Human Rights Professionals Receive Advanced Training in Women's and Children's Rights
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Published On :: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:49:01 +0000
More than 65 human rights and international law professionals from 18 countries participated in the Asian International Justice Initiative’s 2011 Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, which focused on issues related to the rights of women and children in the Asia Pacific region.
Richard Magnus, Singaporean Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, gives a keynote address.More than 65 human rights and international law professionals from 18 countries participated in the Asian International Justice Initiative’s 2011 Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, which focused on issues related to the rights of women and children in the Asia Pacific region.
HR e-briefing 233 - More EAT decisions on the Statutory Grievance Procedures
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Published On :: 2006-01-04
The first EAT decision on the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs), Thorpe v Poat and Lake was reported in briefing 232. Hot on its heels come four further EAT decisions ( Sher...
IHC e-briefing no 12: ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code
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Published On :: 2008-05-08
Background
The Employment Bill is currently on its passage through Parliament and will, when enacted, have a significant impact on dispute resolution within the employment relationship. It is anticipated that relevant provisions within the Bill wil...
HR e-briefing 355 - ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code
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Published On :: 2008-05-08
The repeal of the fated statutory dispute resolution procedures moved a step closer last week when ACAS issued, in draft, a revised Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance for consultation. The Code has been significantly amended and simp...
The question of a sufficiently serious breach: a relevant consideration in the review of applications for the lifting of automatic suspensions?
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Published On :: 2018-04-05
Case comment: (1) Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and (2) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Lancashire County Council [2018] EWHC 200 (TCC)
Summary
In a recent judgment of the new head of the TCC, Fraser J, Lancashire County ...
IHC HR e-briefing 118 - The ECJ clarifies the effect of a relevant transfer on trade union recognition
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Published On :: 2010-08-05
After more than 10 years of European legal protection for employees in the event of a relevant transfer, many aspects of the Transfer of Undertakings Directive 2001 (Council Directive 2001/23/EC) and its predecessor have by now been litigated over a...
Covid-19 in SA: Stringent measures should be in place as public servants go back to work
By Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:01:00 GMT
Minister Senzo Mchunu says various public servants will be returning to work during Level 4 of the lockdown, but stringent measures should be in place to ensure the safety of workers.
Contractual Advantage: New Rules of Agricultural and Food Product Trade
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Published On :: 2017-07-21
The Act of 15 December 2016 on Counteracting Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage in Trade of Agricultural and Food Products came into force and effect on 12 July 2017. The law confers additional powers on the President of the Office of Competition a...
Virgil van Dijk: I keep looking and working for improvement
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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:53 GMT
Virgil van Dijk believes the demands placed upon on him by Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool have been fundamental in helping him elevate his game to its current levels. Since arriving at Anfield in January 2018, the centre-back has swept up a host of individual accolades, including both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and UEFA Men's Player of the Year for his form last season, as well as a second-place finish in the Ballon d'Or. Collectively, Van Dijk has played a key role alongside his teammates in the Reds' haul of Champions League, UEFA...
Ivanka Trump's personal assistant tests positive for coronavirus
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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:13 GMT
Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, making her the third White House staff member to be infected from COVID-19, a media report said on Saturday. The assistant, who works in a personal capacity for US President Donald Trump's daughter, has not been around her in several weeks, the CNN reported. COVID-19 Pandemic Tracker: 15 countries with the highest number of...
Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, SDGs are Even More Relevant Today Than Ever Before
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Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 07:02:17 +0000
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is President of the Republic of Ghana and Co-chair of the UN Secretary-General’s Eminent Group of Advocates for the SDGs and Erna Solberg is Prime Minister of Norway and Co-chair of the UN Secretary-General’s Eminent Group of Advocates for the SDGs
Turkey advancing toward vaccine: Technology minister
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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:35:16 Z
Turkish scientists have come to the animal experiment phase to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, the country's technology and industry minister said on May 8.
Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for COVID-19
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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:56:15 GMT
The assistant is the third White House staffer to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, after VP spokesperson Katie Miller and President Trump's personal valet were diagnosed earlier.
How Does the Sufficiency of Scripture Inform and Energize Evangelism?
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Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:00 PST
Modern evangelistic strategies often stumble by emphasizing the method over the message. We hear a lot about contextualization, felt needs, and relevance. On the other hand, we steadily seem to hear less and less about the power of God’s Word to transform the sinner’s soul. As the church becomes increasingly enamored of such pragmatic strategies, it proves decreasingly convinced of the sufficiency of Scripture.
We recently asked Mike Riccardi—the local outreach pastor at Grace Community Church and one of the keynote speakers at Truth Matters—what impact, if any, the sufficiency of Scripture makes in evangelism. Here’s what he had to say:
Registration for Truth Matters is now closed. However, we will be streaming every session of the conference live on the Internet. Wherever you are, we hope you will join us for this special time of Bible teaching, worship, and fellowship.
By feeds.gty.org
Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 PST
Among evangelical Christians, the word syncretism usually conjures thoughts of third-world missionaries who blend their religion with the indigenous pagan practices they encounter. A visitor to my home church related a conversation he’d had with a Roman Catholic missionary while touring South America. The priest wore his syncretistic practices as a badge of honor, boasting of how he intentionally incorporated native religious observances into his worship services. He was critical of Protestant missionaries who refused to likewise accommodate the paganism of the people they ministered to.
By feeds.gty.org
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 PST
Most of us are familiar with politicians who obfuscate simple questions with complex political answers. Who can forget Bill Clinton’s “It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is”? Unfortunately, obfuscation exists in the realm of theology as well. God may not be “a God of confusion” (1 Corinthians 14:33), but there are scores of biblical scholars, theologians, and pastors who insert plenty of it into the first few chapters of Genesis.
By feeds.gty.org
Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 00:00:00 PST
It is no coincidence that the rise of feminism in the twentieth century paralleled an unprecedented push for female clergy in Western churches. With the shifting views and priorities of the culture, the timeless biblical truths of male headship and church leadership were suddenly under attack.
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Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 PST
The language of therapy has a stranglehold on our culture. Children don’t lie anymore, they tell stories.
Serial adulterers have been re-branded as sex addicts. Drunkenness is now an alcohol disorder—in fact, addiction itself is treated like a disease. Even the gross perversion of pedophilia is listed as a psychiatric disorder in the ever-expanding Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Evangelical Syncretism: Rethinking the Reformation
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Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:00:00 PST
Ecumenism is nothing new. Satan always works to mingle the truth with error, and the evangelistic co-belligerence of evangelicals and Catholics is just one example. But for some reason, this unlikely doctrinal mashup has been growing in popularity for the past two decades.
By feeds.gty.org
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 PST
Does an unregenerate man bear a spark of the divine that draws him to a relationship with God, or is he utterly lost in the total depravity of his sin nature? While that might seem like an obscure theological question, don’t dismiss it as merely fodder for academic debates. It’s an immensely practical question—with implications for the church and for your own life. And it’s at the heart of the consumer-driven movement in the church, commonly known as seeker sensitivity.
Evangelical Syncretism: The Inflexibility of Inerrancy
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Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 PST
In October 1978, 334 evangelical leaders gathered in the city of Chicago to formulate what is now known as the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. One of the younger attendees at that gathering was John MacArthur, who was just shy of a decade into his pastorate at Grace Community Church.
John MacArthur on the Evangelical Attraction to the Catholic Church
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Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 PST
The major theological conflicts of the past should never be dismissed just because they happened a long time ago. Many theological fissures were vitally necessary—and remain crucial into the present. And the Protestant Reformation is perhaps the greatest example of that—a clear and necessary line of doctrinal demarcation that has stood for more than five hundred years. And the lines of division couldn’t be more critical. They mark fierce disagreements over who is the head of the church, whom we should worship, whom we should pray to, what the cross represents, and how sinners can be saved. No amount of time can sweep those fundamental theological differences under the rug. Or so you would think.
