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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Human Rights Watch: Trump’s return to power ‘threatens rights’ both within US and abroad

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, January 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
UNITED NATIONS — Donald Trump’s return to power could see him repeat rights violations committed during his first presidency and heap pressure on already faltering international institutions, Human Rights Watch warns.
The Republican’s “return to the White House not only threatens rights within the US but will also affect, by commission and omission, respect for human rights abroad,” the organization says in its annual report.