Trump administration accuses Britain Lag behind human rights Over the past year, anti-Semitic violence and “severe restrictions” of freedom of expression.
The annual U.S. State Department assessment analyzes human rights situations globally, highlighting laws that limit speech around abortion clinics and the way government officials “repeatedly intervene in calm speech” online following the 2024 Southport attack.
“The government sometimes takes reliable steps to identify and punish officials who commit human rights violations, but the prosecution and punishment of such abuse are inconsistent,” the report said.
The report cites “safety access zones” around abortion clinics, which “may include prohibitions on impact…even through efforts to pray or silent protest.”
Criticism of free speech, especially regulations related to online hate speech, is also directed at the German and French governments.
A UK government spokesman told the BBC: “Freedom of speech is crucial to global democracy, including the UK, and we are proud to uphold freedom while ensuring the safety of our citizens.”
this documentPreviously seen as the most comprehensive study of such research, it has been rewritten and reduced by the Trump administration, including areas such as government corruption and LGBTQ+ rights.
It criticized U.S. allies such as Israel and El Salvador, while disapproving against perceived enemies such as Brazil and South Africa. In a report with internal dissenting opinions from the State Council, the document was postponed for several months and was published on its contents.
It responds to previous claims from U.S. Vice Chairman JD Vance. In February, he criticized UK legal cases where a former soldier, Adam Smith-Connor, prayed silently outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth in 2022 Convicted of violating the safety zone Around the center.
In the case where the wider attack on him was a transfer from democratic values throughout Europe, Vance claimed that “the fundamental freedoms of religious British people, in particular” were threatened.
Vance said at the Munich Security Conference that the United States’ “very dear British friend” seemed to see the “back slide of conscience’s right”.
Vance is Vacation In the Cotswolds in southwestern England, the region is increasingly popular with the wealthy and celebrities.
During his journey, he had chaired negotiations on Gaza and other international affairs at the official residence of the Kent Foreign Minister. So is Vance Invite the conservative shadow attorney generalRobert Jenrick and Shadow Interior Secretary Chris Philp at a meeting at the house where he lives.
The report also said the government “effectively” enforced the law around freedom of association and workers’ rights.
The UK government has been contacted for comment.
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