The return of Donald Trump To the White House Azuza the living fires on one side of the Atlantic. The actions of the Republican government against asylum, racial and gender justice, US institutions and multilateral entities defenders of human rights threaten the integrity of these rights and encourage their erosion in other regions of the world. He Increased authoritarianism globally is one of the phenomena that drowns human rights, according to the Annual Report ‘The Human Rights Situation’ prepared by Amnesty International.
“This evil is much deeper than the actions of President Trump. For years, we have witnessed the insidious Propagation of authoritarian practices between states around the world, promoted by applicants and exercise leaders who deliberately act as destruction engines, ”he says Agnès CallamardGeneral Secretary of Amnesty International.
The intensification of armed conflicts
The NGO especially denounces the “”, stressing that it is one of the recent conflicts with the greater number of children’s victims, journalists and health personnel. In addition, the impunity of Israeli authorities and settlers, who violate international law through Forced displacement of 90% of the Palestinian population. It also denounces arbitrary arrests, torture and ill -treatment of Palestinian prisoners.
Los Forgotten conflicts They also show a decline in human rights, both for the actions of armed groups and in the inaction of the international community. In Sudanit continues to get worse, with more than 11 million displaced people. In addition, girls are constant, mainly among the rapid support forces (RSF), which use sexual violence as a weapon in the Sudanese civil war.
In the Congo Democratic Republicha displaced more than seven million peoplecaused the death of hundreds of civilians and limited the freedoms of women and girls, who are still victims of a systematic sexual violence.
Increased inequalities and discrimination
The Amnesty International report points to an increase in Asylum and Inmigración policies that respond to “racist approaches “ and a discriminatory use of migrants as scapegoat in political and economic speeches. In that sense, the organization emphasizes that countries such as USA o Pakistan he closed the borders to asylum seekers of Mexico and Afghanistan respectively, exposing migrants to greater vulnerability to violence and extortion.
In terms of discrimination and violence for gender reasonsthe organization indicates an alarming resurgence of this problem. Afghanistan intensified the repression of women in public space, imposing even more severe restrictions, such as prohibition of working, studying or even being seen in public. In Iranthe representation Against women and girls who disobeyed the obligation to wear the veil became even more brutal. In Argentinaa femicide every 33 hours In 2024. These are just some examples of the serious human rights violations that the organization documents in its report of more than 400 pages.
Finally, the document predicts a darker future for generations to Extreme poverty and socioeconomic inequalities. Worldwide, natural conflicts and catastrophes aggravate the situation of the inhabitants of the poorest countries. In 2024, hundreds of millions of people suffered severe food insecurity and they declared famines in Gaza, Haiti and Sudan.
