Tuesday, October 3rd, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) will be chairing a hearing to investigate the genocide of Christians, Yazidis and other religions minorities at the hands of ISIS. Joining Smith and other members of the Subcommittee will be notable experts on the situation on the ground who will be providing expert witness testimony.
“Some career staff at the State Department and USAID are thwarting the commitment of the President, Vice President and Congress to give aid to Christian and Yazidi survivors of the ISIS genocide,” said Smith. “These religious and ethnic minorities are at risk of soon becoming extinct in Iraq, unless we help them. This hearing will focus on the current crisis and what the Administration can—and should—do now to help ensure these communities survive.”
Who:
Chairman Smith (NJ-04), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; other members of the Committee
Witness:
The Honorable Frank Wolf
Distinguished Senior Fellow
21st Century Wilberforce Initiative
(Former U.S. Representative)
Shireen
Yazidi Survivor of ISIS Enslavement
Mr. Stephen Rasche
Legal Counsel
Director of Internationally Displaced Persons Assistance
Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil
What:
House hearing on Genocide in the Middle East
When:
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 12:00 PM
Where:
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172 (first floor)
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