State Department Rights Report Slams Brazil and South Africa
US President Donald Trump holds up a printed article while accusing South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa of state-sanctioned violence against white farmers in South Africa at the White House in Washington, DC on May 21.
Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe State Department’s annual human rights report called out Brazil and South Africa while scaling back criticism of Israel and El Salvador, shifting its account of other nations’ abuses to align with President Donald Trump’s priorities.
The report, which is meant to serve as a record of other countries’ violations, criticized South Africa for what it said was a “significantly worsened” situation in 2024 and cited steps toward “land expropriation of Afrikaners and further abuses against racial minorities in the country.”