ByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes Staff.
Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the State Department that will impact how the agency conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
The State Department has issued new guidance to embassies, consulates and diplomats involved in compiling its annual report on global human rights abuses with instructions to note countries with state sponsored abortion policies and to report on the estimated number of abortion performed in a country per year, multiple outlets reported.
The new guidance also includes instructions to report any diversity, equity and inclusion laws in the workplace, any policies that support gender transition surgeries for children and any policies that facilitate mass migration into other countries.
