US Edition'Global Human Rights System Is in Peril,' Says HRW
Human Rights Watch reports 72% of the world lives under autocracy, urging a global alliance to defend rights amid US, China, and Russia undermining the rules-based order.
- On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch released its World Report 2026, with Philippe Bolopion saying `The global human rights system is in peril` as the US, China, and Russia show disdain for norms.
- HRW found 72 percent of the world's population now live under 'autocracy' and warned 2025 may be a 'tipping point', urging a new alliance led by the European Union and democracies including Australia and the United Kingdom.
- HRW documented abuses in Gaza and Ukraine, accusing the Israel Defense Forces of genocide and crimes against humanity in Gaza and Russia of indiscriminate bombing and abducting Ukrainian children.
- Following publication, the Israel-Palestine director resigned from HRW after the group blocked a report, and Omar Shakir said he has lost faith in the organisation.
- On women's rights, HRW cited an 18% increase in domestic violence with women making up over 70% of victims and recorded 32 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody deaths in 2025 plus another four in January 2026.
15 Articles
15 Articles
'Global human rights system is in peril,' says HRW
The year 2025 may come to be seen as a “tipping point” when democratic institutions were severely damaged and human rights suffered as a result, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). In its annual report, released on Wednesday, the New York-based non-profit warned that the reelection of US President Donald Trump has emboldened autocratic regimes […]...Keep on reading: 'Global human rights system is in peril,' says HRW
Human rights are in danger. This has been highlighted by the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), Philippe Bolopion, in the introductory essay of the NGO’s latest global report, published on Wednesday. The document, of some 529 pages compiling humanitarian practices in more than 100 countries, calls on democracies to join a new alliance against the “authoritarian wave” that is gaining more and more ground in the world. Such a wave thr…
In its annual report published this Wednesday, February 4, the NGO points to the authoritarianist turn of the US President, who is making the democratic order disappear in the United States as well as in the world.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
