John Sifton: “The issue really boils down to the politicization of the process. It has become politicized, and that has hurt it.”

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.

The U.S. played a huge role in convincing the government to engage with the U.N.

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