“I will continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to condemn the discrimination and atrocities that plague LGBT individuals so that soon we can achieve equality in every corner of the world.”
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, made the following statement following the House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of her bill, H.Res. 351, condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya, a bipartisan resolution she authored that calls on Chechen authorities to immediately cease the abduction and violence of men based on their real or perceived sexual orientation; and calls on Russia to uphold its international commitments and protect the human rights of all of its citizens.
Statement by Ros-Lehtinen:
“I am pleased that the Foreign Affairs Committee has once again stood up to defend the freedom and human rights of those living under the shadow of oppression and tyranny in a broad bipartisan manner. By passing my resolution, we send a unified message that this body will continue to raise the alarm about Chechnya and Russia’s declining human rights record and that this unwarranted persecution of gay or perceived to be gay individuals must end now. I will continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to condemn the discrimination and atrocities that plague LGBT individuals so that soon we can achieve equality in every corner of the world.”
Joining Ros-Lehtinen in introducing this resolution were U.S. Reps. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Ed Royce (R-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), and Darrell Issa (R-CA).
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