NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.  The American Civil Liberties Union argued before the United States Supreme Court today that former Attorney General John Ashcroft should be held responsible for the wrongful arrest and detention of a U.S. citizen under the material witness law. The ACLU brought the case against Ashcroft in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1 – The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Women’s Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today, along with 32 other organizations, supporting a class action lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart for systemic discrimination against the company’s female employees at stores across the country.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2011 – The General Assembly today suspended Libya from the United Nations Human Rights Council for “gross and systematic” human rights violations because of President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s violent repression of peaceful protesters demanding his ouster. The vote by the 192-member Assembly, for which a two-thirds majority was[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011 – 1:00 P.M. EST See below for answers to questions (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: I just have a couple of things I’d like to start with if I may. First, as you know, on Friday the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2011 – The situation at the Libyan-Tunisian border has reached crisis point as tens of thousands of people flee the reported violence by President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s loyalists, with 14,000 people crossing yesterday alone, the United Nations refugee agency said today. “We can see acres of people waiting[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2011.  Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning.  Two weeks ago, we released a report outlining our vision of the next steps for reforming the housing finance market.  My testimony today summarizes the content of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011.   Late last night, I came back from round-the-clock meetings in Geneva to discuss the unfolding events in Libya. And I’d like to begin by offering a quick update. We have joined the Libyan people in demanding that Qaddafi must go – now, without further violence[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief today warned Yemeni authorities against violent repression of planned mass peaceful protests, and called on the government to protect the rights of demonstrators and journalists under international law. “People have the legitimate right to express their grievances and demands[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks on Libya with United States President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., yesterday, later stating that Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s regime had declared war on its own people and must be brought to account for possible crimes against humanity. “We agreed that the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011.  Today, the White House released a new report entitled Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being, a statistical portrait showing how women are faring in the United States today and how their lives have changed over time.  This is the first comprehensive federal report on[Read More…]