Christopher Smith
Helsinki Commission Delegation Convenes Historic Bla...
Jul 14, 2022WASHINGTON—From June 29 – July 9, Helsinki Commission Ranking Member Sen. Roger Wicker (MS) led a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Romania, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Sweden to consult […]
Congressional Delegation Led by Chairman Hastings Ch...
Feb 25, 2020WASHINGTON—Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) last week led a bicameral, bipartisan congressional delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s (OSCE PA) 19th Winter Meeting in Vienna, Austria. At […]
Delegation Led by Co-Chairman Wicker Demonstrates U....
Jul 10, 2019WASHINGTON—From July 4 to July 8, Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (MS) led the largest bipartisan, bicameral U.S. delegation in history to the 2019 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) […]
U.S. Congressional Delegation Defends Human Rights, ...
Feb 27, 2019Led by Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (MS), 12 members of Congress traveled to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Winter Meeting in Vienna in late February to demonstrate the […]
Undermining Human Rights in the Name of Countering T...
Jan 30, 2019By Yena Seo Max Kampelman Fellow Governments of OSCE participating States commit to upholding human rights in all circumstances, including in the fight against violent extremism. However, according to the […]
Helsinki Commission Welcomes Confirmation of New Hum...
Oct 16, 2018WASHINGTON—Following the confirmation by the U.S. Senate of John Cotton Richmond to be Ambassador for Trafficking in Persons and the Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor […]
The Human Dimension is a Parliamentary Priority
Sep 21, 2018Each September, the OSCE focuses considerable attention on its body of commitments in the human dimension, ranging from human rights and fundamental freedoms, to democratic norms and the rule of […]
Condolence Letter from OSCE PA President to Helsinki...
Aug 30, 2018This week, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli offered his condolences to Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (MS) and Co-Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) following the death of Sen. […]
Co-Chairman Smith Urges Release of Journalists Detai...
Aug 09, 2018WASHINGTON—Responding to the August 7 raids on editorial offices of Belarusian media and detentions of over a dozen journalists, Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), released the following statement: […]
Helsinki Commission Leaders Troubled by Continued Im...
Jul 18, 2018WASHINGTON—Following today’s ruling by a Turkish court that U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson will remain jailed pending his next trial date in October, the four senior members of the U.S. Helsinki […]
Russia’s Occupation of Georgia and the Erosion...
Jul 17, 2018August 2018 marks the ten-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia. A decade on, one-fifth of Georgian territory remains under Russian occupation. […]
The Russian Occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
Jul 16, 2018August 2018 marks 10 years of Russian occupation of approximately 20 percent of Georgia’s internationally recognized sovereign territory. The Russian occupation, and the ensuing recognition by Moscow of the “independence” […]