Human Rights Watch warns US heading to ‘authoritarianism’

Human Rights Watch flags US 'authoritarian' drift

Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades. Trump's return to the White House has intensified a "downward spiral" on human rights that was already under pressure from Russia and China, the New York-based advocacy and research group said in its annual report. "The rules-based international order is being …

Human Rights Watch sharply criticizes US in annual report

By Michael K. Lavers, Washington Blade Courtesy of the NLGBTQ Media Association Human Rights Watch Executive Director Philippe Bolopion on Wednesday sharply criticized the Trump-Vance administration over its foreign policy that includes opposition to LGBTQ rights. “The U.S. used to actually be a government that was advancing the rights of LGBT people around the world and making sure that it was finding its way into resolutions, into U.N. documen…

Human Rights Watch says the US has undermined democracy | Morning News Bulletin 5 February 2026

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Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, says Human Rights Watch

By Daphne PsaledakisWASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of his country's democracy, Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday in its annual global report, citing the Republican president's immigration crackdown, threats to voting rights and other policies.

Human Rights Watch warns U.S. heading to 'authoritarianism'

"The rules-based international order is being crushed," HRW said. In the United States, the group said, Mr. Trump has shown "blatant disregard for human rights and egregious violations.”