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Paul Massaro Appointed Helsinki Commission Staff Dir...

Apr 22, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, Chairman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following statement: “I am very grateful to appoint Paul Massaro as Staff Director of the Helsinki Commission. He has worked closely […]

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Helsinki Commission Leadership Welcomes Finland to NATO

Apr 04, 2023

Following the formal entry of Finland as the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on April 4, Helsinki Commission Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-2), Co-Chairman Senator Ben […]

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Helsinki Commissioners Release Statement Acknowledgi...

Dec 09, 2022

WASHINGTON—Ahead of Human Rights Day on December 10, Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Ben Cardin (MD), Co-Chairman Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09), Senate Ranking Member Sen. Roger Wicker (MS), and House Ranking […]

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Helsinki Commission Statement on the Release of Brit...

Dec 08, 2022

Following the release of Brittney Griner from Russian detention, the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Cochairman and OSCE PA’s Special Representative for Political Prisoners Rep. Steve Cohen […]

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Congressmen Cohen and Wilson Introduce Resolution Re...

Oct 28, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, and the Commission’s Ranking Member, Congressman Joe Wilson […]

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Tribute to Robert Hand for Forty Years of Service at...

Oct 27, 2022

Recognizing Robert “Bob” A. Hand for 40 years of service to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Whereas Robert (Bob) Hand has given 40 years of faithful service […]

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Wicker Stands in Solidarity With Russian Dissident

Jul 29, 2022

  WASHINGTON – Mr. President, I rise this afternoon to make sure that the plight of Russian leader Vladimir Kara-Murza is not forgotten. That the outrageous imprisonment of Vladimir Kara-Murza […]

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Arrest and Detention of Vladimir Kara-Murza

May 16, 2022

Mr. President, one month ago, Russian authorities arrested Vladimir Kara-Murza, a tireless advocate for a democratic Russia and longtime Putin critic, on the street near his apartment in Moscow. While […]

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Chairman Cardin Emphasizes the Importance of the Glo...

Mar 24, 2022

Madam President, reserving the right to object to the request from the Senator from Idaho, it is my understanding that the Senator’s modification would not include provisions that were included […]

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Co-Chairman Cohen Discusses European Unity Against R...

Mar 03, 2022

Mr. Speaker, last week, I led a bipartisan group to visit Lithuania and the OSCE meeting in Vienna, Austria. In Lithuania, we met with the leaders and assured them of […]

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‘Long Live President Volodymyr Zelensky’

Mar 02, 2022

Mr. Speaker, on Friday, I was grateful, as the ranking member of the U.S. delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, to address the Parliamentary Assembly in […]

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Türkiye Post Election: What’s Next?

Türkiye is a rising power that has been instrumental in the many geopolitical, security and economic developments in the world. From its role as a mediator in the Russian war […]

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