Hearing: American Compassion in India: Government Obstacles

Hearing
Date:
Location:
2172 Rayburn

Webcast

Opening Statements

Chairman Royce's opening statement   Chairman Royce on the hearing: "In three weeks, Compassion International – which provides critical tutoring, nutrition and medical services to children in India – could be shut down because of Indian government regulators. It is my hope that by bringing attention to this issue, 145,000 children will not be tragically denied services they desperately need. And then, relations between the two countries will be even stronger."
Witnesses
Mr. Stephen Oakley General Counsel and Vice President of the General Counsel Office Compassion International [full text of statement] [truth in testimony form] Mr. John Sifton Acting Deputy Washington Director Asia Advocacy Director Human Rights Watch [full text of statement] [truth in testimony form] Irfan Nooruddin, Ph.D. Hamad bin Khalifa Professor of Indian Politics Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University [full text of statement] [truth in testimony form] ____________________________

Hearing transcript (PDF)

Subcommittees
Committee on Foreign Affairs (114th Congress)