So the reality is that one of the main justifications for the upgrade of Malaysia... was the government's effort to introduce amendments to strengthen antitrafficking laws.
Any upgrade at this juncture would thus be a hollow victory of form over substance.
I would urge you and the ranking member to at least send a letter immediately to seek preservation of all such documents...
The Department has included Cuba in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report since 2003.
Sometimes around here, let us face it, when companies and countries realize that they can affect the process to benefit ...
I do not know that we did not pervert the lofty goal by a report that clearly seems to me has been politicized in a way ...
The Trafficking in Persons Report, we all recognize, is a significant tool in our efforts here.
There is certainly a perception out there that politics played a role in some of these determinations.
Did the TIP office recommend that either Malaysia or Cuba stay on Tier 3, as Reuters suggests?
So the upgrade was partially based on actions that have not been implemented, that were not even passed, that were outsi...
I took to heart what Secretary Kerry said when he released the report. He said, we have to be true to the principle that...