Africa-Press – Lesotho. The world faces a driven by states’ behaviour leading to an international order, rights group Amnesty International warned on Tuesday.
The NGO painted a grim picture of the global state of human rights in its new annual report, which comes at a that could Secretary General Agnès Callamard warned in the preface.
The document especially singled out the leaders of the United States, Israel and Russia, with Callamard condemning US President Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu as
Such leaders have rejected the multilateral system developed since World War II in favour of a where ” the report into global protection of human rights said.
The organisation denounced Washington’s against Venezuela in January 2026, as well as the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Russia’s ongoing assaults against Ukraine.
Focusing on Israel’s actions in Gaza, the report said:
The report also underlined continued acts of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan.
‘Silence and inaction’
said Callamard, who especially slammed European governments.
Amnesty International also criticised attacks on civil society, naming Nepalese and Tanzanian authorities as
The report also slammed the United Kingdom for proscribing the Palestine Action group and arresting thousands of peaceful protesters against the ban.
the report said.
The NGO did acknowledge citizens who resisted including Gen Z protesters in dozens of countries like Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal and Peru.
