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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern: Statement on Bahrain's Wrongful Conviction of Medical Professionals
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I am deeply disappointed in Bahraini court rulings on June 14th that sentenced to jail terms nine medical professionals who were arrested and tortured after they treated Bahraini protesters U.S. Members of Congress Continue to Monitor Implementation of Colombia Labor Action Plan
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives who participate in the Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia issued the following statement today. The Monitoring Group was formed after Congress approved the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces "Magnitsky Bill" Imposing Sanctions on Human Rights Violators
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today introduced the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. The bill would impose a visa ban and asset freeze on individuals responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, as well as on individua Statement by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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"I am disappointed in the President's decision to bring the FTA into force so quickly." U.S. Rep. McGovern urges President Obama to address Sudan with China's President Hu
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The following letter was sent to President Obama ahead of his bilateral meetings in South Korea this week. March 23, 2012 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: Your upcoming meeting with President Hu during the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul offers a unique… U.S. Rep. McGovern to Sudan: Stop using food as a weapon of mass starvation!
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James P. McGovern (MA) 5-Minute Special Order Wednesday, March 21, 2012 SUDAN: STOP USING FOOD AS A WEAPON OF MASS STARVATION M. Speaker - In about six weeks, the rainy season will begin in Sudan. Villagers will no longer be able to plant or harvest their crops. The roads will become impassible. It is the time of the year when people live off their harvests, their… George Clooney, Rep. McGovern, Members of Congress, Human Rights and Faith Leaders Arrested Protesting at Sudanese Embassy
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George Clooney, President of United to End Genocide and former Congressman Tom Andrews, Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Jim Moran (D-VA) and John Olver (D-MA), Martin Luther King III, NAACP President Ben Jealous, Enough Project Co-Founde U.S. Reps. McGovern, Royce Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Spotlighting Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army
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Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) today introduced a Congressional resolution (H.Res. 583) spotlighting the atrocities of Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army and supporting U.S. efforts to counter the LRA. U.S. Rep. McGovern introduces new legislation on Sudan
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today introduced the "Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2012." The bill, H.R. 4169, would create a truly comprehensive strategy for ending serious human rights violations, promoting democratic reform, and est U.S. Rep. McGovern introduces the Sudan Peace, Security and Accountability Act of 2012
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THE SUDAN PEACE, SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 M. Speaker, just yesterday, the former top U.N. humanitarian official in Sudan - Mukesh Kapila - issued a warning to the world. He said that the Government of Sudan's military is carrying out crimes against humanity in the country's southern Nuba Mountains, in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan. He said that these acts… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
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