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

I hope one thing that can come out of this hearing is that Members of Congress can press Ambassador Haley on why she made the disastrous, shortsighted and, frankly, childish decision to withdraw from the Human Rights Council yesterday.

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…

the relationship, which has improved as just a basic matter of fact over the last few years, will not continue to improve unless Vietnam's Government undertakes serious reforms to address the human rights problems.

the spotlight really belongs on Vietnam itself to give some kind of sign that it will address these issues and not ignore them.