Will Human Rights Survive A Trumpian World? – OpEd

As is tradition, for the 36th time, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has examined the human rights situation in more than 100 countries in a 529-page World Report 2026.

In his introductory essay, titled “Will Human Rights Survive a Trumpian World? Authoritarian Advances Threaten Rules-Based Order,” director Philippe Bolopion writes that stemming the authoritarian wave sweeping the world is the challenge of a generation. It represents a “blatant disregard for human rights.” With the human rights...