25 Alleged Collaborators Summarily Executed in 72 Hours Jerusalem—(ENEWSPF)—25 August 2014. Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip should urgently act to stop executions of Palestinians accused of providing information to the Israeli military and appropriately punish those behind the executions, Human Rights Watch said today. News reports said unidentified gunmen[Read More…]
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Iraqi Civilians Suffering ‘Horrific’ Persecution, Ethnic Cleansing – UN Rights Chief
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–25 August 2014 – The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the appalling and horrific crimes against humanity being committed daily in Iraq by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and associated armed groups. “[ISIL] is systematically targeting men, women and children based on their ethnic,[Read More…]
ACLU and News Organizations Sue Over Closed Blinds During Botched Lockett Execution
Lawsuit Seeks Uncensored Access to Executions, Citing First Amendment Press Freedom OKLAHOMA CITY –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oklahoma, and two newspapers filed a federal lawsuit today seeking to stop Oklahoma prison officials from selectively filtering what journalists can see during an execution. The[Read More…]
Statement from National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on the Release of Peter Theo Curtis
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2014. For two years, we have kept Peter Theo Curtis, a U.S. citizen held hostage in Syria, in our thoughts and prayers. Today, we join his family and loved ones in welcoming his freedom. Theo is now safe outside of Syria, and we expect he will be[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: The Export-Import Bank
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2014. Hi, everybody. Nearly six years after the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes, our businesses have added nearly 10 million new jobs over the past 53 months. That’s the longest streak of private-sector job creation in our history. And we’re in a six-month streak with our[Read More…]
Groups Sue U.S. Government over Life-Threatening Deportation Process against Mothers and Children Escaping Extreme Violence in Central America
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and National Immigration Law Center today sued the federal government to challenge its policies denying a fair deportation process to mothers and children who have fled extreme violence, death threats, rape,[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General Condemns Entry of Russian Convoy into Ukraine
BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—22 August 2014. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen statement regarding Russian convoy entering Ukraine: I condemn the entry of a Russian so-called humanitarian convoy into Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities and without any involvement of the International Committee of the Red Cross. This is a[Read More…]
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Russian Convoy in Ukraine, Aug. 22, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Today, in violation of its previous commitments and international law, Russian military vehicles painted to look like civilian trucks forced their way into Ukraine. While a small number of these vehicles were inspected by Ukrainian customs officials, most of the vehicles have not been inspected by[Read More…]
UN: More Than 191,000 People Killed in Syria With ‘No End in Sight’
Destruction caused by fighting in Yarmouk, Syria. Photo: UNRWA GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 August 2014 – The number of people killed in Syria is double the number documented a year ago, the United Nations human rights chief today announced, criticizing the international community for its failure to stop the “killers, destroyers and torturers”[Read More…]
Gov. Nixon Orders the Missouri National Guard to Begin Systematically Withdrawing from the City of Ferguson
St. Louis County, MO—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. Gov. Jay Nixon today ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin a systematic process of withdrawing from the City of Ferguson. The Missouri National Guard will coordinate with the Missouri State Highway Patrol in carrying out this order. “I greatly appreciate the men and[Read More…]
