Tue, 9 January 2007 With the changing of the guard in Washington, there is hope that human rights issues will become more of a priority. Former Irish President and UN Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson says that if Congressman Donald Payne takes the chairmanship of the House Human Rights committee that things should get better in Darfur, for example. Payne, a democrat is slated to replace another NJ Congressman, republican Chris Smith at the helm of the committee.Comments[1] |

With the changing of the guard in Washington, there is hope that human rights issues will become more of a priority. Former Irish President and UN Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson says that if Congressman Donald Payne takes the chairmanship of the House Human Rights committee that things should get better in Darfur, for example. Payne, a democrat is slated to replace another NJ Congressman, republican Chris Smith at the helm of the committee.