Public Statements
Jul 22, 2014
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.
Jul 3, 2014
The Commission Co-Chairs issued a statement expressing concern for human rights on the fifth anniversary of riots and violence in Xinjiang, China.
Jun 20, 2014
The Commission co-chairmen issued a statement marking the 14th annual World Refugee Day.
Jun 3, 2014
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.
May 13, 2014
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.
May 7, 2014
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
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.
Feb 11, 2014
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.
Feb 10, 2014
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.