Sentence examples for human rights progress from inspiring English sources

Businessmen complained bitterly about a Clinton executive order conditioning M.F.N. renewal on human rights progress.

A Nigerian news outlet indicated that Obama was unwilling to meet with the Nigerian leader because of a lack of democratic and human rights progress in the country.

Spain, which has been pressing the European Union to ease its policy of linking economic aid to Cuba with human rights progress, helped broker the release.

"This event is being held to mark the publication of our report to the United Nations on human rights progress in the UK.

While these signs may seem encouraging, China also re-affirmed the supreme control of the one-party state and its continued intolerance for dissent and freedom of expression, raising concerns about the long-term stability of its human rights progress.

Too often U.S. officials willfully undermine their own capacity to promote essential human rights progress.

Despite its early beginnings, the Inter-American system of human rights progressed more slowly than its counterparts.

A year ago, the I.O.C. predicted that these Games would be "a force for good" and a spur to human-rights progress.

On the human rights front, progress has also been elusive.

An inexpensive and effective tool, MICS is a major source of data for monitoring the fulfilment of human rights and progress toward the Goals.

Failure to do so, causes permanent damage to children and in turn blocks progress towards human rights, economic advancement and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.