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…”

CPC designation, generally, needs to be overhauled. I have great respect for the current Ambassador, but the fact of the matter is when countries like Vietnam and India are not on the list, it creates huge questions about the criteria that…

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

Unfortunately, if the U.S. is not going to be in Geneva to do that, it'll fall to other countries, and that is a terrible indictment of this administration's commitment to promoting human rights.

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