Blinken swipes at Trump administration in unveiling human rights report
Source: ABC News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repudiated the Trump administration's approach to human rights, with his most direct condemnation of his predecessor yet.
Blinken launched the department's 45th annual human rights report Tuesday -- the gold standard in documenting abuses and atrocities in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world. The report, which covers 2020, found a further deterioration for human rights in many countries, particularly as governments used the coronavirus pandemic to curb their citizens' rights.
The first report under the Biden administration also included changes that eliminated the conservative take of the Trump years, like ending former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's "hierarchy" of rights and re-introducing a section on women's reproductive rights that will be published later this year.
When human rights defenders "come under attack, they often look to the United States to speak up on their behalf. Too often in recent years, these defenders heard only silence from us," Blinken said. "We are back for those brave advocates as well. We will not be silent."
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Blinken. If you say "A. Blinken" three times it turns into "Abe Lincoln".
