The Human Rights Campaign is one of the most liberal organizations in the country, and their endorsement of Bob Casey just goes to show how far outside the mainstream Bob Casey has become.

We're a democratic country, respectful of human rights, that is threatened by wild people who have no respect for human rights, who blow up buses, who blow up airplanes, who can blow up entire buildings,

The new text substantially advances the discussion and gives a good basis to achieve a stronger human rights council, assuming there is a decision to have members of the council elected by a two-thirds majority.

To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

a gross violation of human rights.

I don't think Beijing is overly concerned. After all, human rights had a much more prominent role in U.S.-China relations in the early 1990s.