Will Human Rights Survive a Trumpian World?

Authoritarian Advances Threaten Rules-Based Order

The global human rights system is in peril. Under relentless pressure from US President Donald Trump, and persistently undermined by China and Russia, the rules-based international order is being crushed, threatening to take with it the architecture human rights defenders have come to rely on to advance norms and protect freedoms. To defy this trend, governments that still value human rights, alongside social movements, civil society, and international institutions, need to form a strategic alliance to push back.

To be fair, the downward spiral predated Trump’s reelection. The democratic wave that began over 50 years ago has given way to what scholars term a “democratic recession.” Democracy is now back to 1985 levels according to some metrics, with 72 percent of the world’s population now living under autocracy. Russia and China are less free today than 20 years ago. And so is the United States.

Of course, democracy is not a panacea for human rights violations; the US and other longtime democracies have their own histories of colonial crimes, racism, abusive justice systems, and wartime atrocities. More recently, authoritarian leaders have exploited public mistrust and anger to win elections and then dismantled the very institutions that brought them to power. Democratic institutions are crucial to represent the will of the people and keep power in check. It’s no surprise that whenever democracy is undermined, rights are too, as evident in recent years in India, Türkiye, the Philippines, El Salvador, and Hungary.

In this context, 2025 may be seen as a tipping point. In just 12 months, the Trump administration has carried out a broad assault on key pillars of US democracy and the global rules-based order, which the US, despite inconsistencies, was, with other states, instrumental in helping to establish.

In short order, Trump’s second-term administration has undermined trust in the sanctity of elections, reduced government accountability, gutted food assistance and healthcare subsidies, attacked judicial independence, defied court orders, rolled back women’s rights, obstructed access to abortion care, undermined remedies for racial harm, terminated programs mandating accessibility for people with disabilities, punished free speech, stripped protections from trans and intersex people, eroded privacy, and used government power to intimidate political opponents, the media, law firms, universities, civil society, and even comedians.

Claiming a risk of “civilizational erasure” in Europe and leaning on racist tropes to cast entire populations as unwelcome in the US, the Trump administration has embraced policies and rhetoric that align with white nationalist ideology. Immigrants and asylum seekers have been subjected to inhumane conditions and degrading treatment; 32 died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2025, and as of mid-January 2026, an additional 4 have died. Masked immigration enforcement agents have targeted people of color, using excessive force, terrorizing communities, wrongfully arresting scores of citizens, and, most recently, unjustifiably killing two people in Minneapolis, whose deaths Human Rights Watch has documented.

The US president of course has the authority to tighten US borders and enforce stricter immigration policies. The administration is not, however, entitled to deny legal process to asylum seekers, mistreat undocumented migrants, or unlawfully discriminate. In a well-functioning democracy, no electoral mandate should supersede domestic legislation, constitutional protections, or international human rights law. Trump’s team has repeatedly bypassed these guardrails.

The violations have not stopped at the border. The Trump administration used a 1798 law to send hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to an infamous prison in El Salvador, where they were tortured and sexually abused. Its blatantly unlawful strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific extrajudicially killed more than 120 people whom Trump claims were drug traffickers.

After the US attacked Venezuela and apprehended its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, Trump claimed the US would “run” the country and control its vast oil reserves. Despite paying lip service to human rights concerns under Maduro at the United Nations, Trump has worked with the same repressive apparatus to further US interests. Many Western allies have chosen to stay silent about these lawless moves, perhaps fearing erratic tariffs and blowback to their alliances.

Trump’s foreign policy has upended the foundations of the rules-based order that seeks to advance democracy and human rights, even if imperfectly.

Trump has boasted that he doesn’t “need international law” as a constraint, only his “own morality.” His administration has politicized the US State Department’s annual human rights report, stepped away from the global prohibition on antipersonnel landmines, voiced support for rewriting international rules on asylum, and skipped the UN’s Universal Periodic Review of the US’ human rights record.

His administration withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council and the World Health Organization and plans to quit 66 international organizations and programs that it describes as part of an “outdated model of multilateralism,” including key forums for climate negotiations. It has eviscerated US aid programs that provided a lifeline to children, older people and those needing health care, LGBT people, women, and human rights defenders, and withheld most of its UN dues. 

Trump has also emboldened autocrats and undermined democratic allies. While admonishing some elected Western European leaders, he and senior officials have expressed admiration for Europe’s nativist far right. He has favored autocrats such as Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, while continuing decades of US support to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

His administration has unjustifiably imposed sanctions to punish respected Palestinian human rights organizations, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor and many of its judges, a UN special rapporteur, and for several months, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge and his wife.

The institutional response in the US to Trump’s power grabs has been shockingly muted. Much of Congress, controlled by his own party, has not challenged his supercharged expansion of executive power. The leaders of the US’ most powerful technology companies have made significant donations and sought to placate the president. Some big law firms and prestigious universities have made deals rather than assert their independence, and some media organizations seem afraid to attract the president’s ire.

Has the US switched sides on the human rights playing field? While US engagement with human rights institutions has always been selective, China and Russia have long pursued an illiberal agenda. They stand much to gain from a US government that now expresses open hostility to universal rights. China and Russia remain strategic rivals of the US, but all three countries are now led by leaders who share open disdain for norms and institutions that could constrain their power.

Together, they wield considerable economic, military, and diplomatic power. If they were to consistently act as allies of convenience to erode global rules, they could threaten the entire system. Already, a loose international network of countries such as North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar, Cuba, and Belarus work in concert with Russia and China. These leaders share very little ideologically but align in undermining human rights and promoting a regressive international agenda. In word and in practice, the US government is now helping them in this endeavor.

The US’ weakening of multilateral institutions also dealt a serious blow to global efforts to prevent or stop grave international crimes. The “never again” movement, born from the horrors of the Holocaust and reignited by the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides, spurred the UN General Assembly to embrace the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in 2005. Meant to guide international intervention to prevent and stop atrocities in tandem with efforts to prosecute and punish serious crimes, R2P made a real difference in places like the Central African Republic and Kenya.

Today, R2P is rarely invoked and the ICC is under siege. In addition to Trump’s far