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house passes resolution denouncing transgender military ban

House join leading medical associations, national security experts and former military officials in opposing this dangerous and discriminatory policy,' Sarah McBride, national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, said. ... Senate to take action so that every service..

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senate votes to end u.s. support for saudi-led coalition's war in

'We should not use this specific vote on a specific policy decision as some proxy for all the Senate's broad feelings about foreign affairs. Concerns about Saudi human rights issues should be directly addressed with the administration and with Saudi officials,' McConnell said from..

the impact of blasphemy laws abroad

Before I begin, I would like to thank Senate Human Rights Caucus and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for co-hosting this briefing and convening my distinguished fellow panelists on the important of blasphemy laws and their impact abroad.. ..

us senate disregards bradbury role in torture

Human Rights Watch is among 13 nongovernmental organizations that outlined their concerns about Bradbury in letter to US Senate Transportation Committee. Human Rights Watch has documented why ranking Bush administration officials should be prosecuted for..

us: release torture report

©Reuters 2014 The US Senate's committee should release Human Rights Watch said today. ... Last minute attempts to delay the release of Senate torture report show just how important this document is to understanding CIA's horrific torture program, said Sarah Margon,..

pennsylvania: megan's law, sexual offenders

We're annihilating generation, said Nicole Pittman, lawyer for Human Rights Watch Philadelphia.. On Monday, House Judiciary Committee approved House and Senate bills to upgrade Pennsylvania's Megan's Law, using standard set by the five-year-old federal. ..

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