You have found the Achilles hill of the Putin regime. They rape, torture and kill with impunity and keep their ill-gotten gains in the West.

we are going to do something about this.

The Act has significantly advanced accountability for human rights violations around the world.

There has been a significant slowdown in the use of Global Magnitsky sanctions in recent years.

Nowhere has this been more on display than what has occurred in Hong Kong in recent years as the passage of the National Security Law and entry into force of Article 23 destroyed what remains of Hong Kong's democracy.

Freedom House is pleased to support the Human Rights Defenders Protection Act, led by Chairman Cardin.

The use of defamation laws, foreign agent registration laws, and anti-NGO laws to silence free speech is nothing new.

Please ensure that they safeguard civil society and philanthropy, both internationally and at home.

I thank Chairman Cardin and Ranking Member Risch for inviting me to testify at today's hearing.

Which Russia is trying to make sure does not happen.

I think it is absolutely essential that we be very clear that Maduro was not elected as president of Venezuela.