Criticism helps when it is benign; especially when it is well-meaning and constructive, it helps us to reform.
In general, Democratic and Republican administrations have been opposed to withholding as a way to advance reform.
Certainly, we believe that the best way to advance change is to pay our dues.
The TIP Report should be absolutely accurate and speak truth to power and defend those who have been... appalling.
We have an upgrade which takes them off the sanctions list, which I find to be appalling.
I am deeply concerned that Cuba's tier, their State Department ranking, which had been the worst... only to be manipulat...
We are not aware that that is occurring in Malaysia at all.
In the TIP Report that we have under scrutiny today where China falsely was given a Tier 2 Watch List designation, they ...
foreign policy should not let such nations off the hook on human rights. We need to look very carefully at Vietnam.
I think that if Burma or Myanmar is downgraded to Tier 3 this would send a very clear message to the military that it ne...
A downgrade for Myanmar would send a very clear message to the military that it needs to cooperate with the new NLD gove...