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  • Congressman speaks on House floor for his bill H.R. 515Smith: Pass Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011
    Dec 20, 2011  - Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) took to the floor of the House of Representatives Monday to call for support of his “Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011,” expected to be brought to the floor today for a final vote. “I thank the distinguished chairwoman for yielding and join her first in m... More
  • Final Passage of Belarus Democracy Bill
    Dec 20, 2011  - The Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011, a bill to support people struggling for basic rights against Aleksandr Lukashenka—the man often called Europe’s last dictator—was given final approval late this afternoon by the U.S. House of Representatives. “The bill supports targeted sanctions,”... More
  • Smith’s Belarus Human Rights & Democracy Act Expected to Pass Tuesday
    Dec 19, 2011  - Legislation authored by U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) responding to the Belarusan government’s crackdown on human rights that began with the fraudulent December 19, 2010 Belarusan election, is expected to be passed by the House of Representatives Tuesday. Since last year... More
  • Bloomberg Businessweek: House Bill Would Ban Surveillance Gear Sales by American Firms
    Dec 14, 2011  - A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday would stop the sale of surveillance technologies to repressive regimes by American companies. Sponsored by Representative Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, the measure would prohibit the export of hardware and software that ca... More
  • 10 Years After China Admitted to WTO: Basic Human Rights Still Violated
    Dec 13, 2011  - The U.S. China Commission today heard witnesses from the Office of U.S. Trade Representative and other experts who testified before the commission’s hearing “Ten Years in the WTO: Has China Kept Its Promises?” chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04). “As a member of the WTO, China has experienced tremen... More
  • Smith introduces new Global Online Freedom ActInternet Censorship Topic of Hearing
    Dec 8, 2011  - The wave of Internet censorship appearing in repressive regimes around the world and legislation introduced today—the Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA)—were the focus of a hearing held by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House panel that oversees international human rights. At the hea... More
  • One Year After Getting Noble Peace Prize, Liu Xiaobo Not Forgotten, Must Be Freed
    Dec 7, 2011  - Imprisoned Chinese human rights activist and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was remembered by a series of witnesses offering heartfelt testimony before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China this week to mark one year since Liu’s Dec. 10, 2010 award ceremony and to examine China’s... More
  • One Year After Getting Nobel Peace Prize Liu Xiaobo Not Forgotten, Must Be Freed
    Dec 6, 2011  - The fate of Chinese political prisoner and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who was nominated for the Nobel prize by Congressman Chris Smith with the support of other House members, was the focal point of powerful testimony by human rights leaders testifying before the U.S. China Commission... More
  • Cong. Smith Chairs Malaria Hearing
    Dec 5, 2011  - The deadly international killer known as malaria was the target of a congressional hearing held today by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees global health issues. “For the last century, America has been a leader in the fight against malaria,” said... More
  • Combating Anti-Semitism Today
    Dec 2, 2011  - “Our work fighting anti-Semitism is far from done,” said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), at a hearing in Washington today held by the U.S. Commission that oversees human rights in the 56 countries of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Smith, the Chairman of the U.S. Com... More