Partial List of Official Hearings, Meetings, and Markups

Chaired by Rep. Chris Smith

2025
November 20, 2025
President Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern—CPC”: A serious, well-founded wake-up call

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks 

Written Testimony of The Honorable Jonathan Pratt
Written Testimony of Jacob McGee
Written Testimony of Nina Shea
Written Testimony of Oge Onubogu
Written Testimony of Bishop Wilfred Anagbe

July 23, 2025
Stand with Taiwan: Countering the PRC's Political Warfare and Transnational Repression

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Fan Yun
Written Testimony of Rear Admiral Mike Studeman, USN (Ret.)
Written Testimony of Peter Mattis
Written Testimony of Audrye Wong

July 15, 2025
Pakistan: Ongoing Political Repression

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Ben Linden
Written Testimony of Jared Genser
Written Testimony of Sadiq Amini
Written Testimony of Zulfi Bukhari

June 10, 2025
Human Rights In Turkey Today

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Alp Aslandogan
Written Testimony of Enes Kanter Freedom
Written Testimony of Michael Rubin

June 5, 2025
Promoting Labor Rights in the Cut Flower Industry

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Allison Gill
Written Testimony of Christine Boldt
Written Testimony of Christopher Krupa
Written Testimony of Daniel Hawkins
Written Testimony of Megan Styles

May 22, 2025
A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Cameron Hudson
Written Testimony of Ken Isaacs
Written Testimony of Kholood Khair

May 20, 2025
Worldwide Persecution of Jews

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Eric Fusfield
Written Testimony of Marina Rosenberg
Written Testimony of Stacy Burdett
Written Testimony of Ted Deutch

April 29, 2025
Human Rights in Azerbaijan Since the COP 29 UN Climate Change Conference

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Andrea Prasow
Written Testimony of Artak Beglaryan
Written Testimony of Jared Genser
Written Testimony of Miriam Lanskoy

March 25, 2025
Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa 

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Thierry Dongala
Written Testimony of Sasha Lezhnev
Written Testimony of Obert Bore
Written Testimony of Joseph Nguramo 

March 12, 2025
Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation 

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks 

Written Testimony of Reverend Wilfred Anagbe 
Written Testimony of Tony Perkins 
Written Testimony of Obe Onuboga
Written Testimony of Nina Shea

2023
November 30, 2023
An Urgent Appeal to Let Bishop Alvarez Go

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Exiled Prisoner of Conscience #1
Written Testimony of Exiled Prisoner of Conscience #2
Written Testimony of Parent of Prisoner of Conscience
Written Testimony of Ms. Deborah Ulmmer

November 14, 2023
From Cobalt to Cars: How China Exploits Child and Forced Labor in the Congo

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks 

Written Testimony of Eric Schultz 
Written Testimony of Milos Ivkovic 
Written Testimony of Joseph Mulala Nguramo 
Written Testimony of Stravos N. Niarchos 

November 8, 2023
United Nations’ Bigotry Towards Israel: UNRWA Antisemitism Poisons Palestinian Youth
 
Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks 

Written Testimony of Hillel Neuer
Written Testimony of Dr. Jonathan Schanzer 
Written Testimony of Jonathan Lincoln 

October 24, 2023
From Bait to Plate–How Forced Labor in China Taints America's Seafood Supply Chain 
 
Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks 

Written Testimony of Greg Scarlatiou 
Written Testimony of Ian Urbina 
Written Testimony of Professor Stumberg
Written Testimony of Sally Yozell 

September 19, 2023
Efforts to Address Ritual Abuse and Sacrifice in Africa

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Obed Byamugisha 
Written Testimony of Miriam Fullah 
Written Testimony of Dr. Alan White 
Written Testimony of Josephine Aparo 

Written Testimony of Tim Ballard
Written Testimony of Jeanne Celestine Lakin

Written Testimony of Michael Chong
Written Testimony of Yana Gorokhovskaia
Written Testimony of Laura Harth
Written Testimony of Rushan Abbas

Written Testimony of Luis Moreno Ocampo
Written Testimony of David Philips

Written Testimony of Rabbi Abraham Cooper
Written Testimony of Eric Patterson
Written Testimony of The Honorable Rashad Hussain

Written Testimony of Robert Silvers
Written Testimony of Enes Kanter Freedom
Written Testimony of Shi Minglei
Written Testimony of Isaac Stone Fish
Written Testimony of Aynne Kokas
Written Testimony of Maya Mitalipova
Written Testimony of Sarah Cook

Written Testimony of Natan Sharansky
Written Testimony of Yona Schiffmiller
Written Testimony of Itamar Marcus
Written Testimony of Eugene Kontorovich
Written Testimony of Hillel Neuer
Written Testimony of Sharon Nazarian
Written Testimony of Yair Rosenberg

June 21, 2023
Safeguarding the People of Nagorno-Karabakh

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Ambassador Sam Brownback
Written Testimony of Michael Rubin
Written Testimony of David Phillips
Written Testimony of John M. Evans

May 12, 2022
Forced Organ Harvesting in China: Examining the Evidence

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Dr. Enver Tohti Bugdha
Written Testimony of Sir Geoffrey Nice
Written Testimony of Matthew Robertson
Written Testimony of Ethan Gutmann
Written Testimony of Robert Destro


March 8, 2022
Accountability for Russia's War Crimes and Aggression against Ukraine

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of David Kramer
Written Testimony of David Crane

February 15, 2022
Northern Ireland: Accountability at Risk 

October 14, 2021
The State of Civil and Political Rights in Hong Kong

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Michael Davis
Written Testimony of Samuel Chu
Written Testimony of Mark Clifford
Written Testimony of Roy Hoi Hing Chan
Written Testimony of Joanna Chiu


September 29, 2021
The Rights of Parents and Children: How to Better Implement the Goldman Act on Child Abduction

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Jeffery Morehouse
Written Testimony of Noelle Hunter
Written Testimony of Patricia Apy

July 21, 2021
The Ortega Government and the Human Cost of Repression in Nicaragua: Political Prisoners

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Bianca Jagger
Written Testimony of Victoria Cardenas
Written Testimony of Berta Valle
Written Testimony of Rafael Estrada


July 13, 2021
The State of Religious Freedom Around the Globe

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Gulzira Auyelkhan
Written Testimony of Nadine Maenza
Written Testimony of Bob Fu
Written Testimony of Amjad Khan
Written Testimony of Anthony Vance
Written Testimony of Matthew Kukah

June 21, 2021
Establish a War Crimes & Economic Crimes Court for Liberia

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of Ysyndi Martin-Kepyei
Written Testimony of Jerome V. Verier, Esq.
Written Testimony of Michael Mueller
Written Testimony of Dr. Alan W. White


