Standing Up for Human and Civil Rights

Merkley Speaks on Senate Floor in Support of Blocking the Sale of Offensive Weapons to Israel

Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in support of three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block the sale of offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government. Senator Merkley’s statement on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-statement-on-vote-to-block-offensive-arms-sales-to-the-netanyahu-government/

Chairs’ Statement on the Trial of Jimmy Lai and Sentences in the Hong Kong 47 Case

(Washington)—The Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Representative Christoper Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) issued the following statement on the expected trial of Jimmy Lai and the sentencing of pro-democracy advocates commonly known as the “Hong Kong 47” (HK47). “The expected trial of Jimmy Lai and

Wyden, Merkley, Kaine, Markey, Van Hollen and Booker Warn U.N. Cyber Convention Could Justify Spying and Censorship By China, Russia and Other Authoritarian Regimes

U.N. Convention Against Cybercrime Lacks Safeguards Against Abuse; Senators Urge Admin To Seek Better Balance To Protect Journalism and Human Rights Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and five Democratic senators urged the Biden Administration to make clear a United Nations cyber convention should not be used to justify

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