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The US Department of State released the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Secretary of State Antony Blinken painted a grave picture of the deterioration of human rights in multiple countries and regions throughout the world.
The 2020 reports highlight abuses in Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan, among many other countries. The report for China is notably critical of it. In particular, the report labels the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang as “genocide and crimes against humanity.”
In contrast to a “ranking” of human rights outlined by his predecessor Mike Pompeo, Blinken stated in his remarks to the press that “human rights are interdependent, and the deprivation of one right can cause the broader fabric of a society to fray.” During his term, Pompeo organized a “Commission on Unalienable Rights,” which released a report that supported his argument that “some rights are more important than others,” and that, in particular, “religious freedom and property rights were the foremost rights.” Pompeo’s stance on human rights was criticized widely by scholars and activists, who claimed that “having a hierarchy of rights could ultimately lead to efforts to erode the rights of certain groups, like women and LGBTQI people by saying that they simply mattered less.”
In releasing the reports on Tuesday, Blinken asserted:
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The 2020 reports highlight abuses in Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan, among many other countries. The report for China is notably critical of it. In particular, the report labels the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang as “genocide and crimes against humanity.”
In contrast to a “ranking” of human rights outlined by his predecessor Mike Pompeo, Blinken stated in his remarks to the press that “human rights are interdependent, and the deprivation of one right can cause the broader fabric of a society to fray.” During his term, Pompeo organized a “Commission on Unalienable Rights,” which released a report that supported his argument that “some rights are more important than others,” and that, in particular, “religious freedom and property rights were the foremost rights.” Pompeo’s stance on human rights was criticized widely by scholars and activists, who claimed that “having a hierarchy of rights could ultimately lead to efforts to erode the rights of certain groups, like women and LGBTQI people by saying that they simply mattered less.”
In releasing the reports on Tuesday, Blinken asserted:
The Joe Biden administration announced that it will release an addendum to the reports that will include “a broader range of issues” regarding reproductive rights. The Donald Trump administration limited the amount of information that could be released on this topic.
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