May 18, 2021
China, Genocide and the Olympics

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

Written Testimony of  Dr. Yang Jianli, Founder and President of Citizen Power Initiatives for China
Written Testimony of Susan Lawrence, Specialist in Asian Affairs at the Congressional Research Service
Written Testimony of  Rayhan Asat, Human Rights Lawyer and Advocate and Yale World Fellow
Written Testimony of Samuel Chu, Managing Director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council
Written Testimony of Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers
Written Testimony of Sophie Richardson, China Director for Human Rights Watch

May 6, 2021
Democracy and Human Rights in Belarus

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

April 29, 2021
Human Rights and U.S. Policy in the MENA Region Ten Years After the Arab Spring

Rep. Smith's Opening Remarks

October 11, 2017      
The State Department and USAID FY 2018 Africa Budget
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

October 3, 2017        
Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

September 27, 2017 
Rwanda: Democracy Thwarted
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

September 14, 2017
The Scourge of Russian Disinformation

2016

December 7, 2016
Dissidents Who Have Suffered for Human Rights in China: A Look Back and A Look Forward

September 22, 2016   
Atrocities in Iraq and Syria: Relief for Survivors and Accountability for Perpetrators

September 14, 2016   
Eritrea: A Neglected Regional Threat
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

September 7, 2016     
The Growing Crisis in South Sudan
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

July 14, 2016                          
Hope Deferred: Securing Enforcement of the Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

July 13, 2016              
The Castro Regime’s Ongoing Violations of Civil and Political Rights
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

July 12, 2016                          
Accountability Over Politics: Scrutinizing the Trafficking in Persons Report
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

June 22, 2016                         
The President’s Visit to Vietnam: A Missed Opportunity to Advance Human Rights
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

June 16, 2016             
The Global Religious Freedom Crisis and Its Challenge to U.S. Foreign Policy
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

June 9, 2016               
Leveraging U.S. Funds: The Stunning Global Impact of Nutrition and Supplements During the First 1,000 Days
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

May 26, 2016            
The ISIS Genocide Declaration: What Next?
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

May 25, 2016              
Combating Corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

May 24, 2016           
The Long Arm of China: Global Efforts to Silence Critics From Tiananmen to Today
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

May 18, 2016              
Democracy Support Strategies in Africa
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

May 11, 2016              
The U.S. Role in Helping Nigeria Confront Boko Haram and Other Threats in Northern Nigeria
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

May 10, 2016            
Will President Obama Prioritize the Release of Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam?
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

April 27, 2016            
South Sudan’s Prospects for Peace and Security
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

April 19, 2016            
Anticipating and Preventing Deadly Attacks on European Jewish Communities
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

April 14, 2016          
China’s Pervasive Use of Torture
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

April 13, 2016            
Peacekeepers: Allegations of Abuse and Absence of Accountability at the United Nations
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

March 22, 2016          
Get It Right This Time: A Victims-Centered Trafficking in Persons Report
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

March 2, 2016            
The Growing Threat of Cholera and Other Diseases in the Middle East
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

March 1, 2016            
Germany’s Chairmanship of the OSCE: Priorities and Challenges

February 24, 2016     
Establishing Accountability at the World Intellectual Property Organization: Illicit Technology Transfers, Whistleblowing, and Reform
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

February 11, 2016     
Update on the OSCE: Religious Freedom, Anti-Semitism, and Rule of Law

February 10, 2016     
The Global Zika Epidemic
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

February 3, 2016     
Gendercide: China’s Missing Girls
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

2015

December 16, 2015    
Azerbaijan’s Persecution of RFE/RL Reporter Khadija Ismayilova
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

December 9, 2015    
Fulfilling the Humanitarian Imperative: Assisting Victims of ISIS Violence
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

December 8, 2015      
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: The Next Global Health Crisis?
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

December 3, 2015    
China’s New “Two-Child Policy” & the Continuation of Massive Crimes Against Women and Children
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

November 19, 2015   
The Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children: Ensuring Administration Action
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

November 4, 2015     
Demanding Accountability: Evaluating the 2015 “Trafficking in Persons Report”
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

October 27, 2015       
The Global Crisis of Religious Freedom
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

October 22, 2015       
Africa’s Great Lakes Region: A Security, Political, and Humanitarian Challenge
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

October 20, 2015       
Russian Violations of the Rule of Law: How Should the U.S. Respond? 3 Case Studies

October 20, 2015       
Europe’s Refugee Crisis: How Should the US, EU, and OSCE Respond?
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks

October 7, 2015         
Food Security and Nutrition Programs in Africa
Excerpts of Chairman Smith's Opening Remarks 

September 30, 2015   
Ridding Central Africa of Joseph Kony: Continuing U.S. Support

September 18, 2015 
Urging China’s President Xi To Stop State-Sponsored Human Rights Abuses

July 23, 2015           
Religion With “Chinese Characteristics”: Persecution and Control in Xi Jinping’s China

July 22, 2015              
The Unfolding Crisis in Burundi

July 16, 2015              
The Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children: Ensuring Accurate Numbers and Administration Action

July 9, 2015                
Africa's Displaced People

June 25, 2015           
Is Academic Freedom Threatened by China's Influence on U.S. Universities?, Part 2

June 17, 2015           
Human Rights Abuses by Vietnamese Authorities

June 11, 2015             
The Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children: Assessing the Compliance Report and Required Action

June 10, 2015             
Wanted: Foreign Fighters – The Escalating Threat of ISIL in Central Asia

June 3, 2015             
China in 1989 and 2015: Tiananmen, Human Rights, and Democracy

June 3, 2015               
The Future of U.S.-Zimbabwe Relations

May 20, 2015             
Developments in Rwanda

May 14, 2015             
A Pathway to Freedom: Rescue and Refuge for Sex Trafficking Victims

April 30, 2015          
Population Control in China: State-Sponsored Violence Against Women and Children

April 29, 2015            
The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

April 23, 2015            
A Century of Denial: the Armenian Genocide and the Ongoing Quest for Justice

April 22, 2015            
Accountability and Transformation: Tier Rankings in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

April 15, 2015            
The Continuing Threat of Neglected Tropical Diseases

March 25, 2015          
The Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children: Reviewing Obama Administration Implementation

March 24, 2015          
After Paris and Copenhagen: Responding to the Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism

March 18, 2015          
U.S. Election Support in Africa

March 18, 2015
Northern Ireland: Stormont, Collusion, and the Finucane Inquiry

February 26, 2015   
The Shame of Iranian Human Rights

February 25, 2015     
Serbia’s Leadership of the OSCE

February 12, 2015   
The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis: Four Years Later and No End in Sight

February 5, 2015       
Human Rights in Cuba: A Squandered Opportunity

January 27, 2015
Nigeria on the Brink?

