Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, lambasted the Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ALC) for removing a question about sexual orientation from the National Survey of Older Americans[Read More…]
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Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Signs Anti-LGBTQ SB 17 Into Law
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, called out Governor Matt Bevin for signing SB 17 into law, a measure that allows student groups at colleges, universities, and high schools to discriminate against LGBTQ students. “Governor Bevin’s[Read More…]
HRC: Neil Gorsuch’s Anti-Equality Record is Disqualifying
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Last month, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, took the unprecedented step of opposing President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court of the United States before his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing because[Read More…]
Despite Progress, World’s Most Marginalized Still Left Behind – UN Development Report
Millions of people are not benefiting from progress, with the gap set to widen unless deep-rooted development barriers, including discrimination and unequal political participation, are tackled. Photo: UNDP Peru/Mónica Suárez STOCKHOLM–(ENEWSPF)–21 March 2017 – A flagship United Nations report launched today finds that although the average human development improved significantly[Read More…]
Large Food Worker Coalition and Influential Union Announce Fast-Growing #May1Strike
Refusing to stand by as the Trump administration attacks their most marginalized members, worker groups are organizing a large national shutdown on International Workers’ Day LOS ANGELES –(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2017. The Food Chain Workers Alliance, a national coalition of workers organized across the food system, and the Service Employees International[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Receives Award for Video Featuring Jay Z Calling Drug War an “Epic Fail”
Source: complex.com Video Narrated by Shawn “Jay Z” Carter and Illustrated by Crabapple Depicts Drug War’s Devastating Impact on the Black Community from Decades of Biased Law Enforcement NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2017. The Drug Policy Alliance received the 2017 DoGooder Best Nonprofit Video for Good Award for its video slamming[Read More…]
In Unprecedented Move, U.S. Fails to Show Up for Human Rights Hearing
Empty chairs where the U.S. representatives were to have sat during the hearing (Source: ACLU) Human Rights Body Planned to Question U.S. Today on Muslim Ban, Immigration Enforcement, and Dakota Access Pipeline WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2017. In a surprise move, the U.S. government today refused to attend a hearing of[Read More…]
South Sudan Now World’s Fastest Growing Refugee Crisis – UN Refugee Agency
Refugees from South Sudan arrive in Elegu, northern Uganda Photo: UNHCR/Will Swanson GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 March 2017. The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,” the United Nations refugee agency today said, announcing that 1.6 million people have either been displaced or fled to neighbouring countries in the past eight[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Details Health Insurance Coverage Losses by Congressional District Under TrumpCare
Waves of color surround the Capitol Dome in Washington, February 2017. AP/J. Scott Applewhite Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2017. As members of Congress abandon the U.S. House of Representatives majority’s health care reform proposal one-by-one ahead of a scheduled floor vote next week, the Center for American Progress released a[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIS, March 20, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria[Read More…]
