Press Releases
Bipartisan Helsinki Commission Leadership Respond to...
Apr 03, 2025WASHINGTON—Today, the leadership of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Chairman Senator Roger Wicker (MS), Co-Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), and Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen […]
Bipartisan Helsinki Commission Members Express Conce...
Apr 02, 2025WASHINGTON—U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Roger Wicker (MS), Co-Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09), Commissioner Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33), […]
Senator Roger Wicker Appointed Chairman of the U.S. ...
Feb 12, 2025WASHINGTON—The Presiding Officer, on behalf of the Vice President, last week announced the appointment of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., as chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in […]
NEW REPORT—Spotlight on the Shadow War: Inside Russi...
Dec 12, 2024WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Helsinki Commission staff published a new report entitled, “Spotlight on the Shadow War: Inside Russia’s Attacks on NATO Territory.” Since the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, […]
HEARING – The Role of Belarus in Russia’s Crimes
Dec 05, 2024Rayburn House Office Building 2118 Stream live here Under the 30-year dictatorship of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarus has become one of the most isolated and dangerous countries in Europe. Lukashenka […]
Chairman Wilson and Ranking Member Cohen Condemn Rus...
Dec 05, 2024WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement condemning Russia’s malign interference in the Romanian presidential election, the second round of which is scheduled […]
Chairman Wilson Calls for Sanctions Against Georgian...
Dec 04, 2024WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in response to the de-facto Georgian government’s crackdown against Georgian activists, protestors, and members of the opposition: […]
Co-Chair Cardin, Ranking Member Wicker, Senator Corn...
Dec 03, 2024“We strongly condemn the violence unleashed against peaceful protesters,” said the members, adding that “tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons, beatings, and mass arrests have no place on the streets […]
Chairman Wilson and Ranking Member Cohen Express The...
Nov 29, 2024WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement expressing their solidarity with the Georgian people as they continue to […]
HEARING – 1000 Days of Russia’s War on Ukraine
Nov 19, 2024Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2358-A Stream live here On November 19, one thousand days will have passed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s war, rooted in […]
BRIEFING – Moldova’s European Future
Nov 12, 2024Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2255 Stream live: https://youtube.com/live/B76e_GgOb0Q WASHINGTON— On October 20, the Republic of Moldova faced a dual-measure ballot: presidential elections alongside a constitutional referendum to authorize accession […]
U.S. Helsinki Commission Leadership Congratulates Pr...
Nov 04, 2024WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02), Co-Chairman Senator Ben Cardin (MD), Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Ranking Member Senator Roger Wicker (MS) issued the following […]