Chris Smith

If Secretary Kerry fails to speak up in a meaningful manner, he will lose all his moral credibility to speak about human rights in any other countries.

We believe these hearings will have enormous impact in affecting U.S. foreign policy and also send a strong message to countries around the world that U.S. values human rights.

Human rights, by the end of the day, it is about the people's rights.

Failure to do that will send the wrong message to the Chinese leaders that United States and in exchange, the international community is not concerned about the way Chinese Government treats its own citizens.

He should make sure that he sets the right tone about human rights while he is there.

We have never seen any public statements from President Obama and Baroness Ashton or President Obama and, for instance, Francois Hollande...

And saying to Xi Jinping, you need to understand, we, these 134 Nobel laureates across all six disciplines...

I wish I could say that this was the only time I have been disappointed with the White House.

At the end of the day, ultimately, without executive leadership, I do not think that the Chinese will take our concerns about Chinese human rights seriously.

It seems to me that that is precisely what we need to do with respect to the People's Republic of China.

I fear that people like Chen Guangcheng and Geng He and their families will not obtain the relief that they so desperately need.

I think all of us will redouble our efforts. We have never ceased.

These brutal facts have demonstrated that the Chinese people don't have human rights, rule of law, freedom, or democracy.

The U.S. President and the Secretary of the State ought to have the courage to urge the Chinese Government publicly and in unequivocal terms to improve its record on human rights.

My appeal is that the situation for freedom religion, rule of law, and human rights in China has continued to deteriorate.

In my view, such a meeting would send a clear, unequivocal message that the continued targeting of rights lawyers and their families by Chinese authorities would no longer be tolerated by the international community.

I hereby call on the international community to persist in paying continuous attention to attorney Gao Zhisheng, as this is probably the greatest protection it can offer to Gao.

Thank you for, and I hope the press will convey this to the world, including the American public, this retaliation against families and against children.

I can assure you we will follow up on your request and do everything possible to get the administration to be forthcoming.

It is the responsibilities of governments everywhere to uphold the basic rights of liberty, life, and justice.

We will not forget Gao Zhisheng, not now, not ever, and we appeal to you to release him, to ease up, and respect fundamental human rights.

Today we appeal to Beijing, ease up, respect fundamental human rights and the sanctity of human life, and honor your commitments and the rule of law.

It is our job to get to a defendable, transparent a decision as expeditiously as possible.

As long as I am in this post no one in Hungary can be harmed because of their faith, convictions or origin.

I hope you will use the appropriations authority to support civil society groups who are working on the front lines.