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Call for protection of human rights defenders working on issues related to Palestine
ReliefWeb These campaigns have included the hacking of emails, intimidating phone calls to staff, and efforts to alarm donors; all of which seek to distract organizations from their primary human rights work. While the ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor and other … |
Voice of America |
Fast-Food Baron, Critic of High Wages, Tapped as Trump’s Labor Secretary
Voice of America U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Andrew Puzder, a wealthy businessman, a lawyer and an elite donor to Trump’s campaign, to become the next Labor Secretary, pending Senate confirmation. Puzder is the head of CKE Restaurants Holdings, … |
Outlook India |
Two-Bean Harvesters
Outlook India “False and forged documents were used to misguide the hospital in order to pass unrelated persons as related donors and recipients,” it added. This suggests that illegal organ transplantation did occur in the two-decade-old hospital; only, they were … |
Overdose deaths drive spike in organ donationsWCAXAs of mid-October this year, out of 268 organ donors, 73 have died from drugs. The other center covering our region, the Center for Donation and Transplant, has seen their drug-related donors nearly tri…
The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog) |
What Donors Want—Post-election Donations Spike for Nonprofit Journalism Sites
The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog) For instance, the Center for Public Integrity in Washington and the related International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (of Panama Papers fame) have seen a 70 percent increase in donations over the same period last year. At ProPublica … |
Ventures Africa |
Egypt’s recent crackdown on international organ traffickers, explained
Ventures Africa Egyptian authorities just raided a network of organ traffickers, saying the international group allegedly bought organs from poor citizens and sold them to customers abroad. For many whose organs have been bought, there are tales of deception and … |
ABS-CBN News |
Fundraisers scooped P383M for Binay from secret donors
ABS-CBN News Cabreros says that one reason why Comelec requires candidates to declare all their donors is to avoid having one person carry the burden of multiple donations, and in turn avoid tax-related questions. She says that it’s also in the interest and … |
Trump describes Election Night jitters to donors; offers olive branch to criticsCNNNew York (CNN) One month after his upset victory, Donald Trump described the emotional roller coaster ride he experienced on Election Night — and confessed he was prepa…
Above the Law |
Ontario’s New Surrogacy And Sperm Donation Law Is Both Awesome And Terrible
Above the Law On November 29, 2016, the Ontario Parliament passed an act amending a number of parentage-related laws, creating new legal presumptions around surrogacy and gamete donation. While the Parliament deserves some credit for taking on this massive and … |
Salon |
Twitter bots promoted Pizzagate conspiracy theory that led gunman into Comet Ping Pong
Salon 2, 2014, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, real estate agent Kathryn Tate found a “white w/ black” square handkerchief on the kitchen island of a home most recently rented by Democratic donors Herbert and Susan Sandler. Tate emailed Susan, who … |