MSF staff members consult with patients at a facility in Colombia. Surinyach Anna/MSF BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA/NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Sexual violence should be treated as a medical emergency and survivors should be guaranteed accessible and comprehensive medical treatment, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on[Read More…]
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UN Rights Chief Concerned Over ‘Disproportionate’ Killings of African-Americans by US Police
Protestors gather in New York City to demonstrate against the police shooting of Michael Brown (August 2014). Photo: Loey Felipe GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–25 November 2014 – The decision by a Grand Jury in Missouri to absolve a police officer for the fatal shooting of an African-American teenager has spotlighted broader concerns about[Read More…]
Federal Judge Affirms the Freedom to Marry in Arkansas
New York –(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Today U.S. District Judge Kristine G. Baker ruled that denying marriage for same-sex couples in Arkansas is unconstitutional. Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement: “Today’s ruling out of the deep south affirms what nearly every court in the past year[Read More…]
Former Suburban Chicago Home Builder Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Failing To Pay $1.27 Million In Federal Income Taxes
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. A former west suburban home builder was sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for failing to pay more than $1.27 million in federal income taxes and concealing certain business interests in his personal bankruptcy case. The defendant, DENNIS WEISS, was sentenced after pleading guilty last[Read More…]
Durbin, Reed Lead 40 U.S. Senators In Backing DOD Plan To Better Protect Military Families From Abusive Financial Practices
CHICAGO, IL –-(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and today led a group of 40 Senate colleagues in supporting the Department of Defense’s (DOD) plan to update the Military Lending Act (MLA) and close existing loopholes in order to better protect soldiers[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Admiral Kirby, Nov. 25, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Presenters: Rear Admiral John Kirby, Press Secretary REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: Good morning, everybody. No statement again today. Bob? Q: (off mic) — since Secretary Hagel submitted his resignation. It’s been characterized as a forced resignation or a firing, and I wonder whether you would say[Read More…]
National Lawyers Guild Stands with People of Ferguson, Condemns Systematic Police Violence in Communities of Color
FERGUSON, Mo. –(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. The NLG joins the people of Ferguson in expressing disheartenment at the grand jury decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown. The rampant impunity with which police murder innocent people of color, as well as[Read More…]
NAACP Announces March, ‘Journey for Justice: Ferguson to Jefferson City’
‘Journey for Justice: Ferguson to Jefferson City March’ to commence Saturday, November 29th at 7 a.m. Baltimore, MD –(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. In response to the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the killing of 18 year old Michael Brown Jr., the NAACP, including members of the Youth[Read More…]
Civil Rights Groups Celebrate Undoing of Utah Anti-Immigrant Law
Settlement Reached Following Federal Court Decision to Block Key Provisions in Utah’s HB 497 and Impose Limits on Enforcement of “Show me Your Papers” Provision SALT LAKE CITY —(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. The State of Utah has agreed to scrap key provisions of Utah’s HB 497 in a settlement with civil[Read More…]
Transcript of Missouri Gov. Nixon’s Prepared Remarks During Today’s Media Availability
St. Louis, MO–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Below are the prepared remarks made by Gov. Jay Nixon during a media availability today at the University of Missouri-St. Louis with state and local law enforcement leaders, and with leaders from the Missouri National Guard: “Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. First[Read More…]
