Press Releases

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairs Letter to Under Secretary Sewall Regarding US Policy Towards Tibet
September 5, 2014
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On September 3, 2014, the co-chairmen of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission issued a letter to recently appointed Under Secretary of State Sarah Sewall. The letter congratulated the Under Secretary on her new post and encouraged her to improve efforts on the part of the United States and other governments to take a more active approach to the human rights situation in Tibet.

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Joint Statement with Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan
July 22, 2014
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Ten years after the date Congress declared a genocide in Darfur, the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan and the co-chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission issued a statement on the continuing indiscriminate violence against civilians.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Recognize Fifth Anniversary of Riots in Xinjiang, China and Call for Improved Treatment of Uyghurs
July 3, 2014
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The Commission Co-Chairs issued a statement expressing concern for human rights on the fifth anniversary of riots and violence in Xinjiang, China.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Commemorate World Refugee Day
June 20, 2014
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The Commission co-chairmen issued a statement marking the 14th annual World Refugee Day.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Commemorate 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
June 3, 2014
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Washington – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairmen James McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) marked the 25th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests by offering their condolences to the families of the murdered students, and commending their brave sacrifices for greater openness and rule of law in China.

TLHRC Co-Chairmen Express Concern over Recent Detention of Prominent Dissidents in China
May 13, 2014
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Washington – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairmen James McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) expressed grave concern over the recent bout of detentions in China, ahead of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. A prominent human rights lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang, was one of five activists criminally detained on the charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" by holding a seminar to discuss the historic and violent crackdown on democratic protesters at Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989.

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Express Outrage Over Boko Haram Kidnappings in Nigeria
May 7, 2014
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairmen James McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) welcomed the announcement by Secretary Kerry that the United States will be offering military and law enforcement assistance support to the Nigerian government aimed at securing the release of the nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls reportedly abducted by Boko Haram.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Express Concern over Recent Mass Detentions in Moscow
February 27, 2014
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-chairmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) expressed grave concern over the mass detentions of peaceful protesters in Moscow on February 21st and February 24th.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Chairmen Express Deep Concern Over the Recent Arrest of Uyghur Economics Professor Ilham Tohti
February 11, 2014
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) today expressed deep concern over the recent arrest and continued detention of economics professor and Uyghur rights advocate Ilham Tohti.
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Chairmen Call for the Immediate Release of Three Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience
February 10, 2014
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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.

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