Chris Smith

Justice demands it, humanitarianism demands it.

I never think of my Democratic friends as the enemy. We are the loyal opposition, and vice versa.

I really believe and I hope the press takes note. You come here as a friend to Evo Morales.

Due process is not only an important element of a transparent legal system, it is a human right.

The Bolivian Government's failure to follow its own law is unacceptable and he should be released straight away.

I urge the Bolivian Government to either put forward unequivocal evidence of any crime that he has committed or immediately release him to the U.S. and his family.

It is wrong for our Government to give foreign officials and their families the privilege--and it is a privilege, not a right--to visit and study in the United States while those same officials are wrongfully detaining an American abroad.

I think Americans should be concerned just because we are our brothers' and sisters' keeper, and that is what this program is built on.

Justice delayed is justice denied, as I said earlier, and there needs to be a public inquiry and it needs to be done now.

This could lead to a cold case, and by design, it could lead to a cold case.

Doubts based solely on myth and suspicion will linger long, fester and spread their malignant infection throughout the Northern Ireland community.

Mr. Finucane, thank you very much for your extraordinary work over these many years on behalf of your father and that of your entire family.

Justice delayed is justice denied, but my deepest concern is justice delayed in perpetuity is an outrage.

Nothing short of that will be acceptable to people who are seeking justice in the North of Ireland.

I am here for the Finucane family, and I am here in the search of justice.

We are still trying to get the British Government to live up to its commitment.

The British backtracking came despite the recommendation to hold an inquiry...

Our purpose today is to assess progress on the unfulfilled British commitment, a broken commitment...

I recall one of my earliest visits to Beijing, where I was able to visit Beijing Prison No. 1.

Detainees have little recourse.

Over the past several months, the Chinese government has suggested that reforms might soon come to China's brutal reeducation through labor (RTL) system.

It is a nightmare that tens of thousands of Chinese citizens live with every day.

In the appropriations cycle in the last Congress, we actually put some language together and got it passed in the House.

So I do thank all of you for your testimonies. It will be very helpful as we move to markup on the legislation.

That is why I spoke of the myth that somehow child abduction by a parent means 'that child is now in safe hands.'