WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and top Democrat on the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released the following statement encouraging global human rights leaders to continue forcefully speaking out about the death of Alex Pretti at the hands of U.S. government agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota:
“This… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and the Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released this statement following a tie vote on H. Con. Res. 68, legislation designed to prevent the Trump administration from further escalating hostilities in Venezuela:
“I'm disappointed we did not win this vote, but I want to… Read more »
WORCESTER—Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released this statement following Donald Trump’s illegal and unjustified attack against Venezuela:
“Nicolás Maduro is a brutal dictator with a horrific human rights record who used force to cling to power after losing an election.… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Jim McGovern (D-MA), released the following statement marking International Human Rights Day:
“On International Human Rights Day, we mark the 77th anniversary of the U.N. General Assembly’s proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is the… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, have introduced a War Powers Resolution to… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement condemning President Donald Trump’s death threat directed toward Members of Congress:
“Let’s not mince words. Donald Trump’s statement is a death threat. The sitting President of the United States is… Read more »
WORCESTER, MA—Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released the following statement on the 36th anniversary of the murders of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador:
"Today we commemorate the 36th anniversary of the brutal murders of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter by the… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos human rights commission, released the following statement in response to appalling new reports of summary executions and other serious atrocities in El Fasher, Sudan:
“I’m horrified and outraged by reports coming out of Sudan that RSF (Rapid Support Forces) fighters are going from house to house in… Read more »
Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and Representatives Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern over the State Department’s decision to eliminate the Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ). The Members… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with 17 other Members of the House of Representatives, have written a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem asking them to address appalling conditions in Salvadoran… Read more »
