Global system of human rights in ‘peril’, warns HRW in its annual report | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera
Navigation menu Trending Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released its annual World Report 2026, warning that the global system of human rights is in “peril”, with 72 percent of the world’s population now living under “autocracy”. In the report (PDF) published on Wednesday, the rights body warned that the United States, China and Russia are “led by leaders who share open disdain for norms”, and “wield considerable economic, military, and diplomatic power”. list 1 of 3Collision between Greek coastguard vessel, migrant boat kills at least 14 list 2 of 3Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,441 list 3 of 3Palestinian women recount ‘journey of horror’ at Gaza’s Rafah crossing “Under relentless pressure from US President Donald Trump, and persistently undermined by China and Russia, the rules-based international order is being crushed, threatening to take with it the architecture human rights defenders have come to rely on to advance norms and protect freedoms,” Philippe Bolopion, executive director at HRW, said in a statement.
Published: February 4, 2026 1:24 pm
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