Reprisals

A reprisal is a limited and deliberate violation of international law to punish another sovereign state that has already broken them. Reprisals in the laws of war are extremely limited, as they commonly breach the rights of non-combatants, an action outlawed by the 1949 Geneva Convention.

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CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 4 April 2024 English

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the Tribunal) found that the intent of the comments is irrelevant: “The issue is the perception of the individual who is victimized.” The fact that …

resolution process because, for example, they fear reprisals or feel it is unsafe to raise concerns about the


CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 4 April 2024

Remember: Developing a workplace harassment and violence prevention policy is the shared responsibility of the employer and the relevant health and safety committee or representatives (who are referred to as …

principal party(s) and the responding party(s).23 9.3 Reprisals are prohibited A reprisal is when an individual right under this policy. Direct and indirect reprisals by and against any worker, including management the purposes of this policy, some examples of reprisals include: • treating a person with hostility • the workplace 9.2 Notifications and updates 9.3 Reprisals are prohibited 9.4 Workers are allowed representation


Wilson Center Canada · 19 March 2024 English

restore the country to the path of democracy, Compared to historical outbreaks of fighting in ensure the release of political prisoners, hold Myanmar’s long-running civil war, this moment the military …

stronger freedoms” are crucial considering junta reprisals command-and-control system linking the Central


LCO: Law Commission of Ontario · 14 March 2024 English

Commissioner is now an employee of the Auditor General and is expected to perform the duties assigned by the Auditor General.120 Furthermore, it is now the Downgrading the Environmental Auditor …

of the wise management protects employees from reprisals by employers of our natural resources, including exercise of these conference.166 rights free from reprisals and retaliation.169 For many, the relationship


LCO: Law Commission of Ontario · 14 March 2024 English

the Environmental Commissioner.6 The EBR also: • Established the Office of the Environmental Urgent Need to Reduce the Risk and Commissioner of Ontario to act as a “watchdog” to Impact …

should adopt a statutory RTHE, and, if so, what reprisals and retaliation. substantive or procedural protections


National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health · 12 March 2024 English

• Reciprocity: to engage in practices that • Humility: to operate with a willingness to promote respect and mutual relationships, be self-aware and self-reflective of one’s with intertwined obligations between …

workers in precarious employment (e.g., who fear reprisals from their employer if they take time off)? 4


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 8 March 2024 English

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

of the parties. This also means avoiding any reprisals once an agreement has been ratified, particularly


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 7 March 2024 English

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

of the parties. This also means avoiding any reprisals once an agreement has been ratified, particularly


RNAO: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario · 2 February 2024 English

And Black nurses and organizations have taken on the task of challenging anti-Black racism and discrimination at large, despite the legacy of anti-Black racism in nursing in Ontario and across …

many forms such as hurtful remarks, threats, reprisals or firing from a job. The following quotes support


ICP: Institute for Community Prosperity · 30 January 2024 English

Add to this the killings of thousands in each of the conflicts in Ethiopia, Myanmar and Yemen; the civil war in Sudan, with at least 9,000 killed and another 5.6 …

employers were essentially free to mete out whatever reprisals against employees they wished (say, for protesting


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