by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 18, 2016 | News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry declared Islamic State (Daesh) actions in the Middle East against Christians, Yezidis and other religious groups to be genocide. “In my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control,...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 16, 2016 | News
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution on Monday evening (March 14) to declare actions by the Islamic State (also known as Daesh) against religious minorities in the Middle East, including Christians, to be genocide. This bipartisan...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 15, 2016 | News
Local programs working to end homelessness across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands were awarded $1.6 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) last week. The grants were given to Continuum of Care (CoC)...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 10, 2016 | News
A strong majority (79 percent) of U.S. citizens want e-cigarettes to be regulated, according to a Gallup poll. Sixty percent desire regulations comparable to those for tobacco cigarettes, while 19 percent seek FDA regulation at lower levels than with tobacco products....
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 9, 2016 | News
The U.S. reaffirmed its commitments to promote and defend human rights last week in preparation for seeking election to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in November. The statement listed three broad commitments with specific pledges detailing how the...
