This is a tally sheet exercise, with the Thai side trying to figure how many cases and how many officials the U.S. government wants prosecuted in order to give an upgrade, thailand's efforts this year have been a lot of talk, shuffling of assignments at government inter-agency committees, but little substantive action to effectively end trafficking.

Phil Robertson

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If you delve into and a part of the political wars, the - as I would call it, the arguing ad infinitum. It never ends, and very few people I've noticed ever change their mind.

Phil Robertson

political war people

To me, there is no such thing as a trash duck. There are ducks that are a lot better to eat than other ducks. But a duck is just that.

Phil Robertson

trash ducks

There is little doubt that South Korea's move has condemned these two men to torture and likely execution, and for that reason, there should have been a much higher standard of evidence required before sending them back.

Phil Robertson

world

She's done nothing wrong and should be immediately released and allowed to undertake the consultations she planned with the Malaysian government and civil society groups.

Phil Robertson

world

It's ridiculous to say there is any sort of serious national investigation into these crimes. It's laughable, we have total impunity that continues to surround those who are involved in this.

Phil Robertson

world

These are supposed to be the rules of the road and both customers and regulators should insist social media platforms make the rules known and effectively police them, failure to do so opens the door to serious abuses.

Phil Robertson

top-news

Otto should have never been arrested in the first place and Kim is responsible for that decision and everything that subsequently happened.

Phil Robertson

politics

Nhat was in Thailand for one reason only, to apply for asylum and someone obviously didn't want him to - so now the Thai government should launch an immediate investigation to find out what happened to him.

Phil Robertson

world

President Trump should raise human rights concerns with Kim Jong Un, but I would be very surprised if he does, he will not let human rights stand in the way of a deal, that's for sure.

Phil Robertson

world

This group should be allowed to appeal their deportation in a full and fair hearing in a court of law rather than be hustled on to a plane and sent to an uncertain fate back in China.

Phil Robertson

technology

In one fell swoop, President Obama has jettisoned what remained of U.S. leverage to improve human rights in Vietnam - and basically gotten nothing for it.

Phil Robertson

company-news

Let's hope that someone on his team realizes that respect for human rights must be a core U.S. foreign policy value, and not just a reality show line.

Phil Robertson

politics

When a fellow like me looks at the landscape and sees the depravity, the perversion -- redefining marriage and telling us that marriage is not between a man and a woman? Come on Iowa! it is nonsense. It is evil. It's wicked. It's sinful.

Phil Robertson

politics

Ted Cruz loves God, he loves James Madison and he's a strict constitutionalist. You know what Ted Cruz understands, god raises these empires up. It is God who brings them down.

Phil Robertson

politics

Cruz trusts God. Cruz trusts James Madison. That's why I trust Cruz, you know what Iowa, that trumps Trump.

Phil Robertson

politics

The fact that the top policeman investigating these cases fled Thailand because of a lack of protection afforded to him and his family shows just how poor government protection schemes have been.

Phil Robertson

world

The Thai government needs to show its sincerity about prosecuting traffickers by seriously stepping up efforts to protect witnesses who will point fingers at the corrupt officials and Rohingya trafficking gangs.

Phil Robertson

world

A veil of silence has fallen over Sombath's case, international NGOs working in Laos say they are sympathetic but they can't talk about it.

Phil Robertson

world

I think that the government is not doing what it needs to do to make sure that all Burmese citizens are able to vote everywhere they are, these people are largely going to be disenfranchised because the system doesn't encourage their participation.

Phil Robertson

top-news

This release continues Vietnam's cynical practice of releasing high profile dissidents from prison directly into forced exile, with immediate departure from the country being the price of their freedom.

Phil Robertson

world