Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty

Amnesty says Donald Trump’s election has undermined decades of progress in human rights, calls targeting of global institutions ‘terrifying’ – and warns of worse to come. Photograph: AP

The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritarian era defined by impunity and unchecked corporate power, Amnesty International warns today.

In its annual report on the state of human rights in 150 countries, the organisation said the immediate ramifications of Trump’s second term had been the undermining of decades of progress and the emboldening of authoritarian leaders.