The report itself has been accused of political bias, with the Trump administration softening criticism of Israel and El Salvador.
Human rights, such as freedom of expression, are under threat in Germany and other European countries, according to the 2024 Human Rights Report by the US State Department.
The report, which in former years has been seen as a reliable point of reference for global human rights advocacy, has been criticized by human rights groups as containing numerous omissions and mischaracterizations to fit the current US administration’s political aims.
That’s far from the only issue. Of course all of the things I’d name (systemic racism, horrible prison conditions, gaps in our “universal” healthcare, dismantling of the social state) are also things the current US administration would be in favour of.
Half of the things you list are things which Germany is one of the best in the world: prison conditions, healthcare, social state. It’s not perfect, sometimes is worse than it was 10 years ago, but hardly worth of calling it a “human rights issue” .