US to Scale Back Human Rights Accusations Against 3 Countries: Report
Source: Newsweek
Published Aug 06, 2025 at 11:11 PM EDT
The administration of President Donald Trump is scaling back criticism of certain foreign governments over their human rights records, including their treatment of LGBTQ+ people, in a shift from the traditional U.S. promotion of rights, The Washington Post reported.
The newspaper reviewed leaked draft reports on El Salvador, Israel and Russia being prepared for the State Department's annual report on human rights practices in countries around the world. Newsweek reached out to the State Department for comment Wednesday night.
Why It Matters
The leaked reports for the three countries underscore how the Trump administration is rethinking the U.S. role in global human rights advocacy.
The apparent shift on human rights reflects a pattern of disengagement from international conventions and comes as the administration has already moved to abandon long-held positions and norms in areas like trade, the environment and relations with allies.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/us-human-rights-reports-state-department-scale-back-2110002

JustAnotherGen
(36,238 posts)El Salvador
Israel
Russia
Uncommitted/magapubs are getting the government they allowed/voted for.
travelingthrulife
(2,995 posts)JustAnotherGen
(36,238 posts)And they thumb their noses at the American people and the world
Geto Boys - Verse 4 - Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta
Gettin' voted into the White House
Everything lookin' good to the people of the world
But the Mafia family is my boss
So every now and then I owe a favor gettin' down
Like lettin' a big drug shipment through
And send 'em to the poor community
So we can bust you know who
So voters of the world keep supportin' me
And I promise to take you very far
Other leaders better not upset me
Or I'll send a million troops to die at war
To all you Republicans, that helped me win
I sincerely like to thank you
Cuz now I got the world swingin' from my nuts
And damn it feels good to be a gangsta
mdbl
(7,106 posts)so what's the difference at this point.
Bayard
(26,346 posts)I think the sane world could soon add the U.S. to the list of countries that ignore human rights.
thought crime
(603 posts)Before Trump, we were already on a list of countries with flawed democracies. We should now be moved to the list of countries without democracy, and limited human rights.