Human Rights: The Foundation for Peace

Date:

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 9:00 AM

Location:

U.S. Institute of Peace

Announcement

As Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Rep. James P. McGovern (D-MA) play a leading role in advancing international human rights in Congress. The two Members of Congress will draw on their experiences promoting human rights in authoritarian and violent, conflict-affected countries at USIP’s Inaugural Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue on March 20, 2018.

At this event, they will discuss their shared approach to addressing the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Burma, the destructive Syrian armed conflict, and the plight of ethnic and religious minorities throughout the Middle East and in Asia. Rep. Hultgren and Rep. McGovern will speak about their joint efforts to incorporate human rights into U.S. policies with the aim of fostering international stability and peace.

Witnesses

Participants

Rep. Randy Hultgren, Co-Chair, TLHRC
Written remarks
Rep. James P. McGovern, Co-Chair, TLHRC
Written remarks

Moderator

Nancy Lindborg, President, U.S. Institute of Peace

Video

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