. (bvsalud.org)
  • As young activists for the GCE, advocating for the right to education, we want to express our enormous concern about the impact that the seizure of power by the Taliban will have on the rights of women, especially concerning the right to education. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • Every desperate human being looking to escape the tyranny of the Taliban saw Hamid Karzai airport as the only way out of Afghanistan as many countries were busy evacuating their associates. (cyclingnews.com)
  • The Taliban have banned girls from going to school and women from working. (loyola.edu)
  • Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have barred women from universities and most charity jobs, but they have made exemptions in the healthcare sector, such as allowing women to train as midwives in the provincial capital hospital. (arabnews.com)
  • UNITED NATIONS: The UN envoy in Afghanistan warned on Wednesday that a Taliban administration crackdown on women's rights is likely to lead to a drop in aid and development funding in the country, where women fear being cut from public life as much as violent death. (arabnews.com)
  • But she told the UN Security Council that providing that assistance had been put at risk by Taliban administration bans on women attending high school and university, visiting parks and working for aid groups. (arabnews.com)
  • Otunbayeva said that while some Afghan women initially said they welcomed the Taliban coming to power because it ended the war, they quickly began to lose hope. (arabnews.com)
  • Female Genital Mutilation has nothing to do with religion, culture or tradition. (esthinktank.com)
  • There are numerous speculations about the exact reasons to blame for FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), but in particular lack of research and information about the subject, as well as cultural and social pressures, which prevent women from speaking out about the practice, make it harder to define them. (esthinktank.com)
  • Working in more than 150 countries, UNFPA programs train doctors and midwives, provide voluntary family planning, provide prenatal and antenatal care, prevent gender-based violence, and combat harmful practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • has fal en by more than 51% since of new HIV infections in 2017 oc- the peak in 2004 (Fig. 17.1). (who.int)
  • With the publication of Desert Flower by Waris Dirie in 1999, detailing the life of Dirie as a Somalian woman who was circumcised as an infant, FGM has come much more into the foreground in academia globally and publications about the topic have increased immensely. (esthinktank.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sanitation refers to "the provision of facilities and services for the safe management of human excreta from the toilet to containment and storage and treatment onsite or conveyance, treatment and eventual safe end use or disposal" (WHO 2018). (shabait.com)
  • We, the Leaders of the G7, have come together in Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada on June 8-9, 2018, guided by our shared values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and our commitment to promote a rules-based international order. (gc.ca)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 200 billion young girls and women globally are affected by FGM, with the number increasing by 3 million each year and with 1 million girls at risk of being subject to the practice in Europe. (esthinktank.com)
  • Globally, GDP per capita could be 20% higher if women employment were at the same rate of men's. (worldbank.org)
  • Given that, globally, women make up approximately 70% of the health workforce, promoting health worker safety directly supports in eliminating discriminatory work practices and the empowerment of women. (cdc.gov)
  • ABSTRACT Domestic violence is globally endemic and adversely impacts the health and economic well-being of women and society. (who.int)
  • The Supreme Court has overruled Roe v. Wade, executing a decades-long, far-right plot to destroy the constitutional right to abortion and forever eroding any semblance of legitimacy this stolen Court once held. (boston.com)
  • It means that domestic and international security, economic and environmental co-operation, political and military dialogue, as well as respect for human rights and fundamental principles are intimately interconnected and must be pursued with a holistic approach. (esteri.it)
  • Russia's brutal war of aggression represents a threat to the whole world in breach of fundamental norms, rules and principles of the international community. (utoronto.ca)
  • 5. A truly fair democracy, where everyone's rights are respected and individuals and communities are empowered. (libdems.org.uk)
  • Against the backdrop of current global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, we reaffirm the shared values of the rule of law, democracy and universal human rights, as well as the respect for international law. (utoronto.ca)
  • By minimizing rape and domestic violence, the Human Rights Report ignores the grave injustice that gender-based violence survivors have endured. (care.org)
