» Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on China

27 January, 2009

Hearing on the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of China by the House of Representatives' Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

This hearing was organized by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress. The members of Congress who were present at the hearing were Rep. James McGovern (co-Chair of the Commission); Rep. Frank Wolf (Co-chair of the Commission); Rep. Donna Edwards; Rep. Keith Ellison; Rep. Joseph Pitts; and Rep. Janice Schakowsky.

Among the panelists were Felice D. Gaer of the Jacob Blaustein  Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights of the American Jewish Committee, Bhuchung K. Tsering of the International Campaign for Tibet; Rebiya Kadeer of the Uyghur American Association; T. Kumar of Amnesty International; Harry Wu of the Laogai Foundation, and Lucie Morillon Director of the Washington Bureau of Reporters Without Borders.