Why was the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission named after him?
It was named in his honor after his death
He was the primary benefactor
He served as the inaugural chairperson
He founded the commission
Answer
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission was named in his honor after his death. Tom Lantos was a Hungarian-born American politician and diplomat who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2008. He was the only member of Congress to have survived both the Nazi Holocaust and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Tom Lantos: From Holocaust Survivor to Political Icon
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