Human Rights Council, said the U.S.response has been "untenable" and that Washington needs to be more willing to discuss aspects of its drone program.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

He also led the Congressional effort to impose sanctions on South Africa over apartheid in the 1980s, fought for human rights in Chile, and championed the needs of refugees around the world.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

The European Commission's annual progress report on Turkish membership said Ankara has made some improvements on handling of human rights but said Turkey needs to speed up reforms to boost its chances of joining the bloc.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15