Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
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Confidence:
95%
Key Facts
Type
Government Body
Sector
government
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., United States
Founded
1/1/2008
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
TLHRCCongressional Human Rights Caucus
Tags
human rightsbipartisancongressional commissionadvocacyinternational norms
Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
Government Level
Federal
Branch
Legislative
Country (if foreign)
Not applicable
Parent Agency
United States House of Representatives
Jurisdiction
United States House of Representatives
About
A bipartisan commission in the U.S. House of Representatives renamed in 2008 to honor Tom Lantos's human rights legacy, succeeding the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. Its stated mission is to promote, defend, and advocate internationally recognized human rights norms in a nonpartisan manner, both within and outside of Congress, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant human rights instruments.
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Tom Lantos
rebranded_as
The Congressional Human Rights Caucus, which Lantos co-founded, was rebranded as the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission upon his death, extending his institutional legacy.
Since 2008