Amnesty International annual report says global human rights worsened in 2025 and criticizes leaders in the U.S., Russia and Israel
The Facts
- Amnesty International released its annual report on the state of human rights in the world on Tuesday.
- The report says human rights conditions worsened globally in 2025.
- Amnesty International identified Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu as leading examples of what it called "predatory" leaders or governments.
- Amnesty said these leaders pursued economic and political domination through destruction, repression and large-scale violence.
- Amnesty said the current global trend is undermining multilateralism, international law and the post-World War II rules-based order.
- Agnès Callamard said the world is facing one of the most difficult periods of the current era for human rights.
- Amnesty argued that war is increasingly displacing diplomacy in international affairs.
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What is Amnesty International alleging in this report?
Amnesty says its 2025 global review found a broad deterioration in human rights and describes a "predatory world order" in which powerful actors are attacking international law, multilateral institutions and civil society SAPO,U.S. News & World R…,El Periódico.
Why are Trump, Putin and Netanyahu central to the story?
Amnesty specifically named U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as prominent examples of leaders it says are advancing repression and violence while disregarding international rules EL PAÍS,20minutes,SudOuest.fr.
Why does Amnesty say this matters beyond individual countries?
Amnesty argues the trend is not limited to separate national abuses: it says the erosion of rights is weakening the international system built after World War II and contributing to a world in which coercion and war increasingly replace diplomacy and legal restraint Al Jazeera Online,U.S. News & World R…,El Periódico.
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