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18 May 2024, 11:49 am
We will continue to advise the state on legislation, policies, and measures which articulate therole of businesses to respect human rights, to ensure they are aligned with international humanrights standards and grounded in human rights due diligence. [read post]
17 May 2024, 9:43 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Congressional opponents and lobbyists representing only a segment of the pork industry have been pushing for a so-called “Prop 12 fix” – a measure the Humane Society Legislative Fund warns is unnecessary and problematic for many farmers and producers, and something that infringes on the ability of states to determine their own agriculture and market policies. [read post]
UN human rights organs argue that Georgian lawmakers have disregarded the warnings of human rights defenders and civil society organizations. [read post]
15 May 2024, 6:00 am by Maya Fernandez-Powell
” Suffocating Civil Society The human rights defenders with whom I spoke specifically cited legislation and other tactics designed to suffocate civil society in Hungary. [read post]
15 May 2024, 2:33 am by kblocher@hslf.org
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund petition FDA to revise outdated drug testing regulations kblocher@hslf.org Wed, 05/15/2024 - 09:33 WASHINGTON (May 15, 2024)—Today, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration requesting that the agency updates… [read post]
Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a controversial law designating civil society organizations that receive funding from abroad as “foreign agents. [read post]
14 May 2024, 1:33 am by kblocher@hslf.org
(May 14, 2024) – Today, the Humane Society Legislative Fund released its 2024 Indiana Humane Scorecard, which grades state legislators’ actions on threats to animal protection during the 2024 session, when legislation imperiling Indiana’s wildlife and companion animals was passed and later signed into law. [read post]
12 May 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding
An increasing number of states have enacted or are considering enacting legislation requiring financial institutions to provide customers “fair access” to financial services. [read post]
10 May 2024, 6:45 am by Evangelina Cantu
Holder1 to hold that Fifteenth Amendment legislation that disparately impacts states’ control over voting procedures must be “sufficiently related to the problem it targets. [read post]
8 May 2024, 2:50 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
“The Humane Society Legislative Fund strongly advocated for sensible disease-prevention requirements because we should not have to choose between maintaining public safety and saving animals’ lives. [read post]
6 May 2024, 2:54 pm by Matthew Guariglia
These programs are especially alarming to human rights advocates due to recent legislation passed in Texas to allow local and state law enforcement to take immigration enforcement into their own hands. [read post]
5 May 2024, 6:44 pm
Additionally, rules requiring legislators to be “patriots” have eliminated anti-authoritarian legislators from the LegCo, and new NSL rules pressure Hong Kong authorities to take pro-Beijing actions, such as rules allowing Chinese agents to operate inside of Hong Kong on national security issues and creating a threat that national security cases may be sent to China for prosecution if Hong Kong authorities fail to adequately address them.At least 291 people have… [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 10:44 am by kblocher@hslf.org
I can't, and neither could numerous equine and veterinary organizations and the lead sponsors of the PAST Act,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 10:27 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Humane Society Legislative Fund president Sara Amundson responded to Governor Noem’s comments with the following statement: “Governor Kristi Noem has missed the point. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 6:54 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Humane Society Legislative Fund president Sara Amundson responded to the revelations with the following statement: “There is no redeeming takeaway from a story about the ending of these animals’ lives, including a juvenile dog who was the family pet. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 5:04 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
“Accepting horse deaths as just part of racing is not only morally bankrupt but also a business model doomed to fail,” states Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
23 Apr 2024, 12:05 pm by Jillian C. York
.* Obioma Okonkwo is a lawyer and human rights advocate. [read post]