Strengthening Human Rights Reports: More Facts, Less Politics.
This act aims to ensure that the U.S. government's annual human rights reports worldwide are accurate and free from political influence. This will provide citizens and organizations with reliable information on how governments treat their people, potentially influencing foreign aid and international policy decisions.
Key points
Human rights reports will include more details, such as on coercive medical practices, discrimination in healthcare access, or hindering refugee returns.
Information on freedom of speech, internet access, and media, as well as harassment of families for relatives' actions, will be expanded.
Reports will cover new areas like restrictions on movement, statelessness, privacy violations, government corruption, and discrimination against minority groups.
The act seeks to ensure reports are unbiased and fact-based, aiding in assessing human rights situations globally.
Introduced
Additional Information
Print number: 119_S_2611
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Process start date: 2025-07-31