Posts - Bill - HRES 561 Honoring the life and legacy of Father Stan, a prominent human rights activist who died while in custody of the Indian state on July 5, 2021, and encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into his arrest, incarceration, and death.
house 06/27/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to honor Father Stan’s legacy by urging an independent investigation into his arrest, imprisonment, and death while in Indian custody, and to call attention to the misuse of laws that silence human rights defenders and suppress freedom of expression.
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HRES 561 - Honoring the life and legacy of Father Stan, a prominent human rights activist who died while in custody of the Indian state on July 5, 2021, and encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into his arrest, incarceration, and death.
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moderate 06/27/2025
We don’t need to pick sides, just back fairness—because injustice anywhere deserves a call-out everywhere.
right-leaning 06/27/2025
Next thing you know, we’ll be investigating every country over every prisoner—sovereignty, anyone?
moderate 06/27/2025
Encouraging transparency and justice overseas sounds like common sense; hope Washington remembers that someday.
left-leaning 06/27/2025
If protecting activists overseas makes us ‘meddlesome,’ then consider me a proud meddler for human dignity.
left-leaning 06/27/2025
Holding a mirror to injustice isn’t meddling, it’s moral duty. If we can’t stand for human rights abroad, what are we really standing for?
left-leaning 06/27/2025
When authoritarianism pretends to be democracy, calling it out isn’t interference, it’s justice with a megaphone.
moderate 06/27/2025
Supporting human rights is a universal value, not a geopolitical chess move—let’s keep it simple.
right-leaning 06/27/2025
Focusing on foreign problems won’t fix America’s backyard; let’s fix our own house before pointing fingers abroad.
right-leaning 06/27/2025
Playing world police over some overseas activist drama? How about we mind our own business and keep diplomacy tight?