Benjamin Cardin
U.S. Congress' commission on Moscow metro bombings
March 30, 2010U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) issued the following statement regarding this morning's explosions on...
US Helsinki Commission challenges Moldovan PM on confronting antisemitism
January 22, 2010By Andrew F. Tully Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat has appeared before the Helsinki Commission, a U.S. agency that monitors human rights worldwide, during his first visit to Washington as premier. In his speech on January 21, Filat discussed the...
Moldovan PM Filat speaks in front of the Helsinki Commission in Washington
January 15, 2010Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) will hold a hearing: "Democratic Change and Challenges in Moldova...
Where walls still stand-20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
November 04, 2009Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, leaders of the U.S. Helsinki Commission said Wednesday the U.S. must lead the fight against modern tools of repression and consistently raise human rights concerns. Standing in front of the largest piece...
U.S. Helsinki Commission Condemns Murder of Natalya Estemirova
July 16, 2009Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) and Ranking Republican Members Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Congressman...
Lukashenka Pardons Imprisoned U.S. Lawyer
June 30, 2009By Andrew F. Tully The Belarusian government has announced a presidential pardon for Emmanuel Zeltser, a Russian-born U.S. lawyer imprisoned for nearly a year on espionage charges. President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's press service said the president signed...
American prisoner Emanuel Zeltser released from Belarusian custody
June 30, 2009American citizen Emanuel Zeltser was released from Belarusian custody on June 30. "The United States welcomes this positive step, said Ian Kelly, Department of State spokesman on Tuesday. Consular officials in the Department and Embassy Minsk are...
Cardin, U.S. Delegation Secure Release of U.S. Prisoner in Belarus
June 30, 2009At the urging of U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) and a seven-member Congressional delegation in Minsk today, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka...
Cardin, Hastings Lead Congress's Delegation to Balkans, Baltics
June 22, 2009Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Bosnia-Herzegovina...