Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events.
Tuesday, October 1
Subcommittee Hearing: Human Rights Abuses in Egypt
2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman
Invited witnesses include.
His Grace Bishop Angaelos
General Bishop
Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom
Mr. Samuel Tadros
Research Fellow
Center for Religious Freedom
Hudson Institute
Morad Abou-Sabe, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Rutgers University
(Former President of Misr University for Science & Technology)
Chairman Smith on the hearing: “Tragically, the promise and hope of Egypt’s ‘Arab Spring’ have not yet brought about basic human rights to the Egyptian people, such as religious freedom, freedom of expression and association, and due process of law. This hearing will examine human rights violations in Egypt today, and how religious minorities in particular, as well as moderate Muslims, continue to be victimized."
Wednesday, October 2
Markup: H.R. 3212, Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013; and H.R. 1768, Accountability Review Board Reform Act of 2013
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman
Thursday, October 3
Hearing: Al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?
9:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 3 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman
Witness to be named at a later date.
Chairman Royce on the hearing: “We’ve known for some time that the al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab remains a threat in the Horn of Africa. Following the recent brutal attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall, it is critical that the United States and our allies reassess the threat that al-Shabaab poses outside of Somalia and outside the region. This hearing will examine the extent of the al-Shabaab threat to the interests of the United States around the world and those of our allies."
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