Trumps first 100 days have been disastrous for human rights,’ says Amnesty International

Amnesty International on Monday slammed US President Donald Trump‘s first 100 days in workplace as a catastrophe for human rights.

“President Trump’s first 100 days have been disastrous for human rights in the US and internationally,” Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard stated throughout a gathering in Brussels earlier than Tuesday’s launch of the group’s State of the World’s Human Rights Report.

Callamard stated the Trump administration opened the door to “corporate capture of state power” as billionaire Elon Musk will get extra entry to authorities, warning that that is resulting in an “an era of rampant corruption, disinformation and impunity.”

“Governments around the world must stand up, they must push back so that those noxious trends do not mutate into a toxic new normal for which future generations, our children, will pay the highest price,” she added.

Callamard additionally decried the “indifference” of states akin to US, Germany, and the UK to the “immense suffering” of Palestinians, stressing that they’re “complicit” with it as they proceed to offer Israel arms and suppress “dissent” to their insurance policies at dwelling.

“Today, those very actors vandalize … the universal declaration for human rights,” she added.

Callamard stated the UN Charter, Genocide Convention, and the rule of regulation are being vandalized by the identical actors.

“We need courage to resist a false narrative, the failed idea, the dehumanization, the appalling double standards. We need courage to resist the attacks on international law and universal norms, and we need courage to speak up for the rule of law,” she added.