Overview
- Human Rights Watch faults the United States under President Donald Trump for assaults on judicial independence, harsh immigration enforcement, and intimidation of critics.
- The report labels recent U.S. strikes on alleged Caribbean drug boats "obviously unlawful" and says Washington has weakened international bodies.
- Germany is criticized for curbing speech and assembly around pro‑Palestine protests, hardening migration policy, and losing credibility through near‑unconditional support for Israel.
- HRW documents severe abuses in China, Russia, Iran, Taliban‑run Afghanistan, Sudan, and the war in Ukraine, with rising anti‑LGBTQ measures worldwide.
- The organization highlights a UN financing crisis linked to reduced U.S. contributions and presses Berlin and other democracies to increase funding and back the International Criminal Court.