Overview
- Amnesty International, which released its 406-page annual review on Tuesday, says the Trump administration is waging a systematic attack on human rights and weakening the International Criminal Court through sanctions on its judges.
- The report accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and of running an apartheid system against Palestinians, and it urges European governments to use leverage such as suspending the EU–Israel association agreement.
- In Germany, Amnesty says leaders put trade and security over the rule of law and cites tight limits on pro‑Palestinian protests, funding shifts that squeeze NGOs, and a police face‑recognition trial in Frankfurt.
- The group warns that the EU’s new asylum rules taking effect in June 2026 will lower protection standards, and it presses Berlin to honor a June 2025 court ruling that found border pushbacks unlawful.
- Beyond Europe, Amnesty highlights severe abuses in Iran with a surge in executions and crushed protests, and it notes that civilians face mass harm in wars from Ukraine to Sudan.