Trump imposes global ‘authoritarian advance’ and puts human rights in danger, says Human Rights Watch

US President Donald Trump talks to the press as he heads to the Marine One helicopter to travel to Iowa REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The first year of Donald Trump’s new term in the United States represented an “authoritarian advance” in the world, indicates a report released this Wednesday (4) by the international NGO Human Rights Watch. 📱Download the g1 app to see news in real time and for free The conclusion is part of the 2026 world report that analyzes the situation of human rights in more than one hundred countries. In the document, HRW questions whether “human rights will survive the Trump era” and states that the United States president’s mandate stands out for its “flagrant disrespect” and “serious violations” of these rights. In addition to Trump, the report cites Vladimir Putin, from Russia, and Xi Jinping, from China, as rulers who interfere and threaten the world order. According to the NGO, 72% of the world’s population lives under authoritarian regimes. Trump: global danger The report lists Trump’s actions that “endanger” the global human rights system. The following are mentioned: attack on Venezuela and capture of Nicolas Maduro; deportation and sending of immigrants to prisons in El Salvador, with attacks by federal immigration agents, ICE; attack on the judicial independence of the United States; undermine confidence in the electoral process; “erode privacy” and use government power to “intimidate political opponents”; withdraw the US from the United Nations Human Rights Council; “destroy” food assistance programs and health subsidies; removing protections for trans and intersex people, among other actions. “Trump’s foreign policy has shaken the foundations of the international order governed by laws that seek to promote democracy and human rights, even if imperfectly”, concludes the NGO in the report. The document highlights that Trump “emboldened authoritarian leaders and undermined democratic allies.” “While rebuking some Western European elected leaders, he and high-ranking officials expressed admiration for Europe’s nativist far right,” Human Rights Watch cites. How should countries react? The NGO also points out ways to contain the authoritarian wave. According to the analysis, resisting this advance will require a joint strategy from civil society, institutions and governments. “To face this trend, governments that still value human rights, together with social movements, civil society and international institutions, need to form a strategic alliance to contain setbacks”, says HRW executive director, Philippe Bolopion. A possible response, according to the document, would be global opposition to the stance of Trump and the leaders of Russia and China to “preserve the international order governed by laws.” “It is essential that democracies come together in a strategic alliance to preserve the international order based on rules and treaties, whose objective has always been the peaceful resolution of conflicts and collective action to respond to humanity’s challenges, such as climate change”, says César Munõz, director of HRW in Brazil. According to him, Brazil has “an essential role, due to its international weight as an important voice of the Global South and its tradition of defending democratic values ​​and multilateralism”. Brazil: confronting factions and concerns about security In the chapter on Brazil, HRW advocates a reformulation of the country’s public security policies in general, with emphasis on criminal factions and their entry, directly or indirectly, into the State. The NGO suggests that Brazilian authorities conduct “in-depth, intelligence-based investigations” to identify links between criminals and people who are part of public authorities. “Factions co-opt public agents to protect their illicit activities. This infiltration of public power sometimes also involves politicians, especially at the local level. This is a very dangerous face of organized crime, as it can corrupt institutions from within”, says the director of the NGO. The report also highlights that security will be an “important issue” in the election for President of Brazil, in October. The subject leads the topics of greatest concern to Brazilians, according to the most recent opinion polls. According to an Ipsos-Ipec survey this Monday (2), 41% of Brazilians consider crime and violence to be the main concerns in the country

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