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Co-Chairs - 118th Congress


James P. McGovern
( D ) MA 02
Cochair


Christopher H. Smith
( R ) NJ 04
Cochair

Press Releases

Press Releases
February 23, 2024
Congressmen James P. McGovern and Chris Smith, Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, join those all around the world who are appalled, saddened and angered by the sudden death while in state custody of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and call for full accountability.

December 15, 2023
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairs Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued a joint statement recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 25th anniversary of the UN Declaration on human rights defenders, and the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.

December 14, 2021
Washington, D.C. - Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Congressmen James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) lead a bipartisan group of 27 House lawmakers in a letter asking the Biden administration to make Tibet a priority.

December 14, 2021
Washington, D.C. - Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Congressmen James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) signed a bipartisan letter urging Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to give Special Student Relief eligibility to Belarusian students in the U.S. and extend Temporary Protective Status to Belarusian democracy activists in the U.S.

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