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| http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398608 | <span class ="kicker">***House Hearing Set for Weds. Dec 9***</span> Targeting & Neglect of Religious Minorities in ISIS-Controlled Territory Focus of House Hearing Weds. Dec 9 | 2015-12-08 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | NJ | Christopher Smith | S000522 | chrissmith.house.gov | legacy | What some believe amounts to genocide against religious and ethnic groups living in areas of Syria and Iraq now controlled by the Islamic State of al-Sham, also known as ISIS, was the topic of a House hearing of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations chaired by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04). Fulfilling the Humanitarian Imperative: Assisting Victims of ISIS Violence, is the title of the hearing set to be held on Wednesday Dec. 9. Who: Chairman Chris Smith, and other members of the House subcommittees, and witnesses: Gregory H. Stanton, Ph.D., President of Genocide Watch The Most Rev. Bishop Francis Kalabat, Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle in America Mirza Ismail, Founder and Chairman, of Yezidi Human Rights Organization-International Patrick Kelly, Vice President for Public Policy, Knights of Columbus What: Congressional hearing on ISIS victims When: Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Where: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2255 (second floor) | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |