Sentence examples for substantial human rights from inspiring English sources

Whereas in Latvia the principal undemocratic feature was the absence of citizenship rights for people of Russian descent, in El Salvador the main undemocratic features included substantial human rights violations and the absence of civilian control over the military.

Since becoming an EU candidate country in 1999, Turkey has introduced substantial human rights and economic reforms in order to align with EU practices - including easing restrictions on the minority Kurdish language.

However, among vulnerable populations of PLWH globally, substantial human rights and structural challenges still exist and must be addressed [ 1- 4].

However, among vulnerable populations of PLWH, substantial human rights and structural challenges (disadvantage and injustice that results from everyday practices of a well-intentioned liberal society) must be addressed.

Last year's report said there had been "a substantial increase in human rights violations" as a result of Israel's response to the Palestinian uprising.

These moves came amid international criticism that Beijing was violating a commitment to the International Olympics Committee that it was prepared to make substantial improvements in human rights ahead of the 2008 Olympics.

He proposed that "parliament should pass a Human Rights Act", to incorporate the ECHR, not as a technicality or at the behest of the Council of Europe, but because it was self-evidently "the quickest and simplest way of achieving democratic and legal recognition of a substantial package of human rights".

Mr Miliband adds: "The hardest decision you can make in government is to turn down an exercise on the grounds that there might be a substantial risk to human rights abroad, in the knowledge that by turning it down you're forsaking the chance to do something to achieve greater security for people here.

Walmart invites big-name celebrities not only to entertain the shareholders but also to lend legitimacy to the company, which for years has been the target of substantial criticism from human rights groups, environmentalists, women's and immigrant rights activists, unions, small business organizations, and many others.

His solicitor, Nigel Beaumont, said his client was a chartered accountant with no previous convictions who would not accept "substantial restrictions" on his human rights.

However, it is hard to know how effective it might be since the U.S. government has made no concerted effort to condition its long-standing and substantial military assistance on human rights criteria.