John Sifton: “When U.S. officials speak with Indian officials, they should raise concerns about the FCRA directly.”

I hope one thing that can come out of this hearing is that Members of Congress can press Ambassador Haley on why she made the disastrous, shortsighted and, frankly, childish decision to withdraw from the Human Rights Council yesterday.

There is no doubt. There is no doubt at all. There is worldwide crackdown on civil society underway, and this is but one example.

A lot of this will be made better if you start reforming and if you show progress on human rights and accountability.

I think it's good to pivot here to talk about how the U.S. can voice its displeasure with this situation.