"Many people in Bahrain no longer see Formula One as a sport, but as an organization which supports a repressive regime, " said a protest group comprised of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the Bahrain Press Association, the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights and the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
None of our gains in advancing human rights, none of our awareness of new human rights frontiers would be possible without human rights defenders, civil society groups and the media.
Mr Arian said the polls would take place under "complete judicial supervision" and be monitored by Egyptian and foreign civil society and human rights groups.
Chavez sought to delegitimize human rights and civil society organizations by sanctioning any organization that receives foreign funding or hosts foreign visitors.
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Russian police and tax inspectors have raided the offices of the human rights group Memorial and other civil society groups which get foreign funding.
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Secondly, after and just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the EU acted as a beacon for democracy, for human rights and a civil society.
But civil society and human rights groups say that institutionalized corruption has helped cause the widening gap between the very rich and the rest of society.
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Women make up a quarter of parliament, and civil society -- groups pushing for human rights and better education -- is filled with 20-, 30- and 40-something women pushing for their rights and their country's future.
Under the 2013-2017 Partnership Framework, the UN will ensure that reforms in the area of institutional development and justice remain on track while promoting human rights and gender equality, and strengthening civil society organizations.
In Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Mr. McDonough will conduct meetings with President Porfirio Lobo, members of his cabinet, and civil society representatives to discuss citizen security, human rights and economic development efforts between the United States and Honduras.
Hence the pressure from the West to improve human rights and promote the development of civil society and a free press.
Governments, the United Nations system as well as other multilateral organizations are urged to increase considerably the resources allocated to programmes aiming at the establishment and strengthening of national legislation, national institutions and related infrastructures which uphold the rule of law and democracy, electoral assistance, human rights awareness through training, teaching and education, popular participation and civil society.
Peers insisted on keeping a general duty on the Commission underlining the need to protect human rights and promote equal opportunity for all in society.
The IMM team met with a broad range of stakeholders, such as Prime Minister Bhattarai, political party leaders, human rights bodies, donors, media and civil society organizations.
As you know also, the U.S. government provides support to civil society, democracy and human rights activists around the world in line with our values, among them respecting the fundamental human rights of free speech, peaceful assembly and human dignity.
Member States or Associate Members of UNESCO, non-governmental organizations and foundations that maintain official relations with UNESCO, especially those whose activities fall within the scope of the Prize, as well as former laureates of the Prize, qualified eminent personalities and any suitable person or civil society organization working for the advancement of a culture of peace, human rights, non-violence and tolerance in the world are invited to nominate candidates.
But civil society groups allege gross human rights violations by troops and policemen.
Above all, the Commonwealth defines its purpose largely in civil-society terms: the promotion of democracy, human rights and sustainable economic and social development.
It has empowered civil society organizations to demand that governments respect women's human rights and to adopt policies to limit sex trafficking, domestic violence, child marriage and discrimination in the workplace.
Today, an entire society must endeavour to mobilize itself in favour of human rights, freedom and equality.
Special attention needs to be paid to ensuring non-discrimination, and the equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by disabled persons, including their active participation in all aspects of society.
This week a committee on state reform presented 180 assorted proposals for making Mexico's government and society more democratic, including more decentralisation, and adding a chapter on human rights to the constitution.
The World Conference on Human Rights recognizes the inherent dignity and the unique contribution of indigenous people to the development and plurality of society and strongly reaffirms the commitment of the international community to their economic, social and cultural well-being and their enjoyment of the fruits of sustainable development.
In Education, the UKNC for UNESCO Scotland Committee focuses its expertise and the strength of its civil society network on helping policy development in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Human Rights Education (HRE) within the framework of the World Programme for Human Rights Education.
The ultimate aim of the project is to ensure that community media serve all parts of society by promoting dialogue on development issues, such as good governance, social justice and human rights, gender parity, implementation of the new constitution and national cohesion.
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