CARE to Congress: End Child Marriage and Protect Human Rights for Girls Around the World--CARE Expert Testifies on Ending Child Marriage-- WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The United States Congress should take a leadership role in stopping millions of young girls each year from being forced into unwanted marriages, experts testified today at a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
Owens Corning Issues 2009 Sustainability Report
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today released its fourth annual Sustainability Report, which outlines the company's progress in reducing its environmental footprint, greening its product lines, providing energy-efficiency solutions for the built environment and supporting renewable energy sources.
Camp Ashraf Families of Mojahedin Cult Offered Solidarity by Paris Conference
PARIS, June 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A conference in Paris on Saturday asked international human rights organisations to be more involved in rescuing victims trapped in a violent cult in Iraq. Families and ex-members of the Iranian Mojahedin-e Khalq (MKO, MEK, Rajavi cult) linked up from Paris with the families who have camped outside Camp Ashraf in the Diyala province of Iraq for over four months.