  • Para 29: The Committee encourages the State party to continue its efforts to tackle the persistent problem of violence against women and urges the State party to adopt national legislation and adopt, implement and adequately fund as a matter of urgency the National Action Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Their Children, including a mechanism for independent monitoring. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • The Committee further recommends that the State party develop strategies to prevent homelessness resulting from domestic violence and ensure that women who are victims of domestic and family violence and their children are provided with appropriate ongoing accommodation and integrated support. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • It urges the State party to implement specific strategies within the national plan to address violence against Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander women, including funding culturally appropriate indigenous women's legal services in urban, rural and remote areas of Australia. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • This Independent Report updates the Committee on the implementation of recommendations in paragraph 29 on measures to address violence against women and paragraph 41 on measures to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's enjoyment of their human rights. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • and reaffirm the importance of focusing on educating girls, empowering women, and ending violence against women and girls. (gouv.fr)
  • Access to maternal health, family planning, and a life free from violence is a fundamental human right. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Screening Tool" to study the prevalence of various forms of domestic violence among married women. (who.int)
  • Dans le cadre de la prĂ©sente Ă©tude, nous avons utilisĂ© l'outil de dĂ©pistage de la violence dirigĂ©e contre les femmes ( Women Abuse Screening tool ), normalisĂ© et validĂ©, dans le but d'Ă©tudier la prĂ©valence de diverses formes de violence domestique Ă  l'encontre de femmes mariĂ©es. (who.int)
  • Il est nĂ©cessaire de mieux saisir l'ampleur et la portĂ©e de la violence domestique au Pakistan en recourant Ă  des instruments d'Ă©valuation normalisĂ©s, qui permettent d'Ă©tablir des comparaisons valables entre les diffĂ©rentes rĂ©gions du pays et sur diffĂ©rentes pĂ©riodes. (who.int)
  • Domestic violence is a global public A cross-sectional survey with conveni- pertaining to domestic violence, disag- health problem that adversely impacts ence sampling was conducted among gregated by either being married to one's the health and economic wel -being of 20-60-year-old women who had been cousin or not. (who.int)
  • 4]. In order to combat the menace of and administered the questionnaire were employed, defined as working out- domestic violence, WHO recommends to married women from April to May side the home. (who.int)
  • Violence against women is recognized as a human rights and public health issue, and health services are fundamental to identify and host cases. (bvsalud.org)
  • This article describes the perceptions of health professionals about violence against women. (bvsalud.org)
  • and assistance to women in situations of violence. (bvsalud.org)
  • It was verified that professionals have difficulty in recognizing types of violence, present a prejudiced vision in relation to women, and are unaware of the network and pertinent legislations. (bvsalud.org)
  • It is fundamental that professionals have information about violence, network of services and laws, as well as recognize themselves as important actors in identifying and facing violence. (bvsalud.org)
  • Education International has co-sponsored a panel discussion focusing on the key priorities for gender equality, women's human rights and empowerment in the new post-2015 sustainable development framework to be agreed by United Nations' member states this fall. (ei-ie.org)
  • 2015 is an auspicious year for International Women's Day celebrations: we mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most advanced document on women's rights and empowerment ever signed by world leaders. (ei-ie.org)
  • Combining world-class documentary films and local engagement campaigns, Women and Girls Lead Global (WGLG) advances gender equality and women's empowerment by engaging with communities through media. (care.org)
  • Second, I served as the director of the Women's Empowerment program at AUAF to help ensure that these female students continue their studies and graduate. (loyola.edu)
  • We believe that the empowerment of women is a necessary requirement to create positive, lasting societal change. (jlboston.org)
  • During the event, speakers from government, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society pressed for the economic inclusion and empowerment of women, agreeing on the enormous benefits to economies and societies of accelerating gender equality. (worldbank.org)
  • They stressed the importance of commitment and action of international and national actors to pave a path toward equality, despite the scale of the challenge, and concentrated on the transformative potential of women's financial empowerment, highlighting the essential role for public finance in reaching women and girls with social services, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. (worldbank.org)
  • We have known this day was coming since the leaked Supreme Court draft was released early last month - but we have also predicted this outcome after watching the assault on reproductive rights orchestrated by Republicans for decades. (boston.com)
  • It is critical that we protect and grow Democratic majorities in Congress and ensure that reproductive rights champions continue to win elected offices at all levels of government to guarantee that all people have control over their bodies and their futures. (boston.com)
