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Trump Refuses to Participate in UN Review of the US’s Human Rights Record
28 Aug 2025 21:39 GMT
… , including the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which he … position is “threatening global human rights accountability and international dialogue,” … mandated publication.
Amanda Klasing, Amnesty International USA’s national director of government …
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LGBTQ Rights Vanish from State Department’s 2024 Human Rights Report
15 Aug 2025 12:47 GMT
… in asylum and human rights cases. Amanda Klasing of Amnesty International USA warned that “ … public an accurate picture of human rights conditions worldwide, undermining advocacy … U.S. credibility in defending human rights.
Local, independent journalism needs …
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‘Deliberate erasure’: State Department removes anti-LGBTQ+ abuses from annual human rights report
15 Aug 2025 03:01 GMT
… the status of internationally recognised human rights and worker rights in … which eliminates references to human rights abuses experienced by members … attacks on human rights in certain countries around the globe.— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) …
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The Incredible Disappearing Human Rights Reports
14 Aug 2025 18:47 GMT
… report, for example, chronicled human rights violations, including arbitrary detentions … human rights abuses in certain countries,” said Amanda Klasing, Amnesty International USA … punish officials who committed human rights abuses, including inflammatory …
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U.S no longer single out things like rigged elections as human rights violations
13 Aug 2025 22:20 GMT
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“Massive shrinking” surprises advocates
Human rights advocates had braced for change … government relations and advocacy at Amnesty International USA, said the changes mean … “the unvarnished truth” about human rights situations abroad.
Political gatekeeper
The …
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State Department releases first human rights report after reshuffling
13 Aug 2025 20:34 GMT
… and punish officials who committed human rights abuses, including inflammatory racial … former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Human rights-focused nongovernmental organizations were … like this,” Amanda Klasing, Amnesty International USA’s national director of …
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State department's human rights report prioritizes political goals over truth, group says
13 Aug 2025 09:11 GMT
… allies alike.
Amanda Klasing, Amnesty International USA’s national director of … adherence to internationally recognized human rights.
“The Human Rights Report has been restructured … treatment or punishment.”
Regarding human rights abuses by Israeli security …
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Trump administration softens criticism of Israel in overhauled human rights report
13 Aug 2025 03:34 GMT
… Department’s annual report on human rights worldwide, dramatically reducing any claims … , the State Department found the human rights situation declined, after the 2023 … by South Africa’s government.
Amnesty International USA’s Amanda Klasing said the …
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US State Dept Releases 'Shameful' Human Rights Report Revamped to Shield Allies, Including Israel
13 Aug 2025 03:20 GMT
… CNN reported. Still, Amanda Klasing, Amnesty International USA's national director of … consistent and truthful accounting of human rights violations around the world—softening … Failing to adequately report on human rights violations further damages the …
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Rubio recasts some of his long-held beliefs with cuts to U.S. human rights reports
12 Aug 2025 23:24 GMT
… of human rights violations,” said Amanda Klasing, director of advocacy at Amnesty International USA.
The … scale-back of the 2024 human rights reports comes …