Human Rights

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern Co-Chair Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM B-318 Rayburn HOB TLHRC HEARING: OPENING STATEMENT The Status of Human Rights in China: The U.N. Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Good morning. I want to thank my colleague and fellow Co-Chair, Congressman Frank Wolf, and the staff of the Tom Lantos Human… Read more »

January 6th: I believe the international community must press for an immediate cease-fire. A cease-fire would allow humanitarian assistance to be delivered most effectively and facilitate the revitalization of the peace process. I also believe that the United States has been dis-engaged from this process for far too long. President-elect Obama should indicate that he will appoint a… Read more »