U.S. Has Seen ‘Decided Shift Toward Authoritarianism’, Rights Group Claims

The United States has taken a “decided shift toward authoritarianism” in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW).

The group’s annual World Report 2026, a survey of the global state of human rights, finds that the past year in the U.S. was marked by a “blatant disregard for human rights and egregious violations.”

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