The United States government has announced sweeping changes to the criteria used in compiling its annual State Department report on global human rights practices. The new guidance instructs US embassies and consulates worldwide to identify and document instances where foreign countries' diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies constitute an infringement on human rights. This major policy pivot effectively redefines long established human rights principles, marking an aggressive expansion of the administration's domestic cultural and political agenda into foreign policy. The shift is already drawing sharp condemnation from human rights organizations and campaigners who view the move as a politically driven attempt to erode universal h
