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Patrick Atkinson, GOD'S CHILD Project awarded by Guatemalan mayor's association (2 Sep 2010 12:41:57)
ANTIGUA, Guatemala - Patrick Atkinson, founder and international executive director of The GOD'S CHILD Project, was recently recognized by la Asociacion de Municipalidades de Sacatepequez (AMSAC) for decades of social work in Guatemala. The...
SolarWorld to Present Award to Muhammad Yunus (19 Aug 2010 14:06:22)
Aug. 19, 2010 -- The SolarWorld Einstein Award 2010 will be presented to Muhammad Yunus at the 25th European Photovoltaic Conference in Valencia, Spain, on Sept. 6, 2010. The professor of economics from Bangladesh and founder of the Grameen...
California Immigration Attorney On Carachuri-Rosendo: Deported Immigrants Deserve Their Day In Court (5 Aug 2010 13:50:30)
Riverside County based immigration lawyer Carlos A. Batara has gone on the record with his reaction to the Supreme Court's Carachuri-Rosendo vs. Holder decision. Batara urges the government to implement procedures that would give thousands of...
Goodwill HQ Goes Green with Wind Energy (3 Aug 2010 13:49:13)
Constellation NewEnergy to supply Goodwill International with wind power Aug. 3, 2010 -- Goodwill Industries has signed a two-year pact with Constellation NewEnergy for the international charity to purchase renewable wind energy to power...
Iraq War Politics Target of New Theatre Comedy (27 Jul 2010 07:56:36)
Mary Courage & Her Children scrutinizes the rhetoric of the Iraq war in three acts July 26, 2010 -- Mary Courage & Her Children, the musical comedy that reimagines the 2007 Senate vote to extend funding for the Iraq war, is now available...

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STU, Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen to Host Forum on The Fourth 'P': Combating Human Trafficking through Public-Private Partnerships (3 Sep 2010 19:36:58)
STU, Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen to Host Forum on The Fourth 'P': Combating Human Trafficking through Public-Private Partnerships PR Newswire MIAMI , Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ambassador at large CdeBaca , Senior Advisor...
Health Care Professionals and Advocates from 84 Countries to Issue Declaration that Access to Pain Management is a Fundamental Human Right (3 Sep 2010 10:00:00)
Health Care Professionals and Advocates from 84 Countries to Issue Declaration that Access to Pain Management is a Fundamental Human Right Patients' Bill of Rights part of inaugural summit focusing on inadequate pain policies worldwide...
FDI: 9/11 Families Support Ground Zero Mega-Mosque Rally of Remembrance on 9/11 (3 Sep 2010 06:22:33)
FDI: 9/11 Families Support Ground Zero Mega-Mosque Rally of Remembrance on 9/11 PR Newswire NEW YORK , Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Freedom Defense Initiative (FDI) applauds the fact that a wide spectrum of...
Human Rights Watch Calls on Sodexo's France Headquarters to Reign in US Operations' Treatment of Front Line Employees (2 Sep 2010 20:58:25)
Human Rights Watch Calls on Sodexo's France Headquarters to Reign in US Operations' Treatment of Front Line Employees PR Newswire New report reveals global food services giant ignores int'l labor agreements and violates US labor...
AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute Calls on UN Secretary-General to Seek Release of Iranian activist Shiva Nazar Ahari (2 Sep 2010 20:30:14)
AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute Calls on UN Secretary-General to Seek Release of Iranian activist Shiva Nazar Ahari PR Newswire NEW YORK , Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement...
Grant & Eisenhofer Boosts Antitrust Practice with Addition of Linda Nussbaum and John Radice (2 Sep 2010 14:17:00)
Grant & Eisenhofer Boosts Antitrust Practice with Addition of Linda Nussbaum and John Radice New Attorneys Strengthen Firm's Antitrust Practice Group PR Newswire NEW YORK , Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading securities and corporate...
American Islamic Congress Gives 'Advocate Behind Bars' Award to Endangered Iranian Activist (1 Sep 2010 15:18:23)
American Islamic Congress Gives 'Advocate Behind Bars' Award to Endangered Iranian Activist PR Newswire Shiva Nazar Ahari Facing Possible Death Sentence on Sunday WASHINGTON , Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American...
Plaintiffs' Law Firm Motley Rice Strengthens Litigation Team (1 Sep 2010 14:47:04)
Plaintiffs' Law Firm Motley Rice Strengthens Litigation Team PR Newswire Attorney Nathan Finch named a member in the Washington, D.C. office WASHINGTON , Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's...
European Court Decision Advances Fathers' Rights (1 Sep 2010 07:13:45)
A recent German court decision involving unwed fathers rights to child custody invites comparisons to issues fathers face in New Jersey family law proceedings. September 01, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A recent decision by the German Constitutional...
Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project Launches Groundbreaking Online Tool to Help Prosecute War Criminals (1 Sep 2010 07:00:00)
Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project Launches Groundbreaking Online Tool to Help Prosecute War Criminals - Human Rights & International Law Online Forum Endorsed by Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court PR Newswire ...
Coalition of African American Muslims (CAAM) Responds to Controversy Surrounding Park 51 Project (31 Aug 2010 20:28:33)
Coalition of African American Muslims (CAAM) Responds to Controversy Surrounding Park 51 Project PR Newswire WASHINGTON , Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Coalition of African American...
ACLU Releases New Video on Lawsuit Challenging Targeted Killing Without Due Process by U.S. (30 Aug 2010 19:30:00)
ACLU Releases New Video on Lawsuit Challenging Targeted Killing Without Due Process by U.S. PR Newswire NEW YORK , Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Civil Liberties Union today released a new video condemning the U.S. government...
Human Rights Expert Says Japan in 'Collusion' With Criminals (30 Aug 2010 16:35:11)
Human Rights Expert Says Japan in 'Collusion' With Criminals PR Newswire TOKYO , Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the recent European Leadership Conference and Fact Finding Tour to Japan , international human rights expert...
Actor Nicolas Cage Speaks Out on Behalf of Gulf Coast Hurricane Survivors Ahead of Fifth Anniversary in Amnesty International Video (30 Aug 2010 16:18:56)
Actor Nicolas Cage Speaks Out on Behalf of Gulf Coast Hurricane Survivors Ahead of Fifth Anniversary in Amnesty International Video PR Newswire NEW ORLEANS , Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With tens of thousands of hurricane...
Vaccine-Autism Decision a 'Major Disappointment' Says Autism Advocacy Community (30 Aug 2010 10:00:00)
Vaccine-Autism Decision a 'Major Disappointment' Says Autism Advocacy Community PR Newswire Cedillo vs. Secretary of Health and Human Services Highlights Failure of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program WASHINGTON , Aug. 30...