  • This policy is a continuation of the efforts to take Namibia forward towards the achievement of Vision 2030, National Development Plans (NDPs), the Millennium Development Goals related to maternal, child health, and improving the quality of reproductive health and nutrition services to the Namibian men, women and children. (who.int)
  • Fertility data were based on the report of full birth history from women of reproductive age. (bvsalud.org)
  • The blatant nature in which Saudi Arabia continues to violate human rights is based on an assumption of impunity. (managementstudyguide.com)
  • Dion said he also welcomed the recent local elections in Saudi Arabia in which at least 19 women were elected. (cbc.ca)
  • Through Law 11 of 2005 on Ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, the government is committed to protecting the economic, social, and cultural rights of the people. (unesco.org)
  • UNPO submitted an alternative report in relation to the 53rd pre-sessional working group of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) regarding the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. (unpo.org)
  • Education unionists have been engaged in a successful workshop to empower women in trade union and ensure gender equality in the Arab region. (ei-ie.org)
  • And then in the second panel, we'll hear from the private sector and civil society leaders on the specific solutions they're developing to empower women. (worldbank.org)
  • With the same determination that Pashtana Durrani shows and on the occasion of the World Day to Protect Education from Attacks , the young activist of the Global Campaign for Education ( GCE ) wants to express their solidarity with the Afghan people, especially with women, girls, and men, in the current context of insecurity, terror and repression. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • Although they are trying to sell a more moderate image than twenty years ago, we have not been slow to see samples to the contrary, for example, with the images of the separation between men and women in Afghan universities this week. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • Afghan girls and young women must have access to education. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • Make no mistake: millions of Afghan girls and adolescents risk being totally deprived of their right to education. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • She started an online campaign for women's rights in Afghanistan by wearing colorful traditional Afghan attire in defiance of the Taliban's strict dress codes for Afghan women. (loyola.edu)
  • I was always concerned about the plight of Afghan women. (loyola.edu)
  • Afghan women are also facing a humanitarian crisis. (loyola.edu)
  • Let's say, for the sake of argument, that the full human rights of women is a moral good. (ncronline.org)
  • Gradualism would say that those who cannot accept the full human rights of women should be praised for their small steps toward that moral good. (ncronline.org)
  • Or in the case of the full human rights of LGBT Catholics -- again, for the sake of argument, a moral good -- the church would be the 'sinner' for not accepting this. (ncronline.org)
  • Why it matters is because it is, for us, a fundamental moral question, frankly, but it's also an economic and social development question. (worldbank.org)
  • Policies of forced veiling violate women's fundamental right to personal autonomy, but restrictions on the voluntary wearing of the veil are equally problematic. (hrw.org)
  • However, the Lao Government has systematically ignored these serious humanitarian and human rights concerns. (unpo.org)
  • The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is named after Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Jews and other people at risk in Hungary at the end of World War II. (lu.se)
  • The Catholic church still needs to move on several fundamental human rights issues, including the full participation of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in church and society. (ncronline.org)
  • It has been mostly women and children in most vulnerable situations, all of a sudden victimized by illicit trafficking of human beings and exploitation networks. (europa.eu)
  • Earlier this week, a two-day conference on sanitation, jointly organized by Eritrea's Ministry of Health and UNICEF, the world's leading organization for the rights of children and young people, was conducted at the Asmara Palace Hotel. (shabait.com)
  • The Junior League of Boston is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. (jlboston.org)
  • Human Rights Watch is an international human rights organization with offices around the world. (hrw.org)
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) sees SPECTRE, the global criminal syndicate and terrorist organization, plot to infect different countries with a virus that would render infertile all biological life, including humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Next slide - what we know is that the spokesperson - the leader spokesperson especially - is the one who takes the organization from an "it" - from a bureaucracy of some sort - to a "we" - to humans. (cdc.gov)
