Public Statements
Mar 1, 2012
Co-Chairs Jim McGovern and Frank Wolf speak out against deadly assault by Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's regime in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile Regions of Sudan. Co-Chair Wolf visits Yida Refugee Camp in South Sudan.
Feb 17, 2012
Co-chairs Jim McGovern and Frank Wolf express deep concern for the heightened controls on religious, political, and cultural activity for Uyghurs in China, as well as increased incidents of torture, extrajudicial killings, and forced disappearances.
Feb 14, 2012
Co-Chairs condemn recent reports of torture in Libyan detention facilities and urge Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) to hold perpetrators accountable.
Feb 3, 2012
Co-Chairs strongly condemn the Syrian government for continuing to commit massive human rights abuses against its citizens and calls upon the United Nations to pressure the Assad regime to stop the violence.
Jan 19, 2012
TLHRC Co-Chairs Frank Wolf and Jim McGovern call for the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of conscience in Vietnam, including 17 Buddhist and Christian social activists, human rights lawyers, and citizen journalists and bloggers who were recently detained.
Dec 16, 2011
TLHRC Co-Chairs Jim McGovern and Frank Wolf call for the immediate and unconditional release of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who was recently returned to prison.
Dec 13, 2011
TLHRC Co-Chairs Frank Wolf and Jim McGovern request that brothers Farhad and Rafiq Aliyev, whose arrest and detention were determined to be in violation of due process and fair trial standards, be released from prison.
Dec 9, 2011
Co-chairs Jim McGovern and Frank Wolf and Representative Joseph Pitts cite Nepal's lack of a comprehensive refugee law, delays in transit of Tibetan refugees through Nepal, and shortcomings in cooperation with the U.S. government as areas of potential improvement.
Dec 9, 2011
TLHRC Co-Chairs raise issues of the closure of Camp Ashraf, home to over 3,000 Iranian dissidents, and Iraq's obligation to protect human rights of camp residents.
Nov 23, 2011
Co-chairs Jim McGovern and Frank Wolf and Representative Donald Payne advocate for DRC government, parties, and other stakeholders to ensure fair elections, refrain from violence and intimidation.