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Research & Education - Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2026-07-21 ( 8 items )  
Human Rights Watch, 7 Organizations Demand India Repeal New Foreign Funding Rules Targeting Civil Society (10)
NEW YORK, July 21 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following statement with seven organizations: * * * India: New Foreign Funding Rules Tighten Control over Civil Society and Undermine the Right to Freedom of Association On 22 June 2026, India's Ministry of Home Affairs adopted the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules granting the Indian government sweeping new powers to police the activities, operation, management and leadership of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving foreign funding. The  more PR

Human Rights Watch, U.S. Civil Society Groups Call on Administration to End Campaign Against ICC (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: International] -- In a joint statement released on International Justice Day in New York, Human Rights Watch alongside over 100 civil society organizations, legal experts and former diplomats urged the administration to withdraw its campaign aimed at disabling the International Criminal Court. The coalition warned that efforts to intimidate the court or pressure state parties break promises to atrocity victims and erode confidence in the international legal system. They reaffirmed that no nation or individual is more PR

Middle Tennessee Electric and MTSU Partner to Launch Regional Quantum Technology Hub (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 21 [Category: Energy] -- The Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news: * * * Powering progress together * Middle Tennessee Electric and Middle Tennessee State University are powering progress together through the new Middle Tennessee Quantum Technology Hub. "This is a partnership between MTSU's Quantum Research Interdisciplinary Science and Education (QRISE) Center and MTE, linking academia and the private sector to build out quantum infrastructure, expertise and workforce development more PR

Montana FWP Admits It Overestimated Wolf Population, Still Proposes Aggressive Killing (10)
LARKSPUR, California, July 21 (TNSrpt) -- Project Coyote, an organization that say it promotes conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy, issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Montana FWP Admits It Overestimated Wolf Population, Still Proposes Aggressive Killing Proposed kill quota over one-third of the population countless other species depend on to survive. - Yesterday, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) proposed regulations for the 2026-27 wolf hunting and trap more PR

National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) Announces 2026 Minority Nurse Leadership Fellows (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 16 -- The National Black Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) Announces 2026 Minority Nurse Leadership Fellows The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) is honored to announce the 2025 - 2026 Minority Nurse Leadership Program participants. The program was launched during the NBNA 51st Annual Institute and Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Despite the growing diversity of the U.S. population, Black and Brown nurses rem more PR

Refugees International Welcomes 2026-27 Refugee Fellows (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 [Category: International] -- Refugees International, a humanitarian organization that says it advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights and protection for displaced people, issued the following news: * * * Refugees International Welcomes 2026-27 Refugee Fellows * Refugees International is proud to welcome six refugee leaders to the 2026 cohort of the Refugee Fellows Program. The fellows joining Refugees International have each demonstrated outstanding leadership and a strong commitment to advocating for their com more PR

SEMA MPMC MEDIA TRADE CONFERENCE CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF DRIVING MANUFACTURER-TO-MEDIA CONNECTIONS (10)
DIAMOND BAR, California, July 20 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association posted the following news release: * * * SEMA MPMC MEDIA TRADE CONFERENCE CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF DRIVING MANUFACTURER-TO-MEDIA CONNECTIONS * \- The 2027 MPMC Media Trade Conference returns Feb. 2-4 in Orlando, Fla. \- DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (July 20, 2026) - The SEMA Motorsports Products & Media Council (MPMC) will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its Media Trade Conference Feb. 2-4, 2027, in Orlando, Fla. Manufacturer registration more PR

Vaccine Skeptic Sean Kaufman Should Be Disqualified From Critical Health Post (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Vaccine Skeptic Sean Kaufman Should Be Disqualified From Critical Health Post * Sean Kaufman, the nominee for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), sought to mislead members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee about his prior statements doubting vaccines in his confirmation hearing last week. The committee will vote on his nomination this Thursd more PR