Jim McGovern actually said...

We must always remember the human dimension behind our policy work. It is for prisoners of conscience that we speak out.

I never thought I would see the day when that would be necessary, but the sad reality is here, and it's our mandate to document these cases.

I can think of nobody better to hear from on the eve of the Beijing Olympics.

When the International Olympic Committee awarded these Games to Beijing in 2015, China already had the worst human rights record of any coun...