Judge Peter Cory – the former Justice of the Canadian Supreme Court charged with reviewing several high-profile murders in Northern Ireland and Ireland, detailed evidence of collusion in the killings before a hearing of the U.S. Helsinki Commission today. Read more

Judge Peter Cory, a former Justice of Canada’s Supreme Court who was appointed by both Great Britain and Ireland to investigate allegations of collusion in a number of high-profile murders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, will testify before the United States Helsinki Commission at a hearing called for and chaired by Commission Chairman Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton). Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and Vice Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations, today delivered a major policy speech in Berlin focusing on what nations of the world can do to combat anti-Semitism. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), Vice Chairman of the House International Relations Committee, is helping to lead the U.S. Delegation’s efforts to pass several human rights resolutions at the 60th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more

Recognizing his extensive leadership on the issue of combating anti-Semitism, Secretary of State Colin Powell has appointed Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) as a member of the United States delegation to an historic conference on anti-Semitism scheduled to be held next month in Berlin. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Vice Chairman of the House International Relations Committee, issued the following statement today in response to the Bush Administration’s decision to introduce, and seek passage of, a resolution at the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission in Geneva that would censure the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for its widespread abuse of basic human rights. Smith authored a resolution that passed the House and urged the U.S. to take such action. Read more

The purpose of today’s hearing is to examine progress made in establishing a human rights-based approach in policing in Northern Ireland and to explore remaining problems that must be addressed in order to secure maximum accountability and public confidence in the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), Vice Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, was unanimously appointed to a special international trafficking post during the winter session of the Organization for Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, held in Vienna, Austria this week. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), Chairman of the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, issued the following statement today on reports that human embryos have been cloned in South Korea: Read more

Following an investigation requested by Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), the Pentagon’s number two official has issued a stern memorandum to top Department of Defense brass that stipulates a clear and unambiguous “zero tolerance” policy to trafficking in persons. Read more