00:00The U.S. is adding new criteria to its annual human rights report,
00:04widening the scope of what it considers as violations.
00:08In a cable sent to U.S. embassies outlining the changes,
00:11Washington says it will now track countries that permit gender-related medical procedures for children
00:17as well as those that use diversity, equity and affirmative action programs.
00:23Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the aim is to tighten the report
00:27and focus on issues the Trump administration considers violations of human rights.
00:33Separately, a State Department spokesman said recent ideologies have created space for abuses
00:39and the administration will not allow practices it considers harmful to go unchecked.
00:45Embassies have been told to report on countries that allow medical or surgical procedures
00:51for minors seeking to change their sex and to monitor what the department calls
00:55preferential treatment based on race, sex or caste.
01:00The shift comes as the Trump administration continues to challenge transgender rights
01:05and rolls back equity programs introduced under previous administrations.
01:10The human rights report had long been a central pillar of Washington's promotion of democratic values.
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