By feeds.gty.org
Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PST
The marketplace of evangelical ideas is now overrun with diverse and competing agendas. Even the most seasoned believers can struggle to navigate it. Making matters worse, there are now many evangelical voices spreading dangerous error mixed with a dose of biblical truth. Many believers have been lulled into a false sense of security under once-orthodox preachers and teachers who have veered away from true, biblical north.
Hydroxychloroquine hopes dashed as large study finds no great advantage to antimalaria drug in Covid-19 fight
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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:21 +0800
A large-scale study in New York looking at the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine has cast further doubt on its effectiveness in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.Researchers at Columbia University observed nearly 1,400 patients at a large medical centre in New York City in March and April. They found hydroxychloroquine use led to neither a higher nor lower chance of patients ending up with intubation or death.“Our results cannot completely exclude the possibility of either modest benefit or…
Hong Kong civil servant in charge of reusable mask giveaway admits transparency shortcomings, promises replacement filter production will go out to tender
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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:17:06 +0800
A senior civil servant overseeing the distribution of reusable masks to all Hongkongers has promised to put the production of their replacement filters out to tender after admitting to shortcomings in the transparency of the original contract awarded by the government.Annie Choi Suk-han, permanent secretary of the Innovation and Technology Bureau, on Friday rejected suggestions the government had intentionally hidden the identity of the manufacturer chosen for the HK$320 million (US$41 million)…
Iulia Vantur opens up about getting married to Salman Khan
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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:46:56 +0500
Presently, the Bharat actor is spending quality time with family and close friends including Iulia Vantur and Jacqueline Fernandez at his Panvel farmhouse amid coronavirus lockdown.
Artificial intelligence, and human education, needed to advance energy efficiency -- by Yongping Zhai (翟永平), Yoonah Lee, Dan Millison
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Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:19:43 +0800
To get energy efficiency programs back on track, governments need to focus on education, incentives and improved regulations, as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Five myths about population, aging and environmental sustainability -- by Jane O'Sullivan, Francesco Ricciardi, Susann Roth
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Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:06:16 +0800
For sustainable development, universal wellbeing should be the goal, rather than endless growth. Minimizing further growth in human populations is only part of the solution, but an essential part.
Three ways to support businesses and their workers during a pandemic -- by Paul Vandenberg, Matthias Helble
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Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 09:42:14 +0800
Many workers will be displaced and many businesses will close as a result of the slowdown caused by COVID-19. Providing support to those affected gives them a fighting chance.
To survive the pandemic, Indonesia’s urban poor need economic support and help with basic services -- by Joris van Etten, Tiffany M. Tran
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Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:19:05 +0800
For many of Indonesia’s urban poor who work in the informal sector, social distancing is nearly impossible if they want to maintain their income. Two key policies can help.
ADB Accelerating Renewable Energy in Mongolia with Advanced Battery Storage System
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Published On :: 2020-04-24 00:00:00
ADB has approved a $100 million loan to help supply renewable energy to Mongolia by installing its first large-scale advanced battery energy storage system.
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Published On :: 2020-01-13 00:00:00
A $15 million grant from an Asian Development Fund (ADF) 12 facility will reduce the burden of pneumonia and diarrhea in children and increase protection against the human papilloma virus in women.
Advancing the K-12 Reform from the Ground: A Case Study in the Philippines
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Published On :: 2020-04-16 00:00:00
This paper describes the implementation of the Certificate in Educational Studies in Leadership (CESL) in the Philippines as a professional development initiative delivered in a customized blended learning mode.
HARMAN Advances In China with New Wins and Market Introductions
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Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT
AUTO CHINA 2015, SHANGHAI – HARMAN, the premier audio, infotainment and software services company (NYSE:HAR), continues to make strides in China’s fast-growing auto market with new business wins and market roll-outs of infotainment and audio solutions with regional OEMs.