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Trump administration calls out human rights records of some nations accepting deported migrants
The U.S. State Department cut roughly two-thirds of content from human rights reports, removing coverage of abuses affecting marginalized groups, critics say this weakens accountability.
- The State Department's human rights report has reduced criticism of allies like Israel and El Salvador while increasing disapproval of Brazil and South Africa, according to the document's analysis.
- Uzra Zeya criticized the report for 'gutting' decades of human rights efforts and implying a U.S. 'free pass' for certain governments, as stated in her comments to the BBC.
- The report significantly omits references to human rights abuses in Israel, including the torture of Palestinian detainees, which were previously mentioned.
- The document continues to highlight severe human rights violations in Russia, including war crimes linked to its invasion of Ukraine and harsh conditions in prisons, referencing the death of Aleksey Navalny.
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Trump administration scales back human rights reports after ...
·Washington, United States
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‘Politically driven’ US government report slams South Africa, Brazil
President Donald Trump's administration has scaled back a key US government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some countries that have been strong partners of the Republican president.
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New York, Aug. 12 (EFE).- Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned that the U.S. State Department’s omission of certain sections in its annual human rights report published on Tuesday “and manipulation” of abuses in certain countries “degrade and politicize the report.” The report omitted several categories of violations that were common in previous editions, including those of women, the LGBTI collective, persons with disabilities, corruption in governm…
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