Lantos Welcomes President’s Announcement of Additional Sanctions on Burma
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement about the President’s announcement today of new sanctions on the...
International Trafficking in Persons: Taking Action to Eliminate Modern Day Slavery
Lantos Condemns Bombings in Pakistan Timed to Bhutto’s Arrival
Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, has issued the following statement about the deadly explosions in Karachi timed to the arrival of...
Lantos, Smith and Conyers Legislation to Stem the Scourge of Human Trafficking
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced a bill to step up U.S. diplomatic efforts to combat the scourge of human trafficking...
Opening statement by Chairman Lantos at hearing, International Trafficking in Persons: Taking Action to Eliminate Modern Day Slavery
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, human trafficking, the subject of our hearing today, is the world’s fastest-growing international organized crime.It is also one of the...
Rendition to Torture: The Case of Maher Arar
Crisis in Burma: Can the U.S. Bring about a Peaceful Resolution?
Lantos Announces Tough New Sanctions to Halt Imports of Burmese Gemstones
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, announced today that he will introduce sanctions designed to pressure the military junta currently...
Remarks of Chairman Lantos at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama
Almost a quarter century ago, my wife, Annette, and I were in Nepal where we met the Tibetan community. And it was through their passionate commitment to this incredible man of peace that Annette...