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The successor to the '''Congressional Human Rights Caucus''', the '''Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission''' is charged with the [[U.S. Congress]]' initiatives for the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] and other relevant human rights agreements, including: | The successor to the '''Congressional Human Rights Caucus''', the '''Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission''' is charged with the [[U.S. Congress]]' initiatives for the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] and other relevant human rights agreements, including: | ||
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* Encouraging Members of Congress to actively engage in human rights matters. | * Encouraging Members of Congress to actively engage in human rights matters. | ||
It was named in honor of the late Rep. [[Tom Lantos]] ([[ | It was named in honor of the late Rep. [[Tom Lantos]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D-]][[California (U.S. state)|California]]), the only [[Holocaust]] survivor in Congress and the first human rights caucus founder. Congressman [[Frank Wolf]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R-]][[Virginia (U.S. state)|Virginia]]) is the Republican co-chair and [[James McGovern]] the Democratic co-chair. |
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The successor to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is charged with the U.S. Congress' initiatives for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant human rights agreements, including:
It was named in honor of the late Rep. Tom Lantos (D-California), the only Holocaust survivor in Congress and the first human rights caucus founder. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Virginia) is the Republican co-chair and James McGovern the Democratic co-chair. |