Syringe Access Proven to Reduce HIV and other infectious diseases Harm Reduction Goes Mainstream: Maryland joins Florida, Kentucky, Indiana and Republican-Led Congress in Expanding Syringe Access DPA-(ENEWSPF)- Today, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed the Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Act, after it passed the Maryland General Assembly with overwhelming bipartisan[Read More…]
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HRC & Equality NC Respond to Gov. McCrory’s Reckless Lawsuit
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign and Equality NC issued the following statements in response to the news that Governor Pat McCrory has filed a lawsuit defending his deeply discriminatory HB2. “North Carolina’s HB2 law is blatantly unconstitutional and violates federal civil rights law,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “The Department of[Read More…]
HRC Hails Suspension of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore
Montgomery, AL-(ENEWSPF)- On May 7, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed the Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama’s suspension of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, for his consistent defiance of pro-marriage equality federal rulings in the state. “Roy[Read More…]
Educators, LGBT Advocates Slam General Assembly for Refusing DOJ Order to End Civil Rights Violation
Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Monday, at a press conference in Raleigh, NC, the Human Rights Campaign, Equality NC, the North Carolina Association of Educators, and Campus Pride blasted Governor Pat McCrory for filing a lawsuit defending his deeply discriminatory HB2. “There’s been bipartisan opposition to bills like HB2 for good reason. It is[Read More…]
Brighter Era Depends on Advancing Sustainable Development while Empowering Women, Young People, Secretary-General Tells University Event in Mauritius
New York-(ENEWSPF)- Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the University of Mauritius, in Port Louis today: Mo bien contente visite sa jolie paie Maurice et surout joine banne jeunes de Universite de Maurice. [I’m happy to be in beautiful Mauritius and with the young people[Read More…]
Joint Investigative Mechanism for Syria Visits Damascus
New York-(ENEWSPF)- The investigators of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, mandated to identify those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2235 (2015), visited Damascus last week. They met with Syrian authorities and reviewed information related to the nine cases that were identified for in-depth[Read More…]
FDA Takes Significant Steps To Protect Americans From Dangers Of Tobacco Through New Regulation
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule extending its authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others. This historic rule helps implement the bipartisan Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 and allows the FDA to[Read More…]
Indigenous Peoples to Seek Measures for Preventing Conflict, Securing Peace, at Annual Forum, 9-20 May
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- More than 1,000 indigenous participants from all regions of the world are expected to attend the fifteenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 May. The issues of peace and conflict, often relating to indigenous peoples’ lands,[Read More…]
All Sectors of Society Must Collaborate, Innovate, Invest to Fulfil Paris Agreement Goals, Secretary-General Tells Climate Action Summit
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at Climate Action 2016, in Washington, D.C., today: It is a great pleasure to be with you today. Just two weeks ago, 175 countries came to the United Nations to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. Never before[Read More…]
FDA Investigates Listeria Outbreak Linked to Frozen Vegetables
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- What is the Problem and What is Being Done About It? The FDA, CDC and state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis identified in March 2016. The CDC reports that eight people infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from[Read More…]
