SYRIA- December 2, 2011 –The United Nations human rights chief today urged immediate action by the international community to protect the people of Syria from the Government’s ongoing “ruthless†repression, which has claimed more than 4,000 lives since March, including over 300 children.
WASHINGTON D.C.-After gathering input from tribal leaders across the country, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Chairman Don Young and Ranking Member Dan Boren of Oklahoma have introduced H.R. 3532, The American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011. This bipartisan piece of legislation will enhance the authority America’s tribes have wanted over their lands.
Washington, D.C. –Alaska’s Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to Dr. Jane Lubchenco – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator – making the case that Alaska’s waters should receive the funds necessary to improve operations, while similar endeavors are being funded on an ongoing basis in New England and on the West Coast.
WASHINGTON – Steven Scott Cantrell, 26, of Crane, Texas, was sentenced yesterday for hate crime charges stemming from a series of racially-motivated arsons in December 2010, including the arson of a historic African-American church as part of an effort to murder a disabled African-American man, the Justice Department announced today.