United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

U.S. Department of State Selects Battelle to Build Armored Ford Expeditions

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

The armored Ford Expedition design will be the first purpose-built domestic vehicle armor package Battelle has designed, according to Sara Kuczek, the companys Ground Systems Division Manager.

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  • The armored Ford Expedition design will be the first purpose-built domestic vehicle armor package Battelle has designed, according to Sara Kuczek, the companys Ground Systems Division Manager.
  • Battelle is proud to bring its depth of engineering skills to DSS and other government agencies seeking armored vehicles manufactured in the United States, she said.
  • This is the second award in recent months for the Battelle Ground Systems team in support of DSS.
  • Earlier this year, the Department of State selected Battelle to build 229 armored Land Cruisers.

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict

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Friday, October 22, 2021

DENVER, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, following the U.S. Congressional House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on House Resolution 445, the Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) released the following statement from EACC Chairman and Founder Deacon Yoseph Tafari.

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  • DENVER, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, following the U.S. Congressional House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on House Resolution 445, the Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) released the following statement from EACC Chairman and Founder Deacon Yoseph Tafari.
  • 445 to end the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region and allow for the flow of humanitarian assistance, today's Congressional hearing unfortunately reinforced that US policy in Ethiopia is misguided and misinformed.
  • 445, fail to fully hold the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) accountable forthe unprovoked attack of the Ethiopian Defense Forces on November 4, 2020.
  • It is unspeakable to ask the Ethiopian Government to engage in talks with the TPLF terrorists, as H. Res.

BW Global Group Petitions International Criminal Court To Investigate Alleged Nigerian Government Atrocities In Biafra

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --BW Global Group, LLC, (BWGG) a human rights and government accountability advocacy firm in Washington, D.C., today, filed a formal communication with the Office of the Prosecutor ("OTP") of the International Criminal Court ("ICC").

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --BW Global Group, LLC, (BWGG) a human rights and government accountability advocacy firm in Washington, D.C., today, filed a formal communication with the Office of the Prosecutor ("OTP") of the International Criminal Court ("ICC").
  • Today, we are petitioning the International Criminal Court to investigate the criminal acts of the Nigerian government many of which have been well-documented by leading human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, leading news publications worldwide, and policy groups such as the Council on Foreign Relations," asserted Alan White, BWGG partner and Petitioner.
  • Kanu was denied legal counsel for weeks and Kanu has yet to appear in Nigerian court.)
  • BW Global Group is registered with the U.S. Department of Justice as an agent of the IPOB.