2014

December 11, 2014
Working Conditions and Factory Auditing in the Chinese Toy Industry

December 4, 2014    
Is Academic Freedom Threatened by China's Influence on U.S. Universities?, Part 1

November 20, 2014
The Future of Democracy in Hong Kong

November 19, 2014
Combatting Corruption in the OSCE Region: The Link Between Security and Good Governance

November 18, 2014   
Fighting Ebola: A Ground-Level View

November 14, 2014   
The Future of Energy in Africa

September 17, 2014   
Global Efforts to Fight Ebola

September 10, 2014   
Genocidal Attacks Against Christian and Other Religious Minorities in Syria and Iraq

August 7, 2014           
Combating the Ebola Threat

July 24, 2014              
The Global Challenge of Autism

July 23, 2014              
The Troubling Case of Meriam Ibrahim

July 16, 2014              
The Growing Crisis of Africa's Orphans

July 16, 2014
Political Pluralism in the OSCE Mediterranean Partners?

July 10, 2014              
Human Rights Vetting: Nigeria and Beyond

June 19, 2014           
One Year Under Rouhani: Iran's Abysmal Human Rights Record

June 18, 2014           
Human Rights Abuses and Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea

June 17, 2014
Pet Treats and Processed Chicken from China: Concerns for American Consumers and Pets

June 11, 2014             
The Ongoing Struggle Against Boko Haram

June 11, 2014
The Security, Economic and Human Rights Dimensions of US-Azerbaijan Relations

May 30, 2014           
Tiananmen 25 Years Later: Leaders Who Were There

May 22, 2014             
Protecting Religious Freedom: U.S. Efforts to Hold Accountable Countries of Particular Concern

May 20, 2014
Tiananmen at 25: Enduring Influence on U.S.-China Relations and China's Political Development

May 1, 2014               
The Central African Republic: From “Pre-genocide” to Genocide?

April 29, 2014            
Effective Accountability: Tier Rankings in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

April 9, 2014
Ukraine: Confronting Internal Challenges and External

April 8, 2014
Understanding China's Crackdown on Rights Advocates: Personal Accounts and Perspectives

March 25, 2014          
The First One Thousand Days: Development Aid Programs to Bolster Health and Nutrition

March 11, 2014          
Joint Subcommittee Briefing and Hearing: The Northern Ireland Peace Process Today: Attempting to Deal with the Past

March 5, 2014
Developments in the Western Balkans and Policy Responses

February 26, 2014     
U.S. Policy Toward Sudan and South Sudan

February 25, 2014
Switzerland's Leadership of the OSCE

February 11, 2014     
The Worldwide Persecution of Christians

January 27, 2014       
Lessons Learned from Super Bowl Preparations: Preventing International Human Trafficking at Major Sporting Events

January 15, 2014       
A Report on the G8 Dementia Summit

January 15, 2014
China's Compliance With the World Trade Organization and International Trade Rules

January 9, 2014         
Will there be an African Economic Community?

2013

December 12, 2013
Iran’s Persecution of American Pastor Abedini Worsens

December 11, 2013
Resolving Crises in East Asia Through a New System of Collective Security: The Helsinki Process as a Model

December 10, 2013  
Human Rights Abuses in Egypt

December 5, 2013    
Their Daughters Appeal to Beijing: “Let Our Fathers Go!”

December 3, 2013    
The U.S. Post-Typhoon Response in the Philippines: Health and Human Rights Issues

November 21, 2013   
The Global Challenge of Alzheimer’s: The G-8 Dementia Summit and Beyond

November 19, 2013   
Crisis in the Central African Republic

November 13, 2013   
The Continuing Threat of Boko Haram

October 30, 2013      
Establishing a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal?

October 29, 2013      
Guo Feixiong and Freedom of Expression in China

September 12, 2013   
The Troubling Path Ahead for U.S.-Zimbabwe Relations

September 10, 2013   
India's Missing Girls

August 1, 2013           
The Impact of U.S. Water Programs on Global Health

July 18, 2013              
Is There an African Resource Curse?

July 11, 2013              
The State Department 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report

June 27, 2013             
Addressing the Neglected Diseases Treatment Gap

June 25, 2013            
Religious Minorities in Syria: Caught in the Middle

June 25, 2013
Chinese Hacking: Impact on Human Rights and Commercial Rule of Law

June 20, 2013             
Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights

June 20, 2013
Religious Minorities in Syria: Caught in the Middle

June 4, 2013              
Continuing Repression by the Vietnamese Government

June 3, 2013              
Tragic Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests and Massacre

May 22, 2013
Food and Drug Safety, Public Health, and the Environment in China

May 21, 2013             
The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel Region

May 21, 2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights: Accomplishments and Challenges

May 20, 2013             
Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher’s Freedom after Two Years in Bolivian Detention

May 17, 2013             
The U.S. Contribution to the Fight Against Malaria

May 15, 2013              
Markup: Subcommittee Markup: H.R. 1897, the Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2013, H.R. 1951, the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Act of 2013 and H. Res. 131 Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights

May 15, 2013              
Recent Developments in the Investigation of the Murder of Human Rights Attorney Patrick Finucane

May 9, 2013                
Resolving International Parental Child Abductions to Non-Hague Convention Countries

May 8, 2013
Ukraine's Leadership of the OSCE

May 7, 2013               
Increasing American Jobs through Greater Exports to Africa

April 23, 2013            
Meeting the Challenge of Drug-Resistant Diseases in Developing Countries

April 18, 2013            
Tier Rankings in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

April 16, 2013            
Kenya's 2013 Elections: An Effective Assistance Model?

April 11, 2013           
Highlighting Vietnamese Government Human Rights Violations in Advance of the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue

April 9, 2013             
Chen Guangcheng and Gao Zhisheng: Human Rights in China

March 19, 2013
The Trajectory of Democracy: Why Hungary Matters

February 27, 2013     
Anti-Semitism: A Growing Threat to All Faiths

February 5, 2013       
Fighting for Internet Freedom: Dubai and Beyond

2012

December 18, 2012
Falun Gong in China: Review and Update

December 12, 2012
Two Years Later: The Ongoing Detentions of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and His Wife Liu Xia

December 11, 2012    
The Devastating Crisis in Eastern Congo

September 20, 2012
Georgia's Parliamentary Election: How Free and Fair Has the Campaign Been, And How Should The US Government Respond?

September 19, 2012   
Examining the Role of Rwanda in the DRC Insurgency

September 13, 2012   
Assessing U.S. Policy on Peacekeeping Operations in Africa

September 12, 2012  
Organ Harvesting of Religious and Political Dissidents by the Chinese Communist Party

August 1, 2012           
Seeking Freedom for American Trapped in Bolivian Prison

July 31, 2012             
Working Conditions and Worker Rights in China: Recent Developments

July 19, 2012              
Poison Harvest: Deadly U.S. Mine Pollution in Peru

July 18, 2012
Escalating Violence Against Coptic Women and Girls: Will the New Egypt be More Dangerous than the Old?

