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Amnesty's 2025 Rights Report Labels Trump, Putin and Netanyahu 'Predators'

The rights group urges governments to replace appeasement with concrete accountability.

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Amnesty's Secretary General Anges Callamard poses in a floral outfit in front of a black backdrop.
TOPSHOT - A protester reacts in front of a burning barricade in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. Thousands of protesters took to Kenya's streets on Wednesday to mark a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of anti-government demonstrations, despite fears that they would be met by state-backed gangs and police violence. At least 60 people were killed last year by security forces in weeks of protests over tax rises and the dire economic situation for young Kenyans. Activists and families of victims have called for peaceful demonstrations to mark a year since the deadliest day of the unrest when parliament was invaded. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Amnesty International released its State of the World’s Human Rights (2025) report in London, calling leaders of the United States, Israel and Russia “predators” who are driving a new, predatory world order.
  • The report cites Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide, Russia’s crimes against humanity in Ukraine, and US‑Israeli strikes on Iran as unlawful assaults that ignore protections for civilians.
  • Agnes Callamard says most governments chose appeasement, with Amnesty urging steps such as EU sanctions on Israel and ending the EU‑Israel association agreement.
  • Beyond the wars, Amnesty documents intensifying authoritarian practices in roughly 140 countries, noting curbs on protest in the UK, Australia’s social media ban and offshore processing, and repression in Singapore and Malaysia.
  • The report roots today’s crisis in the erosion of the post‑1945 rules‑based system yet points to pockets of resistance, including some EU states that refused to join the US‑Israeli attacks on Iran.