"Let's say you have an undergraduate law degree but you really want to be able to bring international human rights standards to bear on a particular conflict in your part of the world.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

The conference occurred this week as U.S.law enforcement agencies are engaged in a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

The report commissioned by the U.N.Human Rights Council found that both sides committed serious human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

These are some of the experiences Musabih shared with U.S.law enforcement and social agencies gathered at the University of Dayton,Ohio for the Human Trafficking Accords.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

Officials from Oman,Pakistan, Qatar,Saudi Arabia,Syria,Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates,and Yemen were also on hand to discuss improving human development, democracy,rule of law, and economic growth.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

"My concern is that these drones, these Predators, are being operated in a framework which may well violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Ensalaco said he hopes the conference is the first of many would help educate the public as well as law enforcement to reach the goal of ending human trafficking.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

President Obama has recently faced additional criticism after the State Department denied funding to some organizations with projects supporting civil society, rule of law and human rights monitoring efforts in Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

It says this deferral indicates a lack of political will to deal with issues of accountability for violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in Gaza and southern Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

"One of the things we found consistently in the academic literature and elsewhere was that the first responders, state and local law enforcement, did not recognize the signs of human trafficking."

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Over the last few months the Federal Law Enforcement and Training Center has developed a computer program to train law enforcement officers across the U.S.in recognizing and responding to victims of human trafficking.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

"Respect for human rights, the rule of law should be on the table, as well as promoting economic opportunities and growth, during her trip, because we think these are quite important aspects in providing the kind of conditions that are favorable to economic progress,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

"I think it can be a beacon in the coming years for those of us who believe that the values of democracy, the values for respect for human rights, the values for respect for the rule of law are indeed universal values,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"From our standpoint the bill is a very important step forward in terms of balancing the types of assistance that we would provide the Pakistan government supporting consolidation of democratic institutions, expanding the rule of law, building the capacity of government institutions, promoting respect for internationally-recognized human rights, promoting economic freedoms, sustainable economic development.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13