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State Department human rights report scaled back, omits details on abuses in politically allied countries

The US State Department on Tuesday released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights ...

South Africa dismisses U.S. human rights report as ‘deeply flawed’

The South African government has dismissed the U.S. State Department’s latest assessment of the country's human rights ...

Human rights lawyer to ‘Post’: UN blacklisting of Hamas won’t move needle much

You don't need a UN report to tell people what happened. If you're in court, you have the evidence," Anne Herzberg, a human ...

US says human rights have ‘worsened’ in UK in past year

The Trump administration has published a report claiming that human rights in the United Kingdom “worsened” over the past ...

Trump administration calls out human rights records of some nations accepting deported migrants

The reports, which cover 2024 before President Donald Trump took office, reflect his administration’s focus on free speech ...

Rubio recasts long-held beliefs with cuts to U.S. human rights reports

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a vocal champion of human rights during his 14 years in the Senate, has overseen the most ...

US report says India acts minimally, Pakistan rarely acts against rights abuses

The U.S. government noted abuses in India and Pakistan in a shortened human rights report released on Tuesday that said India ...

Venezuela human rights hit new low as US puts $50M bounty on Maduro's head: State Department

State Department documents escalating killings, torture and repression in Venezuela following disputed 2024 election as ...