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April 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, 17 members of Congress, including the Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and ten other members of the Commission, strongly urged President Obama to meet with representatives of civil society and human rights advocates, including those who may be currently in prison or their families, during his trip to Saudi Arabia.


April 7, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, Congressmen James P. McGovern and Joseph R. Pitts, the Co-Chairmen of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, joined the world in remembering the victims, and called on the international community to act to protect other communities and peoples at risk of genocide.

March 21, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC - On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Congressmen James P. McGovern and Joseph R. Pitts, the Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, recalled that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and are entitled to all rights and freedoms without distinction by color or race.

March 8, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On International Women's Day, Congressmen James P. McGovern and Joseph R. Pitts, the Co-Chairmen of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, called on the global community to redouble efforts to ensure that women and girls can participate fully in economic and social life, enjoy equal access to opportunity, and live free from violence.

February 26, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On February 25th, eight senators and twenty-six members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the Co-Chairs and thirteen other members of the Human Rights Commission, wrote to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to relay their grave concerns about the increasing intolerance and violence experienced by members of that country's religious minority communities.


February 8, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in recognition of the Korean New Year, TLHRC Co-Chair Joseph R. Pitts sent a message of solidarity to the people of North Korea, and to all people of good will to uphold the human rights of every single human being.

February 4, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On February 1, TLHRC Co-Chairs Jim McGovern and Joseph Pitts wrote to the Chinese authorities to express their deep concern regarding the prosecution and labeling as “criminals” of the relatives, friends and communities of persons who self-immolate.

January 29, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressmen James McGovern and Joseph Pitts, the Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

December 10, 2015

Sixty-seven years ago today, on December 10th, 1948, in the aftermath of the Second World War, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Drafted by representatives from different legal and cultural backgrounds, and from all regions of the world, the Universal Declaration set out a common understanding of the fundamental human rights that were to be universally protected.


November 16, 2015

As Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and recognizing the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2, we are troubled by the intensified crackdown on press freedoms in Turkey. As Turkey hosts the G20 Summit on November 15-16 where President Obama will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we call upon the government of Turkey to guarantee the rights to freedom of press, access to information, and freedom of expression for all persons in Turkey.


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