Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based order

Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based order

WASHINGTON: 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…

Donald Trump's return to the White House has intensified a 'downward spiral' on human rights, the New York-based advocacy and research group said in its annual report.

The NGO warns that the rules-based order is being crushed under relentless pressure from the US, China and Russia.

Human Rights Watch warns that Trump's actions are pushing the U.S. toward authoritarianism, undermining human rights and democracy.

EDITORIAL. An extensive list of 'egregious violations' of human rights committed in the US, compiled in the international NGO Human Rights Watch's annual report, highlights the…