John Sifton: “It would be a mistake to fear a situation in which established political forces are so weakened that they cease to…”

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

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.

Tell Vietnam to shut these facilities down.

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.