The South African government on Wednesday dismissed the U.S. State Department’s latest assessment of the country’s human rights conditions as “inaccurate and deeply flawed.” The Trump administration this week released human rights reports for countries worldwide,

South Africa’s government slammed a report published by US President Donald Trump’s administration that said the human-rights situation in the African nation “significantly worsened” last year.

The State Department released a long-delayed human rights report highlighting the Trump administration’s foreign policy priorities, escalating criticism of U.S. allies in Europe for perceived restrictions on freedom of expression while cutting sections on LGBTQ rights and government corruption.

The report reduces criticism of some US allies like Israel, and escalates disapproval of perceived foes such as Brazil.

These are the alarming findings from the United States Government's 2024 report on South Africa's human rights landscape.

The EFF and the South African government have condemned the US State Department's human rights report as hypocritical and flawed, highlighting the double standards in US foreign policy and defending South Africa's human rights record.

South Africa has sharply criticised the United States over its latest human rights situation assessment, dismissing the report as “deeply flawed” and misrepresentative of conditions in the country. ・South Africa has criticized a US human rights assessment as inaccurate and flawed.