"The many years of restricting Tibetans' fundamental rights have led to acts of desperation that have escalated a crisis that shows no sign of abating," says Sophie Richardson, who serves as China director for Human Rights Watch.
Richardson argues that: "The response of governments to the Chinese government's renewed crackdown in Tibet is hardly commensurate to the scope and scale of the crisis. Concerned governments should set aside fears of irking Beijing and press China to respect Tibetans' basic rights."
U.S. free-trade policies have failed America workers, to be sure. But they have failed international human rights even more surely.
The candidates should not be allowed to get through tonight's debate without devoting significant time to a real debate about how bungled trade policies encourage outsourcing and, yes, about how those same bad trade policies undermine the cause of human rights.
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