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Official account for the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. House of Representatives. Co-Chairs Rep. James P. McGovern (D-MA) & Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ).

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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Democratic staff of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is now accepting applications for the Spring 2027 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Internship Program (January-April). Applications are due October 15. For application information, visit: humanrightscommission.house.gov/about/internships.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Please join us for a hearing on "Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: Implications for Human Rights" on Wednesday, September 16, at 2:00 p.m. EST. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Please join us for a hearing on "Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: Implications for Human Rights" on Wednesday, September 16, at 2:00 p.m. EST. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Today:
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara had been released from prison in Cuba following five years of detention, as announced by @SecRubio, and has arrived in Miami. @wassermanschultz.house.gov is his Defending Freedoms Advocate. www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/a...
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Prominent Cuban dissident arrives in US after release | CNN
Prominent Cuban dissident and performance artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara arrived in Miami on Saturday following his release from Cuban detention, according to his supporters and US Secretary of St...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Please join us for a briefing on "Central Asia: Political Prisoners and Ongoing Human Rights Abuses" on Wednesday, July 22, at 11:30 p.m. EST. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Please join us for a hearing on "Human Rights in Venezuela: Status and Opportunity" on Wednesday, July 15, at 12:00 p.m. EST. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Please join us for a virtual briefing on The Enduring Human Rights and Humanitarian Crises in Ethiopia on Wednesday, July 8, at 2:00 p.m. EST. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Due to changes in the House Floor schedule, the hearing “AI in the Military Domain: Implications for Human Rights” has been postponed.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Please join us for a hearing on "Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: Implications for Human Rights" on Wednesday, July 1, at 2:00 p.m. EST. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Please join us for a hearing on "Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: Implications for Human Rights" on Wednesday, July 1, at 2:00 p.m EST. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
PRESS RELEASE: Co-Chairs Call on U.S. Corporations to Reassess UAE Partnerships Amid Sudan Atrocity Concerns. Letters call on Disney, Warner Bros., NBA and NFL to reassessment engagements that may risk enabling or obscuring human rights violations. humanrightscommission.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Co-Chairs Call on U.S. Corporations to Reassess UAE Partnerships Amid Sudan Atrocity Concerns
Washington, D.C.- The Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Congressmen James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), have sent letters to four U.S. corporations in the ente...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Please join us tomorrow, April 16 at 2 PM EST for a hearing on 'The State of Exception in El Salvador: Year Five.' humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It is now 10 years since Ekpar Asat, a Uyghur entrepreneur, was detained by PRC authorities following his participation in a U.S. exchange program. Trial details have never been disclosed, and he is held in solitary confinement. He must be released immediately.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Please join us for a hearing on 'The State of Exception in El Salvador: Year Five' on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (EST) humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
7 years ago today, citizen journalists Osman Arifmemetov, Ruslan Suleymanov, Remzi Bekirov, & Rustem Sheykhaliev were arrested for reporting on human rights violations in occupied Crimea. #Russia must release them immediately & without conditions. #DefendingFreedoms
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Please join us TODAY, March 25 at 2 PM EST for a hearing on Abducted Children and Mechanisms for Accountability in Ukraine. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Please join us tomorrow, March 25 at 2 PM EST for a hearing on Abducted Children and Mechanisms for Accountability in Ukraine. humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed to raise awareness and encourage global action against racism. We must remain committed to ending all forms of racial discrimination and uphold principles of equality affirmed in the UDHR.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
“9 years ago today, Ahmed Mansoor was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for defending human rights. Since his arrest, he has been held in solitary confinement and in poor conditions. #UAE must release him immediately & without conditions. #DefendingFreedoms”
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Please join us for a hearing on 'Ukraine: Abducted Children and Mechanisms for Accountability’ on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (EST) humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The Democratic staff of the TLHRC are now accepting applications for the summer term (May-August) under the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Internship Program (deadline February 28). For application information see: humanrightscommission.house.gov/about/intern...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
CPJ is proud to join the @tlhumanrights.bsky.social's Defending Freedoms Project coalition. We'll work with the Commission and partners to defend press freedom and help secure the release of jailed journalists. Thanks @repmcgovern.bsky.social & Rep. Chris Smith for bipartisan leadership.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Kazakhstan authorities should drop charges against 19 advocates from the Atajurt human rights organization for protesting PRC abuses against Uyghurs & Kazakhs in Xinjiang. Gov't should respect their right to freedom of expression and resist China’s transnational repression.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
12 years ago today, economist and Uyghur rights defender Ilham Tohti was arrested for promoting cultural understanding between Uyghurs & Han Chinese. China must release him immediately & unconditionally. @amo.house.gov is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Today is writer and activist Abduljalil Al-Singace’s 64th birthday. He was sentenced to life in prison for protesting discrimination & repression. Bahrain must release him immediately & without conditions. @khanna.house.gov is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Narges Mohammadi is a writer & Nobel Prize laureate. She was sentenced to 8 years and 2 months in prison for her activism & work covering abuses against prisoners in 2022. She was temporarily released for medical purposes in December 2024 but was rearrested on December 12, 2025.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
