Chinese human rights activist Ting Shen testifies to the US House of Representatives' Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on September 29, 2009 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Chinese human rights activist Ting Shen testifies to the US House of Representatives' Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on September 29, 2009 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: The plaque with Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) name hangs outside her Captiol Hill office October 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. A document from the House of Representatives ethics committee inadvertently placed on a publicly accessible computer network outlined investigations into the activities of Kaptur and 29 other lawmakers. The 22-page document, titled 'Committee on Standards Weekly Summary Report,' was discovered on a file-sharing computer server and also outlined investigations by the Office of Congressional Ethics, a quasi-independent body that initiates investigations and provides recommendations to the ethics committee.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: The longest serving member of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) participates in a news conference with at the U.S. Captiol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Dingell and others talked about the current health care legislation before the House and how they say it will strengthen Medicare. What started as a tribute to his father, who served in Congress until his death in 1955, Dingell has introduced health care legislation in every Congress since 1957.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: The longest serving member of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), participates in a news conference with at the U.S. Captiol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Dingell and others talked about the current health care legislation before the House and how they say it will strengthen Medicare. What started as a tribute to his father, who served in Congress until his death in 1955, Dingell has introduced health care legislation in every Congress since 1957.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: The longest serving member of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) participates in a news conference at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Dingell and others talked about the current health care legislation before the House and how they say it will strengthen Medicare. What started as a tribute to his father, who served in Congress until his death in 1955, Dingell has introduced health care legislation in every Congress since 1957.
  5. Human rights activist Sophie Richardson testifies before the US House of Representatives' Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on September 29, 2009 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  6. Chinese human rights activist Ting Shen testifies to the US House of Representatives' Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on September 29, 2009 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  7. Chinese human rights activist Ting Shen testifies to the US House of Representatives' Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on September 29, 2009 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  8. Chinese human rights activist Wei Jingsheng testifies before the US House of Representatives' Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on September 29, 2009 in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: The Dalai Lama (L) and Annette Lantos (R) are presented in front of a projection of the late U.S. Representative, Tom Lantos during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice hosted the ceremony in honor of the Dalai Lama as the first recipient of the human rights prize.
  10. Annette Lantos, widow of the late California Rep. Tom Lantos , left, talks with the Dalai Lama on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, where he received the first Lantos Human Rights Prize, named for the late California congressman.
  11. The Dalai Lama acknowledges applause after receiving the Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize award in the Capitol in Washington October 6, 2009. The Dalai Lama is the inaugural recipient of the award which he is wearing around his neck. Applauding from left are Senator John McCain, Annette Lantos, widow of former Congressman Tom Lantos, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
  12. The Dalai Lama makes remarks after receiving the Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize during aceremony in the Capitol in Washington October 6, 2009. The Dalai Lama was the inaugural recipient of the award named after former U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos.
  13. The Dalai Lama makes remarks after receiving the Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize award during a ceremony in the Capitol in Washington October 6, 2009. The Dalai Lama was the inaugural recipient of the award named after former U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos.
  14. His Holiness the Dalai Lama looks at his new medal with US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) and Annette Lantos (C), widow of Rep. Tom Lantos during an awards ceremony to honor the Dalai Lama with the Lantos Human Rights Prize on October 6, 2009 at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. China warned on Tuesday that it was 'resolutely opposed' to foreign countries receiving the Dalai Lama as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader began a US visit.
  15. The Dalai Lama listens to remarks during the Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize award ceremony in the Capitol in Washington October 6, 2009. The Dalai Lama was the inaugural recipient of the award. Also seated from left are Senator John McCain, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Annette Lantos, widow of former Congressman Tom Lantos.
  16. His Holiness the Dalai Lama bows during an awards ceremony to honor the Dalai Lama with the Lantos Human Rights Prize on October 6, 2009 at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) and Annette Lantos (R), widow of Rep. Tom Lantos also took part in the ceremony. China warned on Tuesday that it was 'resolutely opposed' to foreign countries receiving the Dalai Lama as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader began a US visit.

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