Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4th) was blocked from offering two pro-life, pro-child, pro-women amendments to the huge $410 billion FY2009 Omnibus spending bill considered on the House floor today. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith kicked off the first session of the Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking this week for the 111th Congress, outlining past successes and offering a preview to future challenges. Read more

U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) was a guest at the White House today to witness the reauthorization of his Trafficking Victims Protection Act, (TVPA) legislation the Congressman wrote in 2000. Read more

“Today’s report that Arzigul Tursun, a Muslim Uyghur woman from China’s Xinjiang region, has apparently been released from custody is great news for both her family and women throughout China. The decision to spare Arzigul and her child from the tragedy of forced abortion is, we hope, a sign that more women in China will be saved from this grave human rights abuse. “We understand that the local population-control committee chief stated that the abortion would have compromised Arzigul Tursun’s he... Read more

"I appeal to the Chinese Government not to forcibly abort Arzigul, a Uyghur woman now in the custody of China’s population police and awaiting the nightmare of a forced abortion," said Rep. Chris Smith, the House Ranking Member on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. "The Chinese Government is notorious for this barbaric practice, but to forcibly abort a woman while the world watches in full knowledge of what is going on would make a mockery of its claim that the central government d... Read more

“It is essential that we translate the news of the advance of General Nkunda’s rebels and the flight of government forces from Goma into its horrifying human reality. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing in mass panic, some converging on Goma, others trying to follow the government forces southward, others have crossed over into Uganda. Some Gomans are even turning on MONUC [UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo] for not defending them.” “As the UN pulls MONUC back closer in to Goma,... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and former Chairman of the US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) is scheduled to arrive in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Read more

Just one week before the Olympics kick off in Beijing, the House of Representatives approved legislation calling on the Chinese government to immediately “end abuses of human rights of its citizens” in order to ensure that the Olympic games take place “in an atmosphere that honors the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness.” Read more

“Today’s release of the eighth Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) is proof that America’s leadership in combating modern day slavery is making an enormous difference here and around the world and gives hope to those whose lives have been shattered by these horrific crimes,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) the prime sponsor of the Trafficking Victims and Protection Act of 2000, the law which, among other key provisions, mandated an annual report beginning in 2001. Read more

U.S. Rep Chris Smith (R-NJ) who traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this month ahead of the Goma Peace Conference today made the following statement regarding the continued peace talks which convened on January 7th. Read more