US at risk of turning into authoritarian state: HRW

Human Rights Watch warned yesterday that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades.

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Mr Trump's return to the White House has intensified a “downward spiral” on human rights that was already under pressure from Russia and China, the New York-based advocacy and research group said in its annual report.

“The rules-based international order is being crushed,” HRW said.

In the United States, the group said, Mr Trump has shown “blatant disregard for human rights and egregious violations”.