July 17, 2012              
Global Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Lyme Disease—Closing Knowledge Gaps

July 11, 2012              
Justice in the International Extradition System: The Case of George Wright and Beyond

July 10, 2012              
U.S Policy Toward Nigeria: West Africa's Troubled Titan   

July 9, 2012               
Continued Human Rights Attacks on Families in China

June 26, 2012             
The Tuareg Revolt and the Mali Coup

June 6,  2012              
The U.S. State Department’s Inadequate Response to Human Rights Concerns in Bolivia: The Case of American Jacob Ostreicher

May 23, 2012             
Briefing: Elections in the Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

May 17, 2012             
Ukraine’s Upcoming Elections: A Pivotal Moment

May 15, 2012            
Chen Guangcheng: His Case, Cause, Family, and Those Who are Helping Him

May 3, 2012              
Recent Developments in History of the Chen Guangcheng Case

April 26, 2012            
The North-South Sudan Conflict 2012

April 17, 2012            
The Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act

March 29, 2012          
Assessing China's Role and Influence in Africa

March 27, 2012          
Markup: H.R.1940, Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2012

March 21, 2012          
Prerequisites for Progress in Northern Ireland

March 5, 2012           
China’s Repatriation of North Korean Refugees

February 28, 2012     
Healing the Wounds of Conflict and Disaster: Clarifying the Fate of Missing Persons in the OSCE Area

February 22, 2012     
Briefing: Dispatches from Moscow: Luke Harding’s chilling tale of KGB harassment

February 16, 2012     
Further Human Rights Violations in Castro’s Cuba: the Continued    Abuse of Political Prisoners

February 15, 2012     
Building Bridges – or Burning Them? The Escalation of Violence against Roma in Europe

February 14, 2012    
The Case and Treatment of Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng

February 8, 2012       
Irish Chairmanship of the OSCE

February 8, 2012       
Markup: H.R. 1410: To promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam

February 8, 2012       
Markup:  H. Res. 361: Concerning efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa, particularly Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya ANS to H. Res. 361: Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.Res. 361 offered by the Honorable Donald M. Payne

February 2, 2012       
U.S. Policy Toward Post-Election Democratic Republic of the Congo

January 31, 2012      
Briefing: Moldova: The Growing Pains of Democracy

January 25, 2012       
Kazakhstan: As Stable as Its Government Claims?

January 24, 2012       
Examining Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Vietnam

January 18, 2012       
The Western Balkans and the 2012 NATO Summit

2011

December 13, 2011    
Ten Years in the WTO: Has China Kept Its Promises?

December 8, 2011      
Promoting Global Internet Freedom

December 7, 2011      
Conflicts in the Caucasus: Prospects for Resolution

December 6, 2011      
One Year After the Nobel Peace Prize Award to Liu Xiaobo: Conditions for Political Prisoners and Prospects for Political Reform

December 5, 2011      
Fighting Malaria: Progress and Challenges

December 2, 2011      
Combating Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region: Taking Stock of the Situation Today

November 17, 2011   
China's Censorship of the Internet and Social Media: The Human Toll and Trade Impact

November 17, 2011   
The 2011 International Religious Freedom Report

November 16, 2011    
Briefing: Human Rights Play on Magnitsky Murder

November 15, 2011    
Belarus: The Ongoing Crackdown and Forces for Change

November 15, 2011   
From Arab Spring to Coptic Winter: Sectarian Violence and the Struggle for Democratic Transition in Egypt

November 3, 2011     
Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime

November 2, 2011     
U.S. Policy Toward Zimbabwe

November 1, 2011      
Examination into the Abuse and Extralegal Detention of Legal Advocate Chen Guangcheng and His Family

October 27, 2011       
The Trafficking in Person’s Report 2011: Truth, Trends, and Tier Rankings

October 13, 2011       
Briefing: Elections and Political Transition in Tunisia

October 12, 2011       
Briefing: Mongolia Moves Toward Europe

October 4, 2011        
A Comprehensive Assessment of U.S. Policy Toward Sudan

September 22, 2011
China's One-Child Policy: The Government's Massive Crime Against Women and Unborn Babies

September 22, 2011   
Briefing: Russia’s Upcoming Elections and the Struggle for Public and Competitive Politics

September 20, 2011   
Human Rights in North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities

September 8, 2011     
USAID's Long-Term Strategy for Addressing East African Emergencies

August 4, 2011           
Southern Kordofan: Ethnic Cleansing and Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

August 2, 2011           
Hydrocephalus Treatment in Uganda: Leading the Way to Help Children

July 28, 2011              
Improving Implementation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

July 28, 2011              
U.S. Policy and the OSCE: Making Good on Commitments

July 26, 2011              
Coordinating Africa Policy on Security, Counterterrorism, Humanitarian Operations and Development

July 22, 2011              
Minority at Risk: Coptic Christians in Egypt

July 15, 2011              
The Promises We Keep Online: Internet Freedom in the OSCE Region

July 7, 2011                
Assessing the Consequences of the Failed State of Somalia

June 23, 2011             
Global Strategies to Combat the Devastating Health and Economic Impacts of Alzheimer’s Disease

June 22, 2011             
Addressing Ethnic Tension in Kyrgyzstan

June 20, 2011             
2050: Implications of Demographic Trends in the OSCE Region

June 16, 2011             
Africa’s Newest Nation: the Republic of Southern Sudan

June 14, 2011             
Briefing: Prospects for Unfreezing Moldova’s Frozen Conflict in Transnistria

June 13, 2011             
Best Practices and Next Steps: A New Decade in the Fight Against  Human Trafficking

June 3, 2011               
Prioritizing International Religious Freedom in U.S. Foreign Policy

June 1, 2011               
Briefing: Local Elections and Political Instability in Albania

May 31, 2011             
Global Perspectives on Autism—A Growing Public Health Crisis

May 24, 2011             
International Child Abduction: Broken Laws and Bereaved Lives

May 23, 2011             
Labor Trafficking in Troubled Economic Times: Protecting American Jobs and Migrant Human Rights

May 18, 2011             
Briefing: Another Brick in the Wall: What do Dissidents Need Now from the Internet?

May 13, 2011             
China’s Latest Crackdown on Dissent

May 11, 2011             
Central Asia and the Arab Spring: Growing Pressure for Human Rights?

May 10, 2011             
Governance, Democracy, Human Rights, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Africa: The FY2012 Proposed Budget

April 15, 2011            
Markup: H.Res. 85, Supporting the democratic aspirations of the Ivoirian people

April 13, 2011           
Markup: H.R. 515, the Belarus Democracy Act of 2011

April 13, 2011           
Crisis in Cote d’Ivoire: Implications for the Country and Region

April 1, 2011             
The Government of Belarus: Crushing Human Rights at Home?

