Letitia Denham

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Indigenous Rights and Heritage Laws

By Letitia Denham 2 weeks ago

Future of Anthropology Panel 8: Indigenous Rights and Heritage Laws

Wenner-Gren’s Webinar Series on the Future of Anthropology: Indigenous Peoples, Heritage and Landscape in the Asia Pacific: Knowledge Co-Production, Policy Change, and Empowerment

Wednesday, November 4, 20206:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was ratified in 2007. It was a product of a long and slow process that started in 1982 with the establishment of the

Erdogan Sweet Talks Markets With Return to Orthodoxy — for Now

By Letitia Denham 2 weeks ago

(Bloomberg) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pledge to stay committed to free markets after replacing the country’s top economic officials signals a major policy shift after two years of currency turmoil though it remains to be seen whether the Turkish leader has fully relinquished his long-held preference for lower interest rates at any cost.

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In his first speech on the economy since replacing his son-in-law as the nation’s treasury and finance minister and

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Eugene Cho calls for unity, warns against political idolotry

By Letitia Denham 2 weeks ago

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Eugene Cho participates in the Wednesday session of the Q&A: A Virtual Townhall event. | Q Conference/Screenshot

One week after a contentious election, Eugene Cho, president and CEO of Bread for the World, has issued a call to unity and warned against political idolatry, reminding Christians that the “answer” to a “divided nation isn’t a divided church.”

On Wednesday, Cho participated

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MEA Responds to UN Human Rights Chief

By Letitia Denham 2 weeks ago

New Delhi: India on Tuesday condemned the remarks made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet who criticised the government’s restrictions on foreign funding for the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in India and the arrest of activists in the country. Also Read – Centre Makes it Tougher For NGOs Seeking Foreign Funding | Check New Rules Here

Bachelet had specifically cited as “worrying” the use of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which prohibits

SHAREHOLDER ACTION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Lawsuit Against Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses in Excess of $100,000 to Contact the Firm

By Letitia Denham 2 weeks ago

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Intercept” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: ICPT) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investors who purchased the Company’s securities between September 28, 2019 and October 7, 2020, inclusive (the ”Class Period”),

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Manitoba Teachers’ Society calling for more school funding: ‘Working conditions are deteriorating’

By Letitia Denham 2 weeks ago

The Manitoba Teachers’ Society (MTS) says the workload facing teachers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is unsustainable and is calling on the provincial government to act now to alleviate the strain facing educators.

a room filled with furniture and a table: The Manitoba Teachers' Society is calling on the provincial government to use federal education funding.

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The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is calling on the provincial government to use federal education funding.

On Thursday, the union asked the Manitoba government to put $85.4 million in federal education funding to use.

Read more: Manitoba reports

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This Support Group Is Helping Launch A Covid-19 Patient Advocacy Movement

By Letitia Denham 2 weeks ago

Fiona Lowenstein, Founder of Body Politic and the COVID-19 support group, at an event last fall

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Fiona Lowenstein became sick with Covid-19 in early March. As a generally healthy 26-year-old, the writer and nonprofit founder didn’t initially think they had much to worry about. But they kept getting sicker.

Ultimately, they were sick for three months, which included time spent in the hospital receiving supplemental oxygen.

Very little was known about the virus

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Ethiopia: Efforts for Respecting Human Rights, Ensuring Rule of Law

By Letitia Denham 3 weeks ago

Today’s edition of The Ethiopian Herald presents myriads of issues revolving around human rights, rule of law, undertakings in due course of election and other related aspects accentuated by Dan Yirga, Acting Executive Director of Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO). The paper had a stay with the director.

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Dan Yirga was born and brought up in Addis Ababa, Kolfe Keranio Sub City. He attended his primary education at the nearby Keranio Medihanealem Elementary School

Voters pass Marsy’s Law, reject upping judicial term

By Letitia Denham 3 weeks ago

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentuckians have voted to pass an amendment to the state constitution that will provide crime victims with specific constitutional rights.

However, they voted against a second amendment that would have lengthened the terms of district judges and commonwealth’s attorneys, respectively.

Each amendment needed to receive a majority of the vote to pass.

The first amendment, Marsy’s Law, passed with 63.3% of the vote

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Dementia Society of America Presents “Broadway Alive!”

By Letitia Denham 3 weeks ago

Doylestown, PA, November 05, 2020 –( PR.com )– The Dementia Society of America ® will be presenting its first online fundraising entertainment program on Sunday evening, November 22, 2020, at 6:00 pm (ET). The program, called “Broadway Alive!™,” will feature a special performance by Keith Spencer, a nationally recognized entertainer, and concert artist. The performance is being hosted by and performed at the historic Highland Farm, the former home of the legendary Oscar Hammerstein II,

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India To UN Human Rights Body Chief

By Letitia Denham 3 weeks ago

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