'Distorted and Inaccurate': South Africa dismantles US Human Rights report allegations

Why the world should wipe its a** with Trump's 'Human Rights' report

Last week, 12 August, the Trump Administration’s State Department released a report, updated from 2024, that assesses the “Human Rights Practices” of nearly 200 countries and territories worldwide. As you may have guessed, South Africa was among those fingered by the US in that report for supposed “human rights violations and concerns”. In the executive summary, the report basically alleged that “the human rights situation in South Africa signif…

'Distorted and Inaccurate': South Africa dismantles US Human Rights report allegations

GOVERNMENT CHALLENGES US FARM CLAIMS

Fri 22 August 2025: The South African government set the record straight on the 2024 United States Human Rights Report, challenging its portrayal of rural and farming communities.  Pretoria argued that the report painted a distorted picture by suggesting racially motivated attacks, when available data shows crime affects all groups. The Department of International Relations […]