• U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

• Cardin Calls for End to Violence Against Journalists on World Press Freedom Day

• U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on OSCE with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister

• U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Albania

• Cardin on International Roma Day

• Chairman Cardin’s Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

• U.S. Helsinki Commission to hold Hearing on Hungary

• Chairman Cardin Mourns the Passing of Ambassador Max M. Kampelman

January 2011

• 13	Cardin Outraged by Continued Imprisonment of Nemtsov

• 18	Commission Statement Regarding Unrest in Tunisia

• 20	Commissioners Concerned with Post-Election Repression in Belarus

• 21	Helsinki Commission Leaders Deplore Violence in Albania

• 24	Helsinki Commission Condemns Terrorist Attack on Moscow Airport

• 27	Helsinki Commission Leadership Meets with Kazakhstani Foreign Minister

• 28	Commission Leadership Concerned About Unrest in Egypt

February 2011

• 2	Commission Leadership Condemns Violence, Calls for Egyptian Transition to Democracy to Begin

• 9	Helsinki Commission to Hold a Hearing with Lithuanian Foreign Minister

March 2011

• 11	Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Northern Ireland

• 17	Smith Calls for Truth and Justice in Northern Ireland

• 21	U.S. Helsinki Commission Leadership Urges Polish Government to Pass Property Claims Legislation

• 22	U.S. Helsinki Commissioners Call on Slovakia to Acknowledge and Condemn Past Practice of Targeting Roma for Sterilization

April 2011

• 1	Chairman Smith: “Belarus – ‘Europe’s Last Dictatorship’ – Must Stop Crushing the Human Rights of Its People"

• 7	Chairman Smith Calls for More Efforts to Combat Anti-Semitism

• 15	Chairman Smith’s Bill on Belarus Clears Committee

May 2011

• 2	Chairman Smith Receives Congressional Leader Award

• 3	World Press Freedom Day Underscores How Independent Media Face Reprisals in Growing Number of OSCE Countries

• 5	Helsinki Commissioners Urge Quality and Integrity to Characterize Upcoming Local Elections in Albania

• 6	Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Central Asia and the Arab Spring

• 16	Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on Internet Freedom

• 16	Commissioners Appointed for the 112th Congress

• 18	Chairman Smith Praises Work of Civil Society at Anti-Human Trafficking Conference

• 19	Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Labor Trafficking

• 20	Cardin Moves to Sanction Human-Rights Violators in Russia

• 23	Smith Chairs Hearing on Human Trafficking in a Troubled Economy

• 26	Helsinki Commission Applauds Mladic Arrest

• 27	Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on Local Elections and Political Instability in Albania

• 27	Chairman Smith Discusses on Voice of America the Recent Capture of Ratko Mladic

June 2011

• 9	Helsinki Commission to Hold Public Briefing on Moldova's Frozen Conflict

• 15	Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Demographic Trends in the OSCE Region

• 21	TIME CHANGE AND WITNESS ADDED: Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan

• 23	Co-Chairman Cardin on Russian Elections

• 28	NEW ROOM: Helsinki Commission to Screen Award-Winning Documentary

July 2011

• 6	Helsinki Commission Leadership Sees Goals Realized at Inter-Parliamentary Meeting

• 7	House OK’s Smith Bill on Belarus

• 7	Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Internet Freedom

• 15	Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing Entitled "Minority at Risk: Coptic Christians in Egypt"

• 20	U.S. Helsinki Commission Welcomes Arrest of Hadzic in Serbia

• 21	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on Bosnia

• 26	Chairman Smith Calls Attention to Plight of Coptic Christians in Egypt

• 27	Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on U.S. Policy towards the OSCE

• 28	LIVE HEARING TODAY: The Hearing entitled, “U.S. Policy and the OSCE: Making Good on Commitments” will stream live here

• 28	U.S. Helsinki Commission Calls for De-escalation in Northern Kosovo

• 29	U.S. Helsinki Commission Welcomes Recognition of Romani Victims of Nazi Genocide; Urges Other European Nations to Act

August 2011

• 1	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on U.S.-Russian Cooperation in the Fight against Alcoholism

• 9	U.S. Helsinki Commission Calls on the Russian Federation to Withdraw from Georgia

September 2011

• 16	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold a Briefing on Russia’s Upcoming Elections

October 2011

• 6	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on Mongolia

• 7	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on Tunisia’s Upcoming Elections

• 11	U.S. Helsinki Commission: Conviction of former Prime Minister Tymoshenko a Serious Setback for Ukrainian Democracy

November 2011

• 8	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Belarus

• 10	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Egypt

• 15	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on Human Rights Play on Magnitsky Murder

• 16	Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Reports Chairman Smith's Pledge To Push For ICC Indictment Of Belarusian President Lukashenka

• 28	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold a Hearing on Combating Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region

• 30	U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold a Briefing on Conflicts in the Caucasus

December 2011

• 1	U.S. Helsinki Commission statement on Russian Gov't Harassment of NGO Golos

• 2	Combating Anti-Semitism: Taking Stock of the Situation Today

• 7	Helsinki Commission Leaders Call on Russian Authorities to Respect Democracy Commitments

• 9	Chairman Smith Introduces New Global Online Freedom Act

• 16	Chairman Smith to Hold Press Conference on Belarus

• 16	Chairman Smith Statement on One Year Since Brutal Election Crackdown in Belarus

• 19	U.S. Helsinki Commission Leaders Mourn Passing of Vaclav Havel

• 19	Chairman Smith Calls for Final Passage of Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011

• 20	Chairman Smith’s Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011 Passes, Goes to White House

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