By Amy Musgrave
A global human rights report released by the US State Department has been rejected by the South African government, which says it is an inaccurate and deeply flawed account that fails to reflect the reality of the country’s constitutional democracy.
President Donald Trump’s administration has softened criticism of some countries that have been strong partners of the Republican president, such as El Salvador and Israel.
Instead, the 2024 Human Rights Report sounds the alarm about the erosion of freedom of speech in Europe and increased criticism of countries including Brazil and South Africa, which Washington has clashed with over various issues.
According to an executive summary of the report on South Africa, the human rights situation in the country “significantly worsened” with the signing of Expropriation Bill on land into law.
It said this was a “substantially worrying” step towards land expropriation of Afrikaners and further abuses against
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