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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Chairmen Call for the Immediate Release of Three Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience

Feb 10, 2014 Press Release
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-chairmen James McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA), together with nine other Members of the House of Representatives, today sent a letter to the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam expressing concern about the unjust imprisonment and mistreatment of three labor rights activists and urging their immediate release.

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Express Concern over Revocation of Award to Bishop Laszlo Tokes, Noted Champion of Freedom and Democracy in Romania

Jan 30, 2014 Press Release
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-chairmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) today sent a letter to the President of Romania expressing concern about the decision of the ethics committee of the Order of the Star of Romania to revoke its award to Bishop Laszlo Tokes, previously recognized for his role in toppling the Ceausescu dictatorship during the 1989 revolution.

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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Chairmen Condemn Assassination of Honduran Judge Mireya Mendoza Peña

Jul 26, 2013 Press Release

Washington – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) today strongly condemn the assassination of Honduran Judge Mireya Mendoza Peña, a member of the Executive Committee of the Honduran Association of Judges for Democracy.

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Recognize the Third Anniversary of International Criminal Court Arrest Warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for Acts of Genocide Committed in Darfur

Jul 12, 2013 Press Release

Washington – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) today recognize the three-year anniversary of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) issuance of a second arrest warrant charging Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide committed in Darfur.

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Recognize the Fourth Anniversary of the Riots in Xinjiang, China and Express Concern with the Government of China’s Continued Repression of Uyghur Rights.

Jul 3, 2013 Press Release

Washington – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) today recognize the fourth anniversary of the riots and violence in Xinjiang, China and express their deepest concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in the People’s Republic of China, especially for the Uyghur Muslim community.

TLHRC Co-Chairs Send Letter to Secretary Kerry Expressing Support for Human Rights Monitoring Mechanism in UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara

Apr 23, 2013 Press Release
Commission Co-Chairs Express Support for Human Rights Monitoring Mechanism in UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara

TLHRC Co-Chairs Send Letter to Prime Minister Al-Maliki Requesting Him to Protect and Preserve the Rights of Minorities in Iraq

Jan 16, 2013 Press Release
TLHRC Co-Chairs request support for protection of minorities in Iraq.

TLHRC Co-Chairs Send Bipartisan Letter Signed by 58 Members of Congress to President Obama Asking Him to Prioritize Tibet

Dec 20, 2012 Press Release
TLHRC Co-Chairs ask President Obama to prioritize Tibet.

TLHRC Defending Freedoms Project

Dec 6, 2012 Press Release
Invitation to the launch of the Defending Freedoms Project.

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