11 years ago, Raif Badawi was publicly flogged, enduring 50 lashes for peacefully expressing his views. This punishment amounts to torture under international law. He was conditionally released from prison in 2022.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Today marks Ekpar Asat's 10th birthday in prison. He is a Uyghur entrepreneur and was sentenced to 15 years in solitary confinement. China must grant him communication access & free him immediately without conditions. @coons.senate.gov is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Zhang Shaojie spends his 60th birthday in prison. He was charged with disrupting public order and fraud for practicing his religion. China must release him immediately and without conditions. SenatorTed Budd is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
6 years ago today, Wang Yi, a human rights attorney and Pastor was sentenced to nine years in prison for “inciting to subvert state power”. China must clarify his status & release him immediately. Senator Thom Tillis is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Today, Wang Bingzhang turns 78 in prison. This marks 23 birthdays in detention for his pro-democracy activism. China must release him immediately & without conditions. @schiff.senate.gov is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
11 years ago, Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman was arrested. He is serving a life sentence and has been imprisoned for exercising his right to free assembly. Bahrain must release him immediately and without conditions. #DefendingFreedoms
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Nine years ago, TV producer Mahmoud Hussein was detained. He was held without charges or a trial for more than four years. Mahmoud was temporarily released on February 6, 2021. Egypt must lift all restrictions immediately and without conditions.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
On Saturday, 123 political prisoners in Belarus including Ales Bialiatski & Maria Kolesnikova were released. This is welcome news, but the fight is not over. We must continue pressing for the freedom of all those unjustly detained. @repcohen.bsky.social is their #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Jimmy Lai has been found guilty on bogus national security charges. This decision is a travesty of justice & reflects a serious assault on freedom of the press in Hong Kong. He should be released immediately and without conditions. @raskin.house.gov is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
4 years ago, journalist & prominent dissident Pham Doan Trang was sentenced to 9 years in prison for the charge of spreading "anti-government propaganda." Vietnam must release her immediately & without conditions. @RepRoKhanna is her #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Today is the 66th birthday of Khalil Maatouk, a Syrian human rights lawyer who defended multiple activists before being disappeared. Syria must clarify his status & release him immediately. @SenTedBuddNC is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Mahmoud Hussein, a producer of Al Jazeera, celebrates his 59th birthday today. He was unjustly detained and spent 5 years in prison without formal charges. Mahmoud was temporarily released on February 6, 2021. Egypt must lift all restrictions immediately and without conditions.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Today we celebrate UN Human Rights Day. The UDHR was adopted on this day in 1948, & 77 years later its principles are more relevant than ever. Human rights are the everyday freedoms that enrich our lives and are a common ground that unites us across all identities.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
On this day of commemoration, we honor all the lives taken by genocide and the communities forever changed. Their stories compel us to strengthen early warning and prevention efforts. www.un.org/en/observanc...
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International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime | United Nations
The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide, as defined in the Convention, and to commemorate and honour its…
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Today marks 7 years since the arrest of Wang Yi in China for “inciting subversion of state power.” He founded one of the most prominent unregistered churches in the country. China must clarify his status & release him immediately. @SenThomTillis is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Corruption and poor human rights practices go hand in hand. On International Anti-Corruption Day, we highlight that transparency and accountability are essential to protecting human rights and strengthening democratic institutions.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
37 years ago, Ardeshir Fanaian was born in Semnan prison. He has been held in that same prison for over 5 years on charges related to his #Bahai religious identity. Iran must release him immediately & without conditions. @janschakowsky is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Today is the 59th birthday of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, a dissident blogger conditionally released to house arrest in 2024 following 16 years of imprisonment. Vietnam must lift all restrictions on his release. @lofgren.house.gov is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, we acknowledge the essential work carried out by women who risk their lives to promote and protect human rights in their communities. Their efforts continue to strengthen justice, dignity, and equality for everyone.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we recognize the ongoing impact of violence on women and girls worldwide. Today serves as a reminder of the importance of prevention and ensuring that everyone can live free from harm. www.un.org/en/observanc...
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | United Nations
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women aims to create awareness of the fact that violence against women is a human rights violation that impedes progress in many areas,…
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Today marks 3 years since Fariba Kamalabadi & Mahvash Sabet were sentenced to 10 years in prison for religious activities. Iran must release them immediately & without conditions. @repbonamici.bsky.social & Rep. Schakowsky are their respective #DefendingFreedoms advocates.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
On the 12th anniversary of the Euromaidan protests, we remember the beginning of the “Revolution of Dignity” - demonstrations that defended Ukraine’s relationship with Europe. Patriotic Ukrainians defend that today as in 2013. #Euromaidan.
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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @tlhumanrights.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Today, Alaa Abd El-Fattah turns 44 as a free man, following the presidential pardon he received in September. Yet he is still being denied permission to travel to the UK to see his son. Egypt must lift all restrictions on his release. #DefendingFreedoms
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