March 16, 2011          
Northern Ireland: Why Justice in Individual Cases Matters

March 8, 2011            
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Securing Peace in the Midst of Tragedy

February 16, 2011    
Lithuania’s Leadership of the OSCE

2009

December 2, 2009     
International Child Abduction and Parental Access, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

November 10, 2009   
An Evaluation of 30 Years of the One-Child Policy in China

October 28, 2009
Advancing US Interests in the OSCE Region

October 14, 2009
Promoting Tolerance and Understanding in the OSCE Region: The Role of Personal Representatives

September 29, 2009
The Western Balkans: Policy Responses to Today's Challenges

2006

November 14, 2006   
Hague Convention on International Adoptions:  Status and the Framework for Implementation

September 28, 2006   
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in United States Programming in Africa

September 27, 2006  
Combating the Sexual Exploitation of Children

September 26, 2006   
Enhancing the Global Fight to End Human Trafficking

September 20, 2006   
The Deteriorating Peace in Sudan

September 13, 2006
Care for the Disabled in Romania
 
September 6, 2006     
The United Nations Human Rights Council: Reform or Regression?

July 27, 2006              
Reviewing the Progress and Charting the Path Ahead: The Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004

July 20, 2006              
Angola’s Long Delayed Election

June 30, 2006             
The Plight of Religious Minorities: Can Religious Pluralism Survive?

June 29, 2006             
Somalia: Expanding Crisis in the Horn of Africa

June 28, 2006
Belgium's Chairmanship of the OSCE

June 27, 2006             
Making Safe Blood Available in Africa

June 22, 2006             
Markup: H.R. 4780, Global Online Freedom Act

June 22, 2006            
Markup: H.Res. 860, Calling on the Government of Germany to take immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 FIFA World Cup

June 22, 2006             
Markup: H.R. 4319, Assistance for Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-Saharan African Countries Act of 2005

June 22, 2006            
Markup: H.R. 5382, Central Asia Democracy and Human Rights Promotion Act of 2006

June 21, 2006             
Trafficking in Persons

June 15, 2006
Human Rights, Democracy, and Integration in South Central Europe

June 14, 2006             
Modern-Day Slavery: Spotlight on the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report, Forced Labor, and Sex Trafficking at the World Cup

June 8, 2006               
Removing Obstacles for African Entrepreneurs

May 25, 2006             
The World Hunger Crisis

May 18, 2006             
Nigeria's Struggle with Corruption

May 18, 2006             
Prospects from Peace in Darfur

May 17, 2006
Advancing the Human Dimension in the OSCE: The Role of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

May 16, 2006             
Medical Outreach: An Instrument of U.S. Diplomacy          

May 10, 2006             
Current Issues in U.S. Refugee Protection and Resettlement     

May 9, 2006
Tools for Combatting Anti-Semitism: Police Training and Holocaust Education

April 27, 2006           
North Korea: Human Rights Update and International Abduction Issues

April 26, 2006            
The Endangered Children of Northern Uganda

April 25, 2006
The Legacy of Chornobyl: Health and Safety 20 Years Later 

April 19, 2006           
Human Rights in China: Improving or Deteriorating Conditions? 

March 29, 2006         
Human Rights Dialogue with Vietnam: Is Vietnam Making Significant Progress?

March 28, 2006          
Ethiopia’s Troubled Internal Situation

March 16, 2006          
Monitoring Respect for Human Rights Around the World: A Review of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2005

March 15, 2006          
The Northern Ireland Peace Process: Policing Advances and Remaining Challenges

March 9, 2006
Freedom Denied: Belarus on the Eve of the Election

March 2, 2006           
United States Policy Toward the Palestinians in the Aftermath of Parliamentary Elections

February 28, 2006    
Markup: H. R. 3189, Central Asia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2005; and H. Con. Res. 320, Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Pham Hong Son and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience

February 28, 2006     
Markup: H.Res. 675, Expressing disapproval of the Arab League's decision to hold its 2006 summit in Khartoum, Sudan and calling  on the Arab League, the Government of Sudan, the Sudanese rebels, and the world community to do all they can to end acts of genocide in the Darfur Region of Sudan

February 28, 2006
Markup: H.Res. 578, Concerning the Government of Romania's ban on intercountry adoptions and the welfare of orphaned or abandoned children in Romania
 
February 15, 2006     
The Internet in China: A Tool for Freedom or Suppression?

February 8, 2006       
The Impact of Liberia’s Election on West Africa

February 7, 2006       
Human Rights in Burma: Where Are We Now and What Do We Do Next?

2005

December 15, 2005    
Continuation of the Markup of H. Res. 549: Requesting the President of the United States provide all documents in his possession relating to his October 7, 2002, speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, and his January 28, 2003, State of the Union address

December 14, 2005
Briefing: Religious Freedom in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

November 17, 2005   
Getting to “Yes”:  Resolving the 30-Year Conflict over the Status of Western Sahara

November 15, 2005   
In Defense of Human Dignity: The 2005 International Religious Freedom Report

November 1, 2005     
Sudan: Losing Ground on Peace?

October 27, 2005       
Lifting the Veil: Getting the Refugees Out, Getting Our Message In: An Update on the Implementation of the North Korean Human Rights Act

October 20, 2005       
African Growth and Opportunity Act: A Five Year Assessment

October 6, 2005         
India’s Unfinished Business: Equality and Justice for 200 Million Victims of the Caste System

September 20, 2005   
Implementing the Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004

September 14, 2005   
Markup of: H. Res. 375, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all information in the possession of the President and the Secretary of State relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq;
H. Res. 408, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all documents in the possession of the President and Secretary of Defense relating to communications with officials of the United Kingdom relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq; and
H. Res. 419, Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame

September 14, 2005
Hearing; In the Best Interest of Children? Romania's Ban on Inter-Country Adoption

September 13, 2005   
Protecting Street Children: Vigilantes or the Rule of Law?

July 28, 2005             
China’s Influence in Africa

July 21, 2005              
Falun Gong and China’s Continuing War on Human Rights

July 21, 2005             
Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2005

July 13, 2005             
Briefing: The "Yukos Affair" and its Implications for Politics and Business in Russia

July 8, 2005               
Markup: H. Res. 199, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995.

