Human rights advocate: IOC should monitor Chinese decisions

In light China’s decision to allow the Olympic torch to pass through Tibet, Sharon Hom, the executive director of Human Rights in China, says that the International Olympic Committee has an obligation to oversee the actions of a host country. (0:41)
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Human rights advocate: Bush should speak out against China

Sophie Richardson of Human Rights Watch says that defenders of human rights in certain countries look to the leadership of rights promoting governments and that President Bush undercuts organizations that work to establish human rights in China by saying little in public about Chinese violations. (0:57)
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At a United States Institute of Peace Panel Discussion, Mona Yacoubian Says the U.S. Should Engage Rather Than Isolate Syria in Pursuit of Human Rights

Mona Yacoubian, special adviser at the Muslim World Initiative of USIP, says that an isolationist policy must be greatly increased if it is to yield results, and consequently becomes less attractive. She recommends a policy of engagement as a more effective technique. (0:39)
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Steven Heydemann of the United States Institute of Peace Discusses Events Preceding the Syrian Government's Recent Crackdown Against Opposition Groups

Steven Heydemann, vice president of grants and fellowships at USIP, discusses the factors leading to the Syrian government's recent crackdown against opposition groups and poor human rights record at a panel discussion. He says that perceptions of impunity on the part of the Syrian regime are reinforced by such events as the upcoming Arab League summit in Damascus and that this makes for low "opportunity cost of repression." (0:50)
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that if America does not stand for human rights, then nobody will

At the House Foreign Affairs Committee International Relations Budget Full Committee hearing on the "International Relations Budget for FY2009," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that if America does not stand for freedom and liberty, and the rights of the oppressed, and human rights, then nobody will. (:33)

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Michael Glennon, Tufts University Professor of Law, says that the Bush administration must communicate with Congress at a subcommittee hearing on Iraq

Glennon said that the President must seek Congressional approval before committing to a longterm military presence in Iraq.
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Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) says Bush administration acts in "secrecy" at a subcommittee hearing on Iraq

Rohrabacher said that the Bush administration's refusal to cooperate with Congress over matters pertaining to Iraq are "unacceptable."
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