Dear Chairman King: We are writing regarding the Homeland Security Committee's upcoming hearings, which you have stated will focus exclusively on radicalization among Muslim Americans and homegrown terrorism. We agree that Congress and all levels of government have a duty to protect America from terrorism, whether from abroad or homegrown. We are, however, deeply concerned that the stated narrow scope and underlying premises of these hearings unfairly stigmatizes and alienates Muslim Americans....
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Today, Congressmen Jim McGovern(D-Massachusetts) and Frank Wolf(R-Virginia), co-chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to "emphasize both privately and in public statements that all parties involved should refrain from violence and that any transition should be peaceful and democratic and ensure that human rights and religious freedom are protected."
The full text of the letter is below.
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The Haiti Earthquake Task Force has set up a number to call to relay information concerning American Citizens. That number is 1-888-407-4747. Click here for a list of relief organizations accepting donations to aid Haitian earthquake victims. HOW PEOPLE CAN HELP For people who wish to lend in-kind or monetary donations, please refer to www.whitehouse.gov. The State Department helped set up a short code for those wishing to send immediate monetary assistance. To take advantage of this, people ca...
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October 6, 2009 - Congressman McGovern met with His Holiness, The Dalai Lama in Washington at an Executive Committee Meeting of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
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OVER ONE MILLION ATTEND -PAZ SIN FRONTERAS- CONCERT Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, an historic event took place in Havana, Cuba: An estimated 1.2 million people attended an all-star concert made up of many of the top Latin pop, rock and salsa stars from Latin America, Europe, Puerto Rico and Cuba. The concert, known as Paz Sin Fronteras, or Peace Without Borders, was the dream of Colombian singer, song-writer and multiple Latin Grammy winner Juanes and his two primary collaborators Miguel Bosé of Spai...
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Congressman McGovern delivered the following remarks this morning while demonstrating against the Sudanese government's refusal to allow international aid organizations back into Darfur to ease the escalating humanitarian crisis there. After a brief series of speeches in front of the Sudanese Embassy, Congressman McGovern and four other members of Congress were arrested in an effort to raise awareness and force action in Darfur. Three years ago, I stood on these steps and called for an end to th...
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Congressman James P. McGovern, Democratic Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement on the just announced intention of the United States to seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council: -I am very pleased that President Obama has made the bold decision for the U.S. to run for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. I am committed to working closely with other human rights leaders in the Congress...
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Click image to play video M. Speaker - I rise today in strong support of this important resolution. I thank my friend Congressman Rush Holt, Speaker Pelosi, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, for their leadership in the long struggle for freedom, dignity and human rights in Tibet. M. Speaker, for six decades, the history of Tibet is marked by violence. Even before 1949, the People's Liberation Army of China entered the eastern areas of Tibet during The L...
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