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Statement by Rep. McGovern on the recent election in El Salvador
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It is very encouraging to see the strong participation by the Salvadoran people in last Sunday's presidential elections. U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on today's State Department Report on the Magnitsky law
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STATEMENT BY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM MCGOVERN ON TODAY’S STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON THE MAGNITSKY LAW McGovern Was Original House Sponsor of the Legislation “The lack of new names on the list is very disappointing. I am looking forward to the day when the Magnitsky law will become obsolete because the climate of impunity no longer prevails inside Russia. But today is… Congressmen McGovern, Royce, Keating ask Secretary Kerry to address Syrian Humanitarian Crisis
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Last week, U.S. Representatives McGovern, Royce, and Keating sent a letter to Secretary of State Kerry urging the U.S. to lead the way on the humanitarian crisis in Syria. In the letter, the three Members of Congress wrote, "We strongly urge you to use all available U.S. leverage to seek Russian and other international cooperation to establish a humanitarian framework which will allow… Rep. James P. McGovern statement on Colombia
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The Procurador's action against the Mayor of Bogota, and the response inside Colombia, indicate the need for reflection on how prepared Colombian society is – including its highest authorities – to expand the political landscape and welcome the political participation of previously excluded sectors, including those of former combatants. Reps. Schakowsky, Farr and McGovern issue Joint Statement on the Honduran Elections
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We wish to express our congratulations to the people of Honduras for their commitment to democracy as demonstrated by the participation in recent elections. McGovern speech on International Human Rights Day
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65 years ago, in 1948, the first 58 Members of the United Nations, fresh from the wounds and memories of World War II, adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Rep. Jim McGovern sends a letter to Secretary Kerry regarding the implementation of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act
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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern sent a letter to Secretary Kerry, urging him to encourage his European counterparts to adopt legislation and/or measures similar to the ones outlined in the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. The letter comes in anticipation of a new report from the State Department and Treasury on the implementation of the Magnitsky Act. Rep. Jim McGovern calls on Bahrain to grant early release of Nabeel Rajab
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Congressman James P. McGovern today called on the Government of Bahrain to grant the early prison release of Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and Director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights. Rep. Jim McGovern's opening statement to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the Global Gender-Based Violence Threat
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Yesterday, the TLHRC held a hearing on global gender-based violence and co-hosted a photo exhibit with the International Rescue Committee on GBV survivors in the Democratic Republic of Congo: "Vision Not Victim; Young Girls in DRC Envision Their Futures.” Statement of U.S. Rep. McGovern on Colombia
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