John Sifton: “I think it wouldn't be correct to assume that the U.S. Government doesn't raise human rights issues outside of this…”

I would submit that membership in an entity who purports to espouse particular values as it relates to basic human rights and yet allows actors who are some of the most egregious violators of those values the positions and authority that…

More than 9 years after the conflict, the people of Sri Lanka are still struggling to rebuild their country's democratic institutions but also obtain justice for the crimes that were committed during the conflict.

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

There is no doubt that the Human Rights Council in Geneva is deeply flawed.