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The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s presidency “enhanced” the rollback of human rights around the world, pushing the world into an era of dictatorship defined by impunity and unchecked corporate power, Amnesty International warned today.

In its annual report on the human rights situation, the group said the direct impact of Trump’s second term was to undermine decades of progress and the courage of authoritarian leaders.

The report said it describes the “free fall” of human rights, saying that inaction on the climate crisis, violent repression of dissent and strong opposition to the rights of immigrants, refugees, women, women, girls and LGBTQ+ people can be traced back to the so-called Trump effect.

Amnesty International warned that Trump continues to tear down the rules-based world order that Washington has established from the destruction of World War II, which will worsen further this year.

U.S. immigration and customs law enforcement officers attacked a house in Chicago and are looking for illegal immigrants. The amnesty points out the atmosphere of scapegoat immigration under Trump. Photo: Getty

Amnesty International UK CEO Sacha Deshmukh described the rapid and intentional targeting international institutions in an effort to make the world safer and more equitable and become a "terror."

"You look forward to the end of this decade and wonder if the basic framework and foundation is not only human rights, but international law will still stand up. You may not have been able to say since 1935," he said.

Amnesty International's report also documented how arbitrary arrests of the masses, forced disappearances and deadly forces have become increasingly widespread in repression tools.

In Bangladesh, "shooting" orders during student protests resulted in hundreds of deaths. The controversial election in Mozambique also triggered a deadly crackdown. Türkiye also imposed a severe ban during demonstrations.

The report also identified global inaction as an area of ​​concern, especially in connection with the devastating civil war in Sudan. One of the warring aspects there was the rapid support force accused of repeated mass sexual violence against women and girls, but international operations remained.

Amnesty said Trump's cuts in foreign aid have made things worse around the world, closing key programs in states such as Yemen and Syria, leaving children and conflict survivors without access to food, shelter or health care.

In January, Palestinians set up tents in the rubble in the Jabbaria refugee camp in Gaza. Amnesty concerns about Israel’s failure to uphold humanitarian law. Photo: APA/REX/Shutterstock

The amnesty also raised Israeli military operations in Gaza, raising concerns about the failure to uphold international humanitarian law.

In Europe, Amnesty said Russia killed Ukrainian civilians in 2024, not the previous year, and continued to target non-military infrastructure. Trump suggested that Ukraine ced its territory to Russia, which critics are seen as part of a peace proposal.

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Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International Secretary General (left), said Trump expressed "contempt" for rights, said Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International director. Photo: AFP

"Trump showed only contempt for universal human rights - inciting global anti-right movements to let corporate allies run Amok," said Amok.

Looking ahead, the report warns that governments risk failures in climate, economic inequality and corporate power.

It cited the collapse of the UN COP29 Climate Conference under the influence of fossil fuel companies, while wealthy countries “bully” low-income countries to receive insufficient climate financing.

Amnesty International warned that Trump's withdrawal from the critical Paris climate agreement threatened to "delay others with him."

Elsewhere, in the context of scapegoat immigration, “billionaires gain wealth as global poverty reduction stagnates”.

This month, people fled the RSF shelter attack in Tavila, North Darfur. Amnesty gives global inaction attention, atrocities against civilians in the Sudanese civil war. Photo: Reuters

In many countries, including Afghanistan and Iran, women, girls and LGBTQ+ people face strong attacks, and LGBTQ+ rights are targeted in Uganda, Georgia and Bulgaria.

“The Trump administration has incited the flames, reduced support for gender equality and removed protections for transgender people and women around the world.”