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"KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS NO SIDESHOW" by Rep. Ed Royce
Nov 18, 2009
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The following oped by Rep. Ed Royce appeared in today's FlashReport.
President Obama could command the stage and energize his listless North Korea policy when he visits Seoul on Thursday. Continuing the Bush Administration negotiating-to-nowhere approach cannot be comforting, especially as North...
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"Pressure Over North Korea" from Radio Free Asia
Nov 18, 2009
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U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is facing new calls to step up pressure on North Korea, ending the isolation of its people.
Citing recent comments from North Korean defectors that Pyongyang particularly fears international radio broadcasts, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce told a closed-door hearing...
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Royce Cheers Release of American Journalists from North Korea
Aug 5, 2009
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Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, made the following comments after two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, held in North Korea since March arrived in the United States:
This is great news, but it's long overdue. These two should ...
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"Sanchez, Royce call on Vietnam to release prisoners" from the Orange County Register
Jul 31, 2009
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By Jessica Terrell for the Orange County Register -- Orange County lawmakers are calling on the Vietnamese government to release over 100 political and religious prisoners. The prisoners are nonviolent and many of them have not received a trial, lawmakers said.
Vietnam traditionally releases select...
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Royce Decries Human Rights Violations in Vietnam at Human Rights Commission Hearing
Jul 23, 2009
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Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) participated with Nguyen Thang of Boat People S.O.S. in a hearing held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission entitled, "Vietnam: An Update on the Status of Human Rights and Religious Freedom." At the hearing, Royce raised concerns over the continued persecution of re...
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"How to Help North Korea's Refugees" from the Wall Street Journal
Jun 15, 2009
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By Paul Wolfowitz for the Wall Street Journal -- North Korea's highest court recently sentenced two American journalists to 12 years hard labor for attempting to report on the plight of North Korean refugees in China. Those refugees are fleeing a humanitarian catastrophe caused by a regime that has ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Royce to Discuss North Korea Policy with Mike Kim, Author of "Escaping North Korea"
May 28, 2009
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Representative Ed Royce will host a discussion on North Korea policy in conjunction with Mike Kim the author of "Escaping North Korea" on Friday, May 29, 7:00 pm at Orange Barnes and Noble Booksellers located at 791 S. Main Street.
Royce and Mr. Kim will discuss the North Korean human rights and ...
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Royce Effort on Vietnamese Human Rights Passes Key Committee
May 20, 2009
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Washington, D.C. -- Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, a bill that authorizes funding for the U.S. Department of State. Importantly, this bill contains an amendment offered by Ed Royce calling on the State Department to relist Vietnam as a "Co...
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BIPARTISAN BILL AIMS TO END REIGN OF TERROR BY LRA IN CENTRAL AFRICA
May 19, 2009
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U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) and U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA), Brad Miller (D-NC) and Ed Royce (R-CA) are introducing legislation today to help end the reign of terror conducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda and neighboring countrie...
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Royce Participates in 15th Annual Vietnam Human Rights Day
May 11, 2009
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Today, Rep. Ed Royce participated in the fifteenth commemoration of Vietnam Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of the House-Senate Joint Resolution signed into law in May of 1994. The commemoration, which took place on Capitol Hill, provides an opportunity for lawmakers to discuss the ongoin...
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