  • But when emotions are high, when people are feeling threatened or feel like their loved ones are threatened, or their economic security is threatened, it's really valuable to have a human connection between your organization and the people that you're trying to influence to do the best things possible to help them through this threat whatever it might be. (cdc.gov)
  • Education International's delegation to the 59th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women marched alongside thousands of activists through New York Sunday for gender equality and the rights of women and girls. (ei-ie.org)
  • In this video, human rights leaders, experts and activists share their views on the human rights impact of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. (europa.eu)
  • Over the next 90 minutes, we'll be discussing how to engage women as leaders and the role of innovation, financing and collective action in accelerating gender equality. (worldbank.org)
  • Our report examines how systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent affects their rights in all areas of life, compounding inequalities, marginalization and deepening their unequal access to opportunities, resources and power. (ohchr.org)
  • We encourage young people to put pressure on their governments to put measures to improve the situation, especially for women and girls. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • What we're looking into are the rights of people who have left Ukraine and that they really do get everything they need to get. (europa.eu)
  • The last out trans woman to win an individual world championship (also in cycling, but the downhill event) did so before the rise of social media and instant access to people. (outsports.com)
  • The European Parliament's foreign affairs and development committees voted on October 10 to short-list a group of people representing the Venezuelan opposition, Guatemalan human rights defender Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic, and the Swedish-Eritrean prisoner of conscience Dawit Isaak. (rferl.org)
  • A gradualist would praise the desire by some in leadership to at least downplay hurtful language about LGBT people, even if the church continues to keep on its books language that says that they, too, are defective human beings. (ncronline.org)
  • In advance of the 3rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the UNPO and the Congress of World Hmong People (CWHP) have jointly submitted a report to. (unpo.org)
  • Austinites stopped on the street by a reporter Friday expressed disbelief and alarm at news of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade , the landmark ruling that has for decades upheld the right of people to seek an abortion. (kut.org)
  • Right now, we need people who understand law and can analyze what the interaction between the SCOTUS ruling today and the existing - very old - laws mean for us," Jeffrey Hons, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of South Texas, said at a press conference. (kut.org)
  • I was always touched by his simplicity, meekness, sincerity and deep concern and commitment for the rights of the struggling majority of people in the society. (asianews.it)
  • Naeem withstood firm against all odds and pressures from the orthodox religious clergy and influential ruling class and struggled for the rights of the poor and marginalized people on legal and political fronts," said Abid Hassan Minto the Muslim President AWP. (asianews.it)
  • Health care and housing needs are two of the greatest NEEDS to work within the means of utilizing the right people at the that are needed to address based on the site visits with the table based on community-by-community needs. (cdc.gov)
  • You have right people. (cdc.gov)
  • Site visits should have al the right people to address needs of the community. (cdc.gov)
  • Still, it is interesting that at this time, characterised by rapid internationalisation of the economy, and on the basis of liberal values, it was considered equally fundamental to let people move freely as to allow free trade. (lu.se)
  • Para 41: The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation that the State party adopt and implement targeted measures, including temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention and the Committee's general recommendation No. 25, to improve indigenous women's enjoyment of their human rights in all sectors, taking into account their linguistic and cultural interests. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • Concern among some members of Parliament and mayors about a perceived increase in the number of Muslim women in France who wear face-covering veils, reflected in the creation of this Committee, has led to calls by a variety of actors, including elected officials, cabinet members, and women's associations for legislation to ban full Muslim veiling in public places in France. (hrw.org)
  • The position paper was developed on behalf of the ACP's Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee (EPHRC). (medscape.com)
  • Global Union delegations at the UN are urging member states to make a stronger commitment to women's economic rights on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and in the new sustainable development goals. (ei-ie.org)
  • As advanced economies and leading democracies, we share a fundamental commitment to investing in our citizens and meeting their needs and to responding to global challenges. (gc.ca)
  • The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (the WE Finance Code) - a commitment by financial service providers, regulators, development banks, and other financial ecosystem players to work together to increase funding provided to women-led enterprises - was launched the following day. (worldbank.org)