June 30, 2005            
The G-8 Summit and Africa’s Development

June 29, 2005             
The Global Water Crisis: Evaluating U.S. Strategies to Enhance Access to Safe Water and Sanitation

June 29, 2005
Hearing: The Uzbekistan Crisis: Assessing the Impact and Next Steps 

June 23, 2005            
Markup: H.R. 2017, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005

June 23, 2005            
Implementing the 1998 Torture Victims Relief Act

June 23, 2005             
Markup: H. Con. Res. 168, Condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations

June 23, 2005            
Markup: H. Res. 333, Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan

June 20, 2005             
Human Rights in Vietnam

June 7, 2005
Hearing: Exploiting Americans on American Soil: Domestic Trafficking Exposed

May 26, 2005             
Markup: H.R. 2601, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007

May 26, 2005             
Markup: H.R. 199, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995

May 19, 2005             
Briefing:  Unrest in Uzbekistan: Crisis and Prospects

May 18, 2005             
UN Peacekeeping Reform: Seeking Greater Accountability and Integrity

May 12, 2005             
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY2005-2006: Embassy and Border Security

May 5, 2005               
Ethiopia and Eritrea: Promoting Stability, Democracy and Human Rights

April 28, 2005            
The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004: Issues and Implications

April 26, 2005            
Malaria and TB: Implementing Treatment and Eradication Methods

April 21, 2005            
Zimbabwe: Prospects for Democracy after the March 2005 Elections

April 19, 2005            
The UN Commission on Human Rights: Protector or Accomplice?

April 14, 2005            
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 2005-2006: Department of State Management Initiatives

April 14, 2005
Hearing: Unregistered Religious Groups in Russia

April 13, 2005            
U.S. Response to Global AIDS Crisis: A Two-Year Review

March 17, 2005          
A Global Review of Human Rights: Examining the State Department's 2004 Annual Report

March 16, 2005          
Northern Ireland Human Rights: Update on the Cory Collusion Inquiry Reports

March 16, 2005         
Briefing:  The Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey: A Victim of Systematic Expropriation

March 10, 2005          
Markup of: H.R. 972, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act

March 9, 2005            
Combating Human Trafficking: Achieving Zero Tolerance

March 3, 2005            
Year Two of Castro’s Brutal Crackdown on Dissidents

March 1, 2005            
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Case for Peacekeeping Reform

February 17, 2005     
International Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2006

February 16, 2005     
United States Policy Toward Iran: Next Steps

January 26, 2005       
The Tsunami Tragedy: How the U.S. is Responding and Providing Relief

2004

December 14, 2004   
China: Human Rights Violations and Coercion in One Child Policy Enforcement

September 21, 2004   
Briefing:  Joint Issue Forum with the House Committee on Armed Services: Enforcing U.S. Policies against Trafficking in Persons: How  is the U.S. Military Doing?

September 21, 2004   
Legislative Presentation of the American Legion

September 15, 2004
Hearing: Advancing U.S. Interests through OSCE

August 26, 2004         
Three Years After 9/11:  Is the Nation Medically Prepared and What Should VA’s Role Be in Homeland Security

August 19, 2004         
Diplomacy in the Age of Terrorism: What is the State Department's Strategy?

July 22, 2004                          
The Evolution of VA-DoD Collaboration in Research and Amputee Car for Veterans of Current and Past Conflicts, as well as Needed Reforms in VA Blind Rehabilitation Services

July 21, 2004             
Briefing: Religious Freedom in the Caucasus

July 20, 2004
Hearing: Advancing Democracy in Albania

June 24, 2004
Hearing: Uzbekistan: Stifled Democracy Human Rights in Decline

 June 23, 2004                         
Protecting the Rights of Those Who Protect Us: Public Sector Compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and Improvements to the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

June 17, 2004                         
Follow-Up Hearing on Efforts to Identify and Eliminate Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement in Programs Administered by the Department of Veteran Affairs

June 16, 2004
Government Actions to Combat Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region

May 18, 2004                         
Implementation of Public Law 107-95, the Homeless  Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001, and the Status of the National Goal to End Chronic Homelessness

May 5, 2004                
Northern Ireland Update: Implementation of the Cory Report and Impact on Good Friday Agreement

March 2004                            
Legislative Presentation of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, AMVETS, American Ex-POW’s, Vietnam Veterans of America and the Military Officers Association of America

March 2004                            
Legislative Presentation of the Air Force Sergeants Association, The Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives and Fleet Reserve Association

March 2004                            
Legislative Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

March 24, 2004          
Employing Veterans of Our Armed Forces

March 16, 2004          
Policing Reforms and Human Rights in Northern Ireland

February 2004           
Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American Veterans

February 26, 2004
The Bulgarian Leadership of the OSCE
 
February 4, 2004       
Hearing on the President’s Proposed FY’05 Budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs

January 28, 2004      
Department of Veterans Affairs Policies Affecting the Millions of Veterans Who Will Need Long-Term Care In the Next Ten Years

September 9, 2003
U.S. Policy Towards the OSCE

September 3, 2003
The Dutch Leadership of the OSCE

August 1, 2003                      
Missing Persons in Southeast Europe

June 17, 2003                         
Second Hearing on the Report of the President’s Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for our Nation’s Veterans

June 10, 2003                         
Second Hearing on Past and Present Efforts to Identify and Eliminate Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Mismanagement in Programs Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs

June 10, 2003
Internally Displaced Persons in the Caucasus Region and Southeastern Anatolia

June 5, 2003
Arming Rouge Regimes: The Role of OSCE Participating States

June 3, 2003                           
Hearing to Receive the Final Report of the President’s Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Veterans

May 15, 2003             
Briefing: Bringing Justice to Southeast Europe

May 8, 2003                           
Hearing on Past and Present Efforts to Identify and Eliminate Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Mismanagement in Programs Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs

April 16, 2003            
Castro’s Brutal Crackdown on Dissidents

April 3, 2003
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003

March 2003                            
Legislative Priorities of The Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives, Fleet Reserve Association and Air Force Sergeants Association

March 2003                            
Legislative Priorities of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

March 2003                            
Legislative Presentation of  the  Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association and the Non Commissioned Officers Association

February 2003           
Business Meeting to Approve the Committee’s Views and Estimates of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2004 Budget

February 2003
Hearing to Receive the 2003 Legislative Priorities of the Disabled American Veterans

February 11, 2003     
Hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for FY 2004

February 5, 2003       
Hearing on the State of Veterans’ Employment

January 29, 2003       
Hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System

January 29, 2003       
Organizational Meeting

2002

December 10, 2002    
Parliamentary Forum on Combating anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region

October 16, 2002       
Review of the Report on the National Cemetery System as Required by Section 613 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act, PL 106-117

September 24, 2002
The Republic of Georgia: Democracy, Human Rights and Security

September 12, 2002   
Hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Veterans Programs

September 2002        
Legislative Priorities of the American Legion

July 16, 2002                          
Hearing on HR 4939, the Veterans Medicare Payment Act of 2002

June 20, 2002
Human Rights in Greece: A Snapshot of the Cradle of Democracy

June 19, 2002
Prospects for Ethnic Harmony in Kosovo

May 22, 2002
Escalating Anti-Semitic Violence in Europe

April 30, 2002            
Hearing on the Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs Recent Recommendations to Revise the System it Uses to Make Resource Allocations to its Health Care Facilities

