The Human Rights Campaign condemned the decision by a committee in the Wisconsin Legislature to appoint the Alliance Defense Fund,[…]
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Senator George Allen Urges Protection for Canada's Seals
On May 12th, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) praised Senator George Allen (R-VA) for supporting a bipartisan[…]
Read moreSpecial Counsel Disregards Two Decades Of Law Protecting Federal Employees From Discrimination
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement today regarding statements by Special counsel Scott Bloch, who manages[…]
Read moreNew Report Critical of International Whaling Commission
In a new report detailing the historical abuses of whaling regulations and the current efforts of the International Whaling Commission[…]
Read moreHRC: Compromise Preserves Filibuster, Prevents Future Extremists
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement concerning the compromise reached on May 23rd between seven Democrats[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Statement On McCain-Lieberman Climate Legislation Reintroduction
On May 26th, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) reintroduced their Climate Stewardship Act, renamed the Climate Stewardship[…]
Read moreMexican President's Comments out Of Line
Mexican President Vicente Fox's recent comment that undocumented Mexican immigrants take jobs that "not even blacks" are willing to take[…]
Read moreCareless Monitoring Leads To Animal Deaths On Film Set
By Debbie Leahy The recent deaths of two animals during the filming of 20th Century Fox's remake of "My Friend[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Papers Counter Rep. Pombo's Criticism Of Endangered Species Act
Responding to Congressman Richard Pombo's (R-CA) report on the Endangered Species Act, two new whitepapers released by Environmental Defense today[…]
Read moreNAACP Chairman Calls Bush Judicial Nominees Anti-Civil Rights
On May 11th, Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors, said the Bush Administration's judicial nominees "are the most[…]
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