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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Annie Kelly

Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns

A composite photo of eight world leaders
‘A trend towards authoritarianism.’ World leaders clockwise: Vietnam’s president, Vo Van Thuong; Joe Biden; Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu; Russia’s Vladimir Putin; El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele; China’s Xi Jinping; Rishi Sunak; and the Saudi leader, Mohammed bin Salman. Composite: Getty

Human rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, according to the annual report of Human Rights Watch (HRW).

In its 2024 world report, HRW warns grimly of escalating human rights crises around the globe, with wartime atrocities increasing, suppression of human rights defenders on the rise, and universal human rights principles and laws being attacked and undermined by governments.

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