  • I met Mr. Nadeem Shakir through a common friend at his office behind the High Court and he became my formator in knowledge, experience and commitment for the human rights. (asianews.it)
  • They systematically deprive women and girls of their fundamental human rights," United Arab Emirates UN Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh said. (arabnews.com)
  • I worked with international human rights lawyers to advocate for these innocent girls who were resisting forced marriages and ended up in jail even though they were innocent and victims of abuse. (loyola.edu)
  • The Fundamental Rights Forum is the space for dialogue on human rights challenges facing the EU today. (europa.eu)
  • This is in addition to the Taliban's terrible record on human rights, especially of women and girls. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • We have no doubt that, as has happened in the past, the Taliban's public policies will have enormously damaging consequences for girls and adolescents and the entire education community and the right to education in Afghanistan. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • But there are enormous human rights implications beyond the borders. (europa.eu)
  • This is an important case that will have fundamental implications for the human rights of female athletes,' Schramm said. (ksl.com)
  • Learn about how you can report a human rights violation. (ohchr.org)
  • This report presents ways forward to protect civil society and human rights. (europa.eu)
  • This report proposes a framework for becoming, and functioning as, a 'human rights city' in the EU. (europa.eu)
  • The guide draws on the promising practices and experiences of cities, regions, experts, international organisations and networks that can be found in the FRA report Human rights cities in the EU: A framework for reinforcing rights locally. (europa.eu)
  • It is a crime against girls and women! (esthinktank.com)
  • Yet the consequences of the circumcision do not only impair the social life of the young girls and women affected but also cause severe health problems. (esthinktank.com)
  • Hundreds of thousands of girls and women lose their fundamental human rights daily. (cyclingnews.com)
  • CARE places special focus on working alongside poor girls and women because, equipped with the proper resources, they have the power to lift whole families and entire communities out of poverty. (care.org)
  • FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. (millennia2015.org)
  • They are performed either by traditional circumcisers, midwives or old women from the village, depending on the ethnic group. (esthinktank.com)
  • The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), a group of human rights cities and various practitioners in the EU worked together to produce this guide. (europa.eu)
  • rather, it is the receiving country's right to determine their immigration policy. (lu.se)
  • We will work together to enforce existing international rules and develop new rules where needed to foster a truly level playing field, addressing in particular non-market oriented policies and practices, and inadequate protection of intellectual property rights, such as forced technology transfer or cyber-enabled theft. (gc.ca)
  • women and girls suffer disproportionately from lack of privacy and the health and personal safety risks associated with not having access to household sanitation. (shabait.com)
  • A small minority of women in France-the Interior Ministry estimates some 2,000-wear the full veil, and prohibiting its wearing in public would likely harm, rather than help, those who do so under coercion. (hrw.org)
  • Regardless, Texas has effectively banned most abortions since September, when a law went into effect prohibiting the procedure once a heartbeat is detected - typically around five or six weeks and before most women know they are pregnant. (kut.org)
  • I am] absolutely devastated to see the Supreme Court dismantle Roe and effectively end our right to an abortion," Fuentes told KUT. (kut.org)
  • Massachusetts politicians issued pledges on Friday to continue to fight for abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade , ending almost 50 years of constitutional abortion protections. (boston.com)
  • Six radical Supreme Court Justices have overturned nearly 50 years of precedent, stripping away the constitutional right to an abortion. (boston.com)
  • Overturning the right to an abortion brings us to the horrifying reality of government-mandated pregnancy - we are now living in a dystopian nightmare. (boston.com)
  • Millions of women are losing access to safe, legal abortion care immediately because of anti-abortion state laws taking effect now that the opinion is official. (boston.com)
  • A protester sits outside the Texas Capitol on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn the landmark decision guaranteeing the constitutional right to an abortion. (kut.org)
  • The abortion ratio was 339 legal induced abortions per 1,000 live births, and the abortion rate was 24 per 1,000 women 15-44 years of age. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1969, CDC began abortion surveillance to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions and to assist efforts to identify and reduce preventable causes of morbidity and mortality associated with abortions. (cdc.gov)
