The maneuver would allow the administration to continue negotiating a controversial trade agreement with Malaysia and 10 other Pacific nations. Legislation authored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) effectively bars the U.S. from enacting trade deals with countries deemed “Tier 3″ violators of human trafficking standards — the worst of the worst in the State Department’s formal reckoning of governments that facilitate modern-day slavery .... http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Friday, July 10, 2015
Obama To Upgrade Malaysia On Human Rights Despite Mass Graves
The Obama administration will remove Malaysia from its official list of the world’s worst human trafficking offenders, according to Reuters, a move human rights advocates fear will damage U.S. credibility.
The maneuver would allow the administration to continue negotiating a controversial trade agreement with Malaysia and 10 other Pacific nations. Legislation authored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) effectively bars the U.S. from enacting trade deals with countries deemed “Tier 3″ violators of human trafficking standards — the worst of the worst in the State Department’s formal reckoning of governments that facilitate modern-day slavery .... http://www.huffingtonpost.com
The maneuver would allow the administration to continue negotiating a controversial trade agreement with Malaysia and 10 other Pacific nations. Legislation authored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) effectively bars the U.S. from enacting trade deals with countries deemed “Tier 3″ violators of human trafficking standards — the worst of the worst in the State Department’s formal reckoning of governments that facilitate modern-day slavery .... http://www.huffingtonpost.com
