Chairman Rohrabacher on the hearing: “The attack by members of President Erdogan’s security detail on peaceful protesters earlier this month was offensive and showed a deep disrespect for the United States and the value we cherish. Those responsible should be punished as the law allows and I call on our own authorities to make sure such a situation is never again allowed to occur.”

Witnesses

Ms. Lusik Usoyan
Founder and President
Ezidi Relief Fund
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Mr. Murat Yasa
Local Businessman and Protest Organizer
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Mr. Aram Hamparian
Executive Director
Armenian National Committee of America
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Ms. Ruth Wedgwood
Edward B. Burling Professor of International Law and Diplomacy
School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

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Hearing transcript (PDF)