Human Rights

August 9, 2012 The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton, We write to urge that you undertake stronger, more coordinated, visible international diplomatic steps with regards to the People's Republic of China's policies and practices towards Tibetans. We appreciate your efforts with regards… Read more »

Group introduces workable campaign finance reform bill to fight the abuses of excessive election expenditures. Read more »

U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Ed Royce (R-CA) today announced that they had coordinated a strongly bipartisan letter, signed by 78 Members of Congress, calling on President Obama to exercise leadership and to coordinate, along with the U.N. and the A Read more »

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 Read more »

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 Read more »

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 Read more »

"I am disappointed in the President's decision to bring the FTA into force so quickly." Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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 Read more »