Overview

• Draft country chapters are significantly shorter than under the Biden administration and soften descriptions of government abuses
• All references to LGBTQ+ individuals and gender-based violence have been removed in the leaked drafts
• The El Salvador draft asserts there were “no credible reports of significant human rights abuses” in 2024 despite nongovernmental warnings
• The Israel section omits mention of corruption, threats to judicial independence and documented restrictions on Palestinian movement
• The report remains months late and, under new guidance to focus on “core issues” and improve readability, has not yet been transmitted to Congress