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Amnesty International paints a grim picture for human rights
Amnesty said powerful states fueled a rise in abuses and impunity, while 144 countries saw attacks on civil society and international law.
- Amnesty International released its annual report Monday evening, warning the world faces a "perilous new era" driven by powerful states and corporations assaulting international law and human rights.
- The "Amnesty Report 2025" denounces political leaders like President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Netanyahu for carrying out conquests through violence, undermining the global order built over the past 80 years.
- Assessing human rights in 144 countries, Amnesty details how double standards and selective compliance with international law have weakened the multilateral system, enabling impunity for powerful actors.
- Amnesty International Canada warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is backsliding on Indigenous rights, with new legislation threatening self-determination while prioritizing resource development and budget cuts.
- Despite the grim assessment, widespread civil society resistance offers hope, as Amnesty urges states and global bodies to reject appeasement and collectively rebuild the rules-based order around human rights.
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In connection with the NGO's annual report, Amnesty International's secretary general calls European leaders cowards because they dare not oppose the world's new 'predators.' Politiken has asked her Danish counterpart how we should understand this.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Russia is leading the trend of global human rights erosion, with "first-time brutality" flourishing in the world, and 2025 being the year of predators and hooligans," Amnesty International writes in the annual report.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Total News Sources81
Leaning Left18Leaning Right5Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources lean Left
58% Left
L 58%
C 26%
R 16%
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