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BumRushDaShow

(157,867 posts)
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 08:45 AM Thursday

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

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US to Scale Back Human Rights Accusations Against 3 Countries: Report (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Thursday OP
The Three Countries JustAnotherGen Thursday #1
Our allies...war criminals and monsters travelingthrulife Thursday #2
Bunch of gangsters and mob bosses. JustAnotherGen Thursday #3
The Dump administrations doesn't even care about human rights in America mdbl Thursday #4
trump's personal list of his Most Favored Nations Bayard Thursday #5
We have the right to remain silent... "Shut up and sit down!" thought crime Thursday #6

JustAnotherGen

(36,238 posts)
1. The Three Countries
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 08:50 AM
Thursday

El Salvador
Israel
Russia


Uncommitted/magapubs are getting the government they allowed/voted for.

JustAnotherGen

(36,238 posts)
3. Bunch of gangsters and mob bosses.
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 09:02 AM
Thursday

And they thumb their noses at the American people and the world

Geto Boys - Verse 4 - Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta

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)
4. The Dump administrations doesn't even care about human rights in America
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 09:12 AM
Thursday

so what's the difference at this point.

Bayard

(26,346 posts)
5. trump's personal list of his Most Favored Nations
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 01:01 PM
Thursday

I think the sane world could soon add the U.S. to the list of countries that ignore human rights.

thought crime

(603 posts)
6. We have the right to remain silent... "Shut up and sit down!"
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 05:21 PM
Thursday

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.

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