  • International Federation of Women Lawyers. (wikipedia.org)
  • The International Who's Who of Women 2002. (wikipedia.org)
  • International Courts and the African Woman Judge: Unveiled Narratives. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is based on existing good practice and expert input by representatives of human rights cities in the EU, academic experts, international organisations and city networks. (europa.eu)
  • A seminar on women's rights in Bafoussam, Cameroon, organised by the Swedish union Lärarförbundet and Cameroon's education unions affiliated with Education International, was undertaken to help participants better understand and tackle the issues. (ei-ie.org)
  • This submission focuses on the question of whether a ban would comply with international human rights law. (hrw.org)
  • Right or wrong, this asymmetry is fundamental to current forms of international migration control. (lu.se)
  • Further justifications for the practice range from the ideal of female beauty and expected gender roles to misinterpretations of religion. (esthinktank.com)
  • This explains the lack of literature on the practice, as until the 20 th century only a few if no female academics represented this research field. (esthinktank.com)
  • However helpful gradualism may be in pastoral practice, it becomes clear that it is not appropriate in the important work of human rights advocacy. (ncronline.org)
  • Legislation banning full Muslim veils in public places would constitute restriction of a practice adopted only by women associated with a particular religion with the effect of impairing their enjoyment of fundamental rights. (hrw.org)
  • The letter, addressed to the United Nations Special Procedures and the Assistant-Secretary General for Human Rights, brings light to the critically deteriorating situation of the Chaofa Hmong in Xaysomboun, Laos. (unpo.org)
  • UNPO has written a letter requesting the United Nations Special Procedures and and the Assistant-Secretary General for Human Rights to issue a follow-up Joint Allegation Letter to the government of the. (unpo.org)
  • Position 5 states that determination of death is a distinct issue from organ transplantation and reaffirms the fundamental ethical importance of the dead donor rule. (medscape.com)
  • The violation of fundamental rights in Afghanistan, including the right to education, is not new. (campaignforeducation.org)
  • seeking education is our right, and we will fight for our freedom. (cyclingnews.com)
  • JL Boston focuses on improving the health and wellness of women and girls through education and programming that creates positive change in the Boston community. (jlboston.org)
  • Education is a fundamental human right of every woman, man and child. (right-to-education.org)
  • In states' efforts to meet their commitments to making the right to education a reality for all, most have made impressive progress in recent decades. (right-to-education.org)
  • Education is the right of every child. (right-to-education.org)
  • This conference brought together education leaders from around the world to address the urgent need to combat illiteracy and promote education as a fundamental human right. (turnitin.com)
  • the politico-military dimension, the economic and environment dimension, and the human dimension. (esteri.it)
  • Economic growth is fundamental to raising living standards. (gc.ca)
  • And get this one, this number I also think about so often, economic gains could be five to six trillion more if women started and scaled businesses at the same rate as men did. (worldbank.org)
  • The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Urban 7 (U7) participated in this meeting as observer organisations. (utoronto.ca)
  • Thus, this ancient tradition, which plays a central role in the lives of women in numerous societies, is hard to abandon, as its eradication would, in the minds of its proponents, only bring disgrace and grief to communities. (esthinktank.com)
  • In many African societies, conversations about sexuality and FGM is a significant taboo, whereby women only discuss it among each other. (esthinktank.com)
  • Our societies need a scalable human rights approach to be able to include all humans and ensure their individual human rights. (lu.se)
  • A woman's ability to determine when, if and how many children she will have is a fundamental human right, and access to high-quality, voluntary contraceptive services is a non-negotiable component of that right. (care.org)
  • There are three major factors to be considered, life expectancy has fallen to the low 80s, on average women are now only having two children instead of three, and the immigration rate is at 27 percent. (prlog.org)
  • Kate Zernike of the New York Times Media quoted a law professor from University of California saying, that personhood is a status for all human life, even unborn children. (prlog.org)
  • It has been estimated that more than 40% of these casualties have been inflicted on civilians with women and young children forming a large number. (managementstudyguide.com)
  • Dion said he discussed with Adel Al Jubeir, Saudi Arabia's minister of foreign affairs, 'Canada's concerns with the state of human rights in the kingdom,' including the case of Badawi, whose wife and three children were granted asylum in Canada. (cbc.ca)
  • STH are parasitic infections adversely affecting health, particularly in children and pregnant women, by contributing to anemia and malnutrition ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)