US scales back human rights report; softens criticism of some Trump partner nations
Lucian Nemoiu
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration has scaled back a key US government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some countries that have been strong partners of the Republican president. Among such nations are El Salvador and Israel, which rights groups say have extensive records of abuses. Instead, the widely anticipated 2024 Human Rights Report of the US State Department sounded an alarm on the erosion of freedom of speech in Europe and ramped up
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