Nov 16, 1999
The human rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people are violated daily.
Tom Lantos
The Public Record
Tom Lantos was a prominent American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 12th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Lantos was known for his strong advocacy on human rights issues and played a significant role in foreign policy matters during his tenure. He was the only Holocaust survivor to have served in Congress, which deeply influenced his commitment to human rights and humanitarian causes. Lantos served in Congress from 1981 until his retirement in 2008, when he chose not to seek re-election due to health issues. His legacy includes efforts to address global human rights abuses and to promote democracy around the world.
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Nov 16, 1999
The OUTFRONT Program will work with similar programs being developed in Amnesty divisions throughout the world.
Nov 8, 1999
These children won't have any future 10, 20, 30 years from now if they are deprived of their education, if their total work experience is farm labor.
Nov 8, 1999
We must provide them with an education and an opportunity to develop their potential.
Nov 8, 1999
Under current Federal law, children working in agriculture receive less protection than children working in other industries because of many outdated and outmoded exceptions included in our laws.
Nov 8, 1999
To really keep children out of the fields, we must change the laws so that it's no longer legal for them to be there.
Nov 8, 1999
As a result of this article which appeared in Seventeen Magazine, young people around our Nation have written to me during passage of legislation to deal with these problems.
Nov 8, 1999
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States, but children are still allowed to work legally at very young ages for unlimited hours before and after school in extremely dangerous and unhealthy conditions.
Nov 8, 1999
the Holocaust must be remembered and it must be studied to prevent the real danger of repeating the experience of that horrendous nightmare.
Nov 8, 1999
Earlier this year, I introduced H.R. 2119, the 'Young American Workers' Bill of Rights Act' which would provide equal standards of protection for children who work in agriculture and children who work in other sectors of our Nation's…
Nov 8, 1999
We have a responsibility for the future of these children, which means their education, and we have a responsibility to protect them from job exploitation.
Nov 8, 1999
Kristallnacht serves as a chilling reminder to what happens when an inflamed mob mentality overtakes a nation.