The US intends to alleviate the criticism of compliance with human rights in Russia, Israel and El Salvador

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to alleviate criticism about the issue of compliance with human rights in Russia, Israel and El Salvador – wrote “Washington Post” on Wednesday.

Journalists reached a copy of the projects of annual reports regarding compliance with human rights in Russia, Israel and Salvador. Reports prepared for publication – according to the journal – are much shorter compared to those from the time of administration of Joe Biden.

Although all of them still describe cases of human rights violations, it They have been significantly limited in terms of volume and contain significant changes in the language used to describe abuse. For example, the project prepared for Israel has 25 pages, while last year's report had over 100 pages. The project did not include issues regarding the corruption and independence of the judiciary.

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All references to LGBTQ+ and crimes against them were removed from the documents, while descriptions of abuse from the state were softened – we read.

Keifer Buckingham, who dealt with these issues until January in the Department of State, said that It is a “gross neglect” in the case of Russia, where the Supreme Court banned the activities of LGBTQia and called them “extremist”. In 2024 there was also a series of arrests and rave against this background.

In the draft report on El Salvador, which at the call of Trump's administration agreed to prison in prisons deported migrants from the United States, it was found that in 2024 there were no “reliable reports of serious violations of human rights.” The previous report of the State Department for Salvador pointed to “serious problems with human rights” – including murders sanctioned by the government, cases of torture and “harsh and life -threatening conditions in prison”.

A high -ranking representative of the State Department told the journal that the report for 2024 stayed Made in a way that eliminates unnecessary issues and which makes the document more readable. He added that the report focused on basic matters.

According to “Washington Post”, projects show how much the Trump administration changes the role of America in supporting human rights in the world.

American diplomats have been creating reports of the State Department devoted to human rights for almost 50 years. Courts in the USA and abroad regularly refer to their arrangements.

From Washington Natalia Dziurdzińska (PAP)

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