US Foreign Policy
Human Rights Watch advocates for a US foreign policy that is consistent with its international human rights obligations. The US government should integrate human rights into its wider foreign policy agenda, engage regularly with independent civil society abroad, and work closely with allied governments to promote and protect human rights where they are most at risk. Influencing US foreign policy, whether directly with other governments or in intergovernmental organizations, is an essential tool to address, highlight, and promote human rights globally.
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AsiaThank you to the committee for their sustained focus on human rights issues on the Korean peninsula. It is a topic that always deserves more attention.
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AsiaOn behalf of 11 non-governmental organizations and coalitions, we are writing to urge you to re-prioritize human rights in the context of future policy and negotiations involving North Korea. In the context of security and weapons counter-proliferation strategies, the freedom, health, and well-being of the 25 million people of North Korea is too often relegated to a distant tertiary status.
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Syria: US Coalition Should Address Civilian Harm
First Public ‘Condolence’ Payment Provides Way Forward
News
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North Korea: US Should Refocus on Rights Concerns
Groups Urge Biden to Incorporate Human Rights into Security Negotiations
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Hearing on Civil and Political Rights in the Republic of Korea: Implications for Human Rights on the Peninsula
Testimony of John Sifton to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
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US State Department Re-Commits to Reporting on Reproductive Rights
Secretary of State Blinken Recognizes Human Rights as Co-Equal and Interdependent
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The Need for a US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region
Joint Letter to the US Secretary of State
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