Dennis De Concini
40th Anniversary of the U.S. Helsinki Commission
May 26, 2016Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, on June 3, 1976, U.S. President Gerald Ford signed into law a bill establishing the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, more commonly known as […]
U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION TO BOSNIA-HERZEG...
Oct 26, 1994The Commission delegation travelled to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo to assess the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina as the third winter of the conflict in that country approached. Specifically, the delegation […]
Disability Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy
Sep 21, 1994With passage of the American Disability Act (ADA) of 1990 the U.S. government established new legal standards to ensure unprecedented equality of opportunity to people with disabilities in this country. […]
Human Rights and Democratization in Romania
Jun 01, 1994Romania’s ongoing journey toward democracy is generally viewed, even by the government of Romania, as slower and more circuitous than that of its neighbors. Romania has certainly had farther to […]
Russia and its Neighbors
May 24, 1994Dennis Deconcini (D-AZ) and other legislators discussed Russia’s relations with its neighboring countries. More specifically, concerning democratic reform, the hearing contrasted the economic criteria of privatization, the rate of inflation, […]
Bosnia’s Second Winter Siege
Feb 08, 1994After two years of genocide and starvation and despite the best efforts of Western Europe and the United States, the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina has not ended. A robust discussion on […]
The Current State and Future Prospects of Democracy ...
Nov 03, 1993As its name suggests, this hearing, which Steny H. Hoyer presided over, dealt with the prospect for the implementation of democratic institutions in the former Soviet Union. In addition, though, […]
THE FATE OF THE PEOPLE OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA –...
Oct 23, 1993President of Intertect Relief and Reconstruction Corp, Frederick Cuny, and former special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, José Maria Mendiluce, gave testimony in front of the U.S. […]
THE FATE OF THE PEOPLE OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA- PART 2
Oct 21, 1993President of Intertect Relief and Reconstruction Corp, Frederick Cuny, and former special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, José Maria Mendiluce, gave testimony in front of the U.S. […]
Ethnic Violence in Trans-Caucasia
Aug 11, 1993Chairman Dennis DeConcini addressed rising ethnic violence in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and emphasized this region as more violent than other post-Soviet states. He referred to the continuing violence in […]
The Yugoslavia Conflict: Potential for Spillover in ...
Jul 21, 1993This hearing reviewed the potential for spillover in the Yugoslav conflict. In particular, the hearing examined the aggression in Bosnia- Herzegovina and the possible effects of this on its own […]
Human Rights Policy Under the New Administration
Jun 10, 1993The purpose of this hearing was to examine the euphoria of the post-Cold War age in regards to the lack of confidence and political drive on how to promote commitments […]