The U.S. has also previously criticized alleged human rights violations in Afghanistan, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela. While the "human rights reports describe abuses in all these nations, the level of detail has been reduced" under the Trump administration's guidelines, said The Washington Post.

The State Department on Tuesday released its long-awaited reports on international human rights, which significantly scale back the types of abuse outlined from years past. The big picture: The reports,