HRW annual report says ‘Trump has attacked pillars of democracy’

President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of his country’s democracy, Human Rights Watch warned in its annual global report, citing the Republican president’s immigration crackdown, threats to voting rights and other policies.

In an introduction to the report – which reviews human rights practices in more than 100 countries – the head of the prominent independent New York-based rights group largely focused on the U.S. at a time when the Trump administration has shifted away from U.S. support for human rights globally...