US to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, Washington Post says
UNITED STATES, AUG 6 – The Trump administration's revised human rights report removes references to LGBTQ+ issues and corruption, significantly shortening coverage of El Salvador, Israel, and Russia, according to leaked drafts.
- The Trump administration is scaling back criticism of certain countries' human rights records, including removing references to LGBTQ+ people and gender-based crimes.
- The draft reports for El Salvador, Israel, and Russia are significantly shorter than those from the Biden administration, softening or removing descriptions of government abuses and corruption.
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Under Trump, U.S. In The Tank For Human Rights Abusers
Leaked drafts of the State Department’s long-delayed annual human rights reports indicate that the Trump administration intends to dramatically scale back U.S. government criticism of certain foreign nations with extensive records of abuse. Via The Washington Post: The draft human rights reports for El Salvador, Israel and Russia, copies of which were reviewed by The Washington Post, are significantly shorter than the ones prepared last year by …
US to ease rights criticism of Israel, El Salvador and Russia
The Trump administration plans to scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia over human rights, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing drafts of the State Department's annual human rights report. The draft reports related to those countries were significantly shorter than the ones prepared by the administration of Democratic former President Joe Biden, who left office in January, following Republican Donald Trump's Novembe…
Donald Trump's administration plans to significantly reduce criticism of a number of states that accuse of human rights abuses, including Russia. This is evidenced by a leak from the draft annual report of the US State Department.


Usually, the report deals with imprisonment of dissidents or extrajudicial killings. This year, sections on countries like El Salvador are likely to be much shorter
Usually, the report deals with imprisonment of dissidents or extrajudicial killings. This time, sections on countries like El Salvador are likely to be much shorter, reports the Washington Post.
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