How should Western diplomats advance democracy and the rule of law? In closed societies, as the late US diplomat Mark Palmer argued, US ambassadors should be clear voices for human rights and due process. They should monitor attacks on human rights, attend trials of dissidents, and speak out when they see major violations of freedom.
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Nazar Kholodnytsky Ukraine's, chief anti-corruption prosecutor, talks with journalists next to Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office on April 3, 2018.
