Tomasz P. Malinowski: “The United States must ensure that actual progress is made in moving the ball forward on human rights, civic space, and…”

Demonstrable progress on human rights is critical to the advancement of U.S.-Vietnam relations across the board, including in the security sphere.

The United States, through multiple statements and a visit to Port au Prince by Secretary Kerry, has made clear that electoral intimidation and violence are unacceptable.

for the first time in many, many years, we are facing a serious challenge to universal norms of human rights from two of the world's great powers: Russia and China.

Our commitment to democracy and human rights is unwavering and remains the center of gravity for our strategy in the region.