Human Rts Commission

@TLHumanRights

The mission of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is to promote, defend and advocate internationally recognized human rights norms in a nonpartisan manner.

Washington D.C.
humanrightscommission.house.gov
Joined September 2010
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  1. Dec 21

    Some good news!

    My legislation, the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, has now passed in the Senate & House! This will strengthen America’s global leadership in preventing, mitigating, & responding to genocides & human rights atrocities on a global scale.
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  2. Dec 21

    Joint Statement on the Government of Nicaragua's Cancelation of the Legal Standing of Civil Society Organizations (from )

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  3. Dec 21

    We share these concerns: Upcoming Election in Bangladesh (from )

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  4. Dec 21

    From Nobel Laureate Denis Megege of the My Country Is Sliding Toward Chaos via

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    Dec 21

    POMED welcomes the acquittal of 41 NGO employees in —it is a first step in improving the environment for civil society. But much more needs to be done to ensure international NGOs can carry out their important work. See our statement here:

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  6. Dec 21

    57 rights groups are calling on the government of to immediately release , repeal his convictions and sentences, and drop all charges against him. A verdict in his appeal may be announced on 12/31.

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  7. Dec 21

    ICYMI, a new report on the disturbing trend toward criminalization of health care produced by - important to read!

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  8. Dec 21

    Learn more about Afif and his colleagues in the Yaran here:

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  9. Dec 21

    Welcome news from : leader Afif Naeimi has been released from prison after serving an unjust ten year sentence. He is the last of the ad-hoc Yaran leadership body to be released.

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  10. Dec 21

    Tomorrow, December 22, marks two years since journalist Mahmoud Hussein was detained in . He has yet to be charged with a crime.

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  11. Dec 21

    The Reciprocal Access to Act introduced in the House by Co-Chairs and was signed into law this week: Trump Signs Law Punishing Chinese Officials Who Restrict Access to Tibet

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    Dec 20

    Members of U.S. Congress from end letter to expressing support for bilateral cooperation on human rights & rule of law

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  13. Dec 20

    A reminder --

    Brezhnev was so pleased by the Helsinki Accords, he published them in Pravda. That's how Lyudmila Alexeyeva and her fellow dissidents noticed the human-rights provisions. They established the Moscow Helsinki Group to monitor Soviet compliance: Ayreh Neier.
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  14. Dec 20

    Good news! Acquits Democracy Workers in Case That Strained U.S. Ties

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  15. Dec 20

    's human rights commission is investigating the alleged torture of women's rights activists including Eman Al Nafjan and Samar Badawi. However, the investigation is unlikely to lead to criminal charges.

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  16. Dec 20

    On November 27, we hosted a briefing where experts from , , , and discussed the and the potential for election related violence. Learn more below.

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  17. Dec 20

    Worrying news from : Elections scheduled for 12/23 have been postponed indefinitely due to technical problems, a fire that incinerated thousands of voting machines, and an intensifying Ebola outbreak. Elections are already 2 years behind schedule.

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    Dec 19

    In August, the government kicked out investigators after they released a critical report on abuses. Now they've kicked out investigators a day before they released their findings. It's a campaign to avoid accountability at any cost.

    Comunicado de la sobre la decisión del gobierno de en suspender temporalmente la presencia del en terreno y también el fin del plazo, objetivo y misión del . seguirá funcionando desde nuestra sede.
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    Dec 18

    The govt is trying to kick anti-corruption investigators out of the country, at a time when the president himself is under investigation for alleged campaign finance crimes. It's a blatant attempt to protect the powerful and uphold impunity:

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    Dec 18

    When the of all migrants are respected, they are able to realize their full potential & contribute to the development of their new societies in so many meaningful ways. UN experts' message for :

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