LONDON, England, May 13 (TNSresearch) -- Amnesty International issued the following news release: The number of prisoners of conscience unjustly jailed across Viet Nam has surged by one third to 128 in signs of a growing crackdown on peaceful activism, new research by Amnesty International reveals today. The Vietnamese government holds at least 128 prisoners of conscience in prisons across the country, a sharp rise from the 97 identified last year. Detention conditions remain appalling, with e  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-56) on legislation (H.R. 5) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation. The report was advanced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, on May 10. Excerpts of the report follow: Purpose and Summary H.R. 5, the "Equality Act," ensures that federal law will explicitly and comprehensively prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity to secure f  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 15 -- The White House issued the following remarks by Vice President Mike Pence at the memorial service for ex-Sen. Richard G. Lugar, R-Indiana, at the St. Luke's United Methodist Church: THE VICE PRESIDENT: Governor Holcomb, Chief Justice Roberts, Leader McConnell, Senator Leahy, Senator Nunn, Governor Daniels, distinguished members of the Senate and the House, members of the clergy, friends of this precious family, my fellow Hoosiers -- and, most of all, to Char, Ma  more