March 2002                            
Legislative Presentations of American Ex- POW’s, Vietnam Veterans of America, the Retired Officers Association, Nationals Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and AMVETS

March 2002                            
Legislative Presentations of Gold Star Wives, Fleet Reserve Association, Air Force Sergeants Association, and the Retired Enlisted Association

March 2002                            
Legislative Presentations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, Non Commissioned Officers Association, and Military Order of the Purple Heart

March 28, 2002         
Briefing: Escalating Violence and Rights Violations in Central Asia

February 2002           
Legislative Presentations of  the Veterans of Foreign Wars

February 2002           
Legislative Presentations of the Disabled American Veterans

February 13, 2002     
Hearing on the FY 2003 Budget of the Department of Veterans Affairs

2001

December 13, 2001    
Hearing to Receive Testimony on HR 3423, to Amend Title 38, United States Code, to Enact into Law Eligibility of Certain Veterans and their Dependents for Burial in Arlington National Cemetery

December 12, 2001               
Hearing: Human Rights and Democracy in Kyrgyzstan

November 6, 2001     
Hearing to Receive the Report of the VA Claims Processing Task Force

October 15, 2001       
Hearing on the VA’s Ability to Respond to Department of Defense Contingencies and National Emergencies

September 2001         
Legislative Presentation of the American Legion

September 25, 2001              
Moldova: Are the Russian Troops Really Leaving?

September 20, 2001   
Hearing on HR 2716, the Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001 and HR 936 the Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act

September 7, 2001                
Briefing: Domestic Violence in the OSCE Region

March 2001                            
Legislative Presentations of the AMVETS, American EX-POW’s, Vietnam Veterans of America, the Retired Officers Association, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs

March 2001
Legislative Priorities of the Disabled American Veterans

March 2001                            
Hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare Facilities Construction Authorization Bill

March 2001                            
Legislative Priorities of the Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, Non Commissioned Officers Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of America

March 2001                            
House Budget Committee with Regard to the FY 2002 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget

March 2001                            
Legislative Priorities of the Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives, Fleet Reserve Association, Air Force Sergeants Association

March 15, 2001          
Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Promises Kept or Promises Broken?

March 6, 2001            
Hearing on the FY 2002 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget

February 2001           
Legislative Priorities of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

February 2001           
Business Meeting to Organize for the 107^th Congress

2000

September 22, 2000   
 Protecting Human Rights and Securing Peace in Northern Ireland: The Vital Role of Police Reform

September 21, 2000   
Markup: S. 1453, Sudan Peace Act

September 21, 2000
Markup of H.Con.Res.395 (Timor Militia Violence)

September 21, 2000
Markup of H.Res. 398 (Armenian Genocide)

September 21, 2000   
Markup of H.Res. 577 (UNHCR 50^th Anniversary)

September 20, 2000   
United Nations Peacekeeping

September 14, 2000   
H. Res. 398, the United States Training on and Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Resolution

September 13, 2000   
Markup H. Con. Res. 328 (Recognition of the 10th anniversary of free and fair elections in Burma, and need to improve democratic and human rights of people of Burma)

September 7, 2000     
State Department Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2000      

July 20, 2000              
Briefing with Alexandr Nikitin

July 19, 2000              
Religious Liberty: The Legal Framework in Selected OSCE Countries

June 28, 2000             
Markup of H.R. 4528 (International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000)

June 28, 2000              
Markup of H. Con. Res. 348 (Condemnation for the use of Child soldiers)

June 28, 2000             
Markup of H.Con.Res.257 (Emancipation of the Iranian Baha’I community)

June 28, 2000  
Markup of H. Con. Res. 328 (Recognition of the 10th anniversary of free and fair elections in Burma, and need to improve democratic and human rights people of Burma) 

June 27, 2000             
Markup of S. Con. Res. 81 (Calling on PRC to release Rabiya Kadeer)

June 21, 2000             
Torture in the OSCE Region

June 13, 2000
Hearing: Bosnia’s Future under the Dayton Agreement

June 8, 2000
Hearing: Human Rights of the Romani Minority

May 25, 2000
Elections, Democratization and Human Rights in Azerbaijan

May 23, 2000 
The Putin Path, Are Human Rights in Retreat?

April 13, 2000            
Children’s Rights in Cuba

April 4, 2000                         
The Deteriorating Freedom of Media and Speech in OSCE Countries

March 23, 2000                     
Organized Crime and Corruption in the OSCE Region

March 21, 2000
Democratization and the Human Rights in Turkmenistan

March 14, 2000          
Protecting Human Rights Advocates in Northern Ireland

March 9, 2000
 Belarus: Stalled at the Crossroads

March 8, 2000            
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999

March 2, 2000            
Human Rights in China and Tibet

February 28, 2000
Kosovo’s Displaced and Imprisoned

February 17, 2000
The Status of Religious Liberty in Russia Today

February 2, 2000       
Chechen Parliamentarians

Promoting and Protecting Democracy in Montenegro

1999

December 8, 1999      
China, the WTO, and Human Rights

November 3, 1999
The Chechen Crisis and its Implications for Russian Democracy

October 18, 1999
Democratization and Human Rights in Uzbekistan

September 30, 1999   
The Humanitarian Crisis in East Timor

September 24, 1999   
The Patten Commission Report on Policing in Northern Ireland

October 6, 1999         
The First Annual State Department Report on International Religious Freedom

September 14, 1999   
Trafficking of Women and Children in the International Sex Trade

August 4, 1999           
Markup of H.R. 1356 (Freedom From Sexual Trafficking Act of 1999)

June 29, 1999             
United States Policy Toward Victims of Torture

June 28, 1999
The Sex Trade: Trafficking of Women and Children in Europe and the United States

May 6, 1999
Democratization and Human Rights in Kazakhstan

April 27, 1999
Belarus-Back in the U.S.S.R.?

April 6, 1999
Atrocities and the Humanitarian Crisis in Kosovo

March 25, 1999
Markup of H.Res.128 (Condemning the murder of Rosemary Nelson; calling for the protection of defense attorneys in Northern Ireland)

March 25, 1999
The Long Road Home: Struggling for Property Rights in Post-communist Europe

March 23, 1999          
H.R. 1211 Foreign Relations Authorization Bill, FY 2000-2001

March 18, 1999                     
The Road to the OSCE Istanbul Summit and Human Rights in the Republic of Turkey

March 12, 1999
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 2000‑2001: Security of United States Missions Abroad

March 9, 1999            
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 2000‑2001: Refugees and Migration

March 4, 1999            
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 2000‑2001: Public Diplomacy Programs

March 2, 1999            
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 2000‑2001: Department of State Management Initiatives

March 2, 1999
Markup of H.Con.Res. 28(U.S. support for U.N. Human Rights Commission resolution condemning abuses by the People’s Republic of China)

February 26, 1999     
State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998

January 15, 1999                  
Whither Human Rights in Russia?

1998

December 10, 1998
The Milosevic Regime versus Serbian Democracy and Balkan Stability

September 29, 1998
Report on the Mission of the Special Rapporteur to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

September 28, 1998   
Human Rights in Burma

September 17, 1998
Atrocities in Kosovo

July 29, 1998              
Crises in Sudan and Northern Uganda

July 24, 1998
Markup of H.Con.Res. 185 (on the 50^th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

July 24, 1998
Markup of H.R. 4309 (Torture Victims Relief Act)

July 24, 1998              
Human Rights in Indonesia ‑‑ Day 2

July 21, 1998 
Romani Human Rights in Europe

June 26, 1998             
Human Rights in China

June 16, 1998             
Victims of Religious Persecution Around the World

June 10, 1998             
Forced Abortion and Sterilization in China: The View from the Inside

May 7, 1998               
Human Rights in Indonesia- Part 1 of 2

May 5, 1998               
Rwanda: Genocide and the Continuing Cycle of Violence

April 22, 1998
The Need for a New and Acceptable Policy for Northern Ireland

March 31, 1998
The Betrayal of Srebrenica: Why did the Massacre Happen? Will it Happen Again?

March 5, 1998           
The Ongoing Crisis in the Great Lakes

February 25, 1998     
The Peruvian Population Control Program

February 25, 1998
Markup of H.Res. 364 (re. resolution on China at the UN Commission on Human Rights)

February 24, 1998     
Annual Oversight of Refugee Programs, Policies, and Budget

February 12, 1998     
Briefing:  Status of the Russian Religious Law

February 12, 1998     
Markup of H.R. 2678 (The International Child Labor Elimination Act of 1998)

February 3, 1998       
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997

1997

December 5, 1997
Status of Religious Liberty for Minority Faiths in Europe and the OSCE

October 28, 1997       
U.S./China Relations and Human Rights: Is Constructive Engagement Working?

October 22, 1997       
The Impact of Child Labor on Free Trade

October 9, 1997         
Human Rights and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland

September 18, 1997   
Markup of H.R. 2431: Freedom from Religious Persecution Act of 1997

September 9, 1997                
Freedom from Religious Persecution Act of 1997

July 28, 1997
Briefing:  The Meaning of Yeltsin's Veto of Russia's Law on Religion

July 15, 1997             
The Impact of Radio on African Democracy

June 24, 1997             
Human Rights in Northern Ireland

May 22, 1997             
Forced Labor in China

April 16, 1997            
Burmese Refugees in Thailand

April 10, 1997            
Markup of the FY 1998-99 Foreign Relations Authorization Bill

March 18, 1997          
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 1998-99: International Organizations and Conferences

March 13, 1997          
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 1998-99: U.S. Information Agency and National Endowment for Democracy

March 11, 1997          
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 1998-99: Refugees and Migration

March 5, 1997            
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 1998-99: U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

February 26, 1997     
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 1998-99: Department of State Management Initiatives

1996

December 18, 1996    
Was There a Tiananmen Massacre? The Visit of General Chi

December 12, 1996
Political Turmoil in Serbia

December 4, 1996     
Refugees in Eastern Zaire and Rwanda

September 24, 1996   
United Nations: The Office of Secretary General and the Prospects for Reform

July 18, 1996
Property Restitution, Compensation, and Preservation: Competing Claims in Post-Communist Europe

July 15, 1996
Child Labor, Part II

July 9, 1996
International Broadcasting

June 27, 1996             
Human Rights Violations in Castro’s Cuba: The Repression Continues

June 27, 1996             
Foreign Building Operations

June 25, 1996             
International Exchanges

June 18, 1996             
China MFN: Human Rights Consequences

June 11, 1996             
Child Labor

May 8, 1996                
Victims of Torture

April 23, 1996
The Legacy of Chernobyl 

March 26, 1996          
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995

March 19, 1996          
Attempts by Rogue Regimes to Influence U.S. Policy

March 14, 1996                     
 Challenges to Democracy in Albania

March 13, 1996         
Slavery in Mauritania and Sudan

March 6, 1996                        
The Chechen Conflict and Russian Democratic Development

February 27, 1996     
Worldwide Persecution of Jews

February 15, 1996     
Persecution of Christians Worldwide

1995

December 18, 1995    
Trial, Conviction, and Imprisonment of Wei Jingsheng: How Should It Affect U.S. Policy?

December 12, 1995   
Recent Developments in Nigeria

December 6, 1995                 
Mass Graves and Other Atrocities in Bosnia

November 8, 1995     
Human Rights in Vietnam

October 26, 1995       
The United Nations: Management, Finance, and Reform

September 19, 1995
Turkey United States Relations: Potential and Peril

September 8, 1995    
Experiences of Harry Wu As a Political Prisoner in the People's Republic of China 

August 2, 1995           
Beijing Conference on Women

July 27, 1995              
Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indochinese Asylum Seekers

July 25, 1995              
Indochinese Refugees: Comprehensive Plan of Action

July 19, 1995              
Coercive Population Control in China

July 15, 1996              
Child Labor, Part II

July 10, 1995
Russia’s Election: What Does it Mean?

June 28, 1995             
Consideration of Issuance of Subpoenas for Chinese Detainees

June 22, 1995             
Coercive Population Control in China

June 8, 1995                          
The Latest Crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina

May 17, 1995             
Coercive Chinese Population Control

May 9, 1995               
Americans Overseas Interests Act (Part 2)

May 8, 1995               
Americans Overseas Interests Act

May 8, 1995
Markup Section B, Part II, H.R. 1564 (State Dept. Authorization)

May 1, 1995
Hearing on Chechnya

April 6, 1995
 The United Nations, NATO, and the Former Yugoslavia

April 4, 1995
Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina 

April 3, 1995              
Chinese Prison System “Laogai”

March 28, 1995
Human Rights and Democratization in the Republic of Georgia

March 1, 1995            
Foreign Relations Authorization Act: USIA/NED

February 23, 1995     
Foreign Relations Authorization Act: Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

February 22, 1995     
Foreign Relations Authorization Act: Refugees

February 15, 1995     
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Testimony by Representatives of Human Rights Organizations

February 8, 1995       
1996-97 Foreign Relations Authorization: International Organizations, Conferences, and Committees

February 7, 1995       
1996-97 Foreign Relations Authorization: Department of State Management Initiatives

February 2, 1995      
Analysis of the State Department’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1994

January 31, 1995
Russia’s Military Assault on Secessionist Chechnya

January 19, 1995
Developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina