Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very, very strong support of the Ethiopian Democracy and Accountability Act. I am very happy that it has finally been brought to the floor. It is legislation that will limit and condition U.S. Government assistance on the Ethiopian Government provided that the government meets a very modest list of human rights benchmarks and provides financial support to human rights promoters in Ethiopia. Mr. Speaker, the Ethiopian Democracy and Accountability A... Read more

Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education (C.A.R.E.) co-chairs U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) today announced that an accord was signed with the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Autism Caucus to partner in promoting autism awareness, research and legislative ideas. Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives today forcefully condemned the ongoing human rights abuses in Vietnam and approved legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to hold the Vietnamese Government accountable for further human rights abuses. Read more

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me begin by thanking my good friend and colleague, Mr. Faleomavaega, for his leadership on human rights. We have worked together on those issues around the world. We have served on the Human Rights Committee for years, and he has been one of those champions with whom I am just so glad to associate myself. And I want to thank Mr. Lantos, the chairman of our committee, for bringing this bill to ... Read more

The House Foreign Affairs Committee today approved legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to promote human rights reform in Vietnam and hold the Vietnamese Government accountable for further human rights abuses. Read more

On the same day the United Nations voted to create a peacekeeping mission in the Darfur, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation—supported by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—that would bring additional pressure on the Government of Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur by eliminating U.S. investments that benefit the regime in Khartoum. Read more

U.S. Rep Chris Smith (R-NJ) today hailed House passage of a resolution calling on the Japanese Government to acknowledge, apologize and accept historical responsibility for trafficking women to serve as sex slaves for their soldiers in the years prior to and during World War II as “an important victory for ‘comfort women’ and their loved ones in their decades long struggle for justice.” Read more

Earlier this week, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was presented the "Srebrenica 1995" award in recognition of his "efforts to promote truth and justice" in the wake of the atrocities in Bosnia and for his "contribution to the resistance against genocide in the world." Smith was selected for the award by mothers of the victims of the massacre in Srebrenica. More about the award is available here.The following is a statement Smith submitted to the Congressional Record to honor the lives of those los... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was presented the "Srebrenica 1995" award last night in recognition of his "efforts to promote truth and justice" in the wake of the atrocities in Bosnia and for his "contribution to the resistance against genocide in the world." Read more

Citing a 2002 case in New Jersey as an example of the many instances where Russian women have been trafficked to the U.S., Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) today encouraged deputies of the Duma to build on their laws to combat human trafficking by adding more protections for victims during a meeting in the Great Hall of the Moscow Duma. Read more