Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing EGYPT Egypt / UN Human Rights Joint Statement / International Human Rights Obligations Condemnation of Terror Attacks MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS Jordanian Role in the Peace Process Pivotal Point in Negotiations / Framework Agreement Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas’ Meetings with[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Proposed Crimea Referendum ‘Worrying and Serious’ Development – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized the need for peace and stability in Ukraine’s Crimea region, where the announcement of a referendum on joining Russia constitutes a “worrying and serious” development. Lawmakers in the autonomous Ukrainian region of Crimea voted yesterday to join Russia and to[Read More…]
ZLP Manufacturing Recalls Hornet Zip Line Trolleys Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: March 07, 2014 Recall number: 14-720 ZLP Hornet Trolley Recall Summary Name of product: LP Hornet zip line trolleys Hazard: The retaining[Read More…]
Tektro USA and TRP Recall Bicycle Mechanical Disc Brake Calipers Due to Crash Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: March 06, 2014 Recall number: 14-127 Recalled Tektro Spyre brake calipers Recall Summary Name of product: Spyre and Spyre SLC dual-piston mechanical[Read More…]
Design Ideas Recalls Magnets Due to Risk of Ingestion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: March 06, 2014 Recall number: 14-126 Design Ideas Rubber Ducky Magnets Recall Summary Name of product: Design Ideasand Neatlife Rubber Ducky Magnets, and[Read More…]
Canon Recalls to Repair PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Cameras
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: March 06, 2014 Recall number: 14-128 Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital Camera Recall Summary Name of product: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS Digital[Read More…]
Women’s Leadership: What’s True, What’s False, and Why It Matters
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill. SOURCE: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. At an event today featuring remarks by Val Demings, the first woman to have served as police chief in Orlando, Florida, the Center for American Progress released the report, “Women’s Leadership:[Read More…]
Chief of the Border Patrol, Michael Fisher, Releases Use-of-Force Policies
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Today, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released their existing Use-of-Force policies – established in 2010 and 2004 respectively. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is also making the overarching Department policy, established in 2004, available. The policies can be found[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Release of Sexual Abuse Regulations for Immigration Detention Facilities
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced that it has finalized its Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards for immigration detention facilities. Today’s standards are needed because though PREA became law over a decade ago, the Department of Justice issued a rule in 2012 that excluded[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Registered Sex Offender Arrested During Child Pornography Crackdown in Metro East
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the arrests of two men on felony child pornography charges following raids this week in St. Clair and Madison counties. One of the men arrested is listed in the Illinois Sex Offender Registry. To date, 57 people have been arrested in[Read More…]
