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The report itself has been accused of political bias, with the Trump administration softening criticism of Israel and El Salvador.

Human rights, such as freedom of expression, are under threat in Germany and other European countries, according to the 2024 Human Rights Report by the US State Department.

The report, which in former years has been seen as a reliable point of reference for global human rights advocacy, has been criticized by human rights groups as containing numerous omissions and mischaracterizations to fit the current US administration's political aims.

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 77 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Let me get this straight:

Silencing nazis (instead of straight jailing them) is an issue with human rights.

But killing tens of thousands of palestinians it's fine.

You understand, America, that your opinion right now is worth shit, right?

[–] v3ritas@infosec.pub 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’d say like half of us do… this administration makes me embarrassed to be an american.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’ve been embarrassed to be American since WW2.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

The moon landing was pretty cool. But it also happened right in the middle of the Vietnam War, so yeah, your point stands.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Silencing nazis (instead of straight jailing them) is an issue with human rights.

I know a few better things you should do instead, but pointing them out is against the rules.

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Let's just say that I wrote "jailing" because it was the worst thing I could write without being banned.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nazis tend to get their feelings hurt when you treat them the same way they treat others

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't really get why. I mean, they seemed so happy putting people in gas chambers and ovens... Can't see why wouldn't they want to be put through the same... And, most important, why should it be a big deal now when it wasn't when they were doing it.

[–] OliebollenXXL@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

They pretend the Gas chamber thing didnt happen.

Good thing is : this is illegal in germany.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 71 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

haah right... the country that cant even provide healthcare to its people, ejects brown children with cancer because 'paperwork', and provided israel all the material they needed to complete an actual genocide...

thats who is claiming some moral point? hilariously hypocritical

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They're also straight up rolling out a genocide of trans people, don't let that slip past them.

slip past them?? im pretty sure trans-genocide is a part of the official republican platform

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] theoretiker@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't really understand the obsession the Epstein files. We all know what's in there, and we all know what's going to happen if they get released, that is: nothing will happen.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The obsession is that for whatever reason this is the one thing that’s got maga people upset. They literally have no response when you ask them about the files. They start stuttering and get red in the face. It’s glorious.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

And also that it’s now obvious it’s the one thing that’s got Trump upset, to the point that he’s consistently doing shit to distract from it, meaning it’s probably the one thing he’s worried about on his road to emperor or whatever

[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So really, we're using the epstein files to distract magaicans from the ongoing construction of the 4th reich/3rd republic/2nd confederacy, of which they are otherwise in favor? I'll be honest with you when I put it out like that i don't think it's going to work.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Germany certainly has plenty of human rights issues. Nazis being oppressed is not one of them.

Nazi lives (don't) matter!!!

And fucking rightly so!

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 9 points 3 weeks ago

Nazi oppression is an issue.

It's not happening enough

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 19 points 3 weeks ago

Remind me...

  • Which country checks tourists' social media for anti-Trump posts on entry?
  • Which country regularly arrests (and in many cases deports) both their own citizens and foreigners without consulting a court?
  • Which country spies on its own citizens to figure out if they may have had an abortion?

But sure, even thinking about doing something about a right-wing party that has been classified as extremist by multiple courts and explicitly lists several human rights violations as their goals... that's a step too far...

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago

Report by the US State Department

So safe to ignore, got it.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Significant human rights issues included restrictions on freedom of expression

Yeah, in Germany, Elon Musk would have been arrested for his "expression".

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

One can dream. But at least he would be fined. Whatever that's worth.

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 10 points 3 weeks ago

America is next level when it comes to hypocrisy.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds to me like America is planning a Special Military Operation.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The only human right issued in germany is the crushing of palestinian anti occupation supporterd that trump love

[–] ahornsirup@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's far from the only issue. Of course all of the things I'd name (systemic racism, horrible prison conditions, gaps in our "universal" healthcare, dismantling of the social state) are also things the current US administration would be in favour of.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

Half of the things you list are things which Germany is one of the best in the world: prison conditions, healthcare, social state. It's not perfect, sometimes is worse than it was 10 years ago, but hardly worth of calling it a "human rights issue" .

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

Can we get rid of the US already jeez

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Pot, meet kettle.

[–] Tuuktuuk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Germany is making AFD's life more difficult –> JD Vance is unhappy –> USA concludes that Germany has human rights issues and the issues are that AFD has become more active and Germany should have prevented that from happening. Okay.

Maybe USA should decide whether it's a problem to let AFD do its stuff or if it is a problem to not let AFzs do its stuff? 🙃

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

takes one to know one?

[–] modernangel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Elect a clown, expect a circus

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

I still remember when people cared about reports from US. Good times.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Bias as in "anti-Nazi" bias?