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Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced legislation that would impose punishing economic and other consequences on Russia if it further invades or undermines Ukrainian sovereignty.
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Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the recent conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi:
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“We strongly and unequivocally condemn the Sudanese military’s violent crackdown against pro-democracy protestors and other human rights violations.
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“I welcome the announcement that President Biden has signed H.R. 6256, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, into law. Since 2017.
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“I welcome the news that a consensus was reached on the proposed Special Measures Agreement regarding the United States and Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security.
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“We strongly and unequivocally condemn the Sudanese military’s violent crackdown against pro-democracy protestors and other human rights violations.
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“This law is the culmination of the bravery of countless survivors and activists that have come forward, at great risks to themselves and their families, to share harrowing accounts of abuse and shine a light on the PRC’s atrocities.
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“I welcome the news that a consensus was reached on the proposed Special Measures Agreement regarding the United States and Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security.
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In the wake of this year’s protests, the members urged the administration to support the Cuban people by suspending U.S. regulations that prevent food, medicine, remittances, and other humanitarian assistance from reaching the Cuban people.
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called on the Biden Administration to sanction four mercenary hacking corporations under the Global Magnitsky Act, for enabling human rights violations by authoritarian regimes.