On October 22nd, 2019 the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing on Human Rights in South Asia, it focused primarily on the issue of Kashmir. You can listen to panel I here and panel II here.
We are very appreciative of the Congresspersons who attended and posed important questions that helped bring the issue of Kashmir to the forefront, However we are somewhat disappointed that no one brought up the fact that Kashmir is a disputed territory and no one challenged India on their nullification of Article 370. Please call them to thank them and share our concerns:
Sample Call Script:
Dear Representative [Insert Last Name],
I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to you for attending yesterday’s hearing on Human Rights in South Asia. You have shown through your presence, as well as your thoughtful and important questions that you stand with persistence and integrity for the cause of human rights. This hearing is a historical marker for the cause of the Kashmiri people. I hope that it is just the first step you have taken in a series of actions that will finally help the Kashmiri region achieve peace. I ask you to please move towards sponsoring a Kashmiri Human rights resolution. I also hope that at the next chance to speak to this issue you will also mention the fact that Kashmir is a disputed territory as well as question India’s decision to nullify Article 370 of their constitution and whether that was a legally sound action or not.
- Abigail Spanberger
- Virginia’s 7th Congressional District
- Democratic
- 1239 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
- (202) 225-2815
- Pramila Jayapal
- Washington’s 7th congressional district
- Democratic
- 1510 Longworth House Office Building, Washington. DC 20515
- Phone: 202-225-3106
- Ted Yoho (Ranking Member)
- Florida’s 3rd congressional district
- Republican
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- Phone: 202-225-5744
- Anthony Brown
- Maryland’s 4th Congressional District
- Democratic
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- Phone: (202) 225-8699
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Pennsylvania’s 1st congressional district
- Republican
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- Phone: (202) 225-4276
- Ilhan Omar
- Minnesota’s 5th congressional district
- Democrat
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- Phone: (202) 225-4755
- David Trone
- Maryland’s 6th congressional district
- Democrat
- Phone: (202) 225-2721
- Longworth House Office Building, Room 1213, Washington, DC 2051
- Tom Malinowski
- New Jersey’s 7th congressional district
- Democratic
- 426 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515
- Phone: (202) 225-5361
- David Cicilline
- Rhode Island’s 1st congressional district
- Democratic
- 2233 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515
- Phone: (202) 225-4911
- Brad Sherman (Chairman)
- California’s 30th congressional district
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- Phone: (202) 225-5911
- Eliot Engel
- New York’s 16th congressional district
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- Phone: (202) 225-2464
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Texas’s 18th congressional district
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- Phone: (202) 225-3816
- Jim Costa
- California’s 16th congressional district
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- Phone: (202) 225-3341
- Ami Bera
- California’s 7th congressional district
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- Phone: (202) 225-5716
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Pennsylvania’s 6th congressional district
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- Phone: (202) 225-4315
- Andy Levin
- Michigan’s 9th congressional district
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- Phone: (202) 225-4961
- Susan Wild
- Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district
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- Phone: (202) 225-6411
- Ted Lieu
- California’s 33rd congressional district
- 403 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515
- Phone: (202) 225-3976