Update 11/17/2015 – This story has been updated with an additional quote from Phil Robertson.

The deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division harshly criticized South Korea’s decision to publish government-designated history textbook on Monday.

“South Korea government is entering on to a path of propaganda and censorship that runs contrary to international human rights standards,” Phil Robertson said in an email sent to reporters.

“President Park should urgently drop this narrow-minded, rights-abusing policy immediately.”

The government-designated Korean history text book gathered world’s eyes when one of Korean newspapers’ editorial claimedthat the recent civil movement against government-issued textbooks