PoliticsHuman Rights Watch slams democracies for 'double standards'
Vietnam, India escaping scrutiny as their international standings grow, group says
A man looks at a wall filled with signatures, at a protest site in the northeastern state of Manipur, India on July 22, 2023. © Reuters
FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer
January 12, 2024 11:31 JST
BANGKOK -- The international rights group Human Rights Watch called out the world's democracies for employing "selective outrage and transactional diplomacy" in responding to abuses, particularly in Asian countries, like India and Vietnam, that have become vital to geopolitical hedging.