Rubio’s State Department Makes Awful Change to Human Rights Definition

Alexia Bădoiu

The State Department under Marco Rubio seems to think little of human rights and seeks to change the term’s definition. NPR reports that the department will no longer include criticisms of poor prison conditions, government corruption, or political processes that are restrictive in its reports on international human rights. That means government repression, such as restricting peaceful assembly or preventing free and fair elections, will no longer be documented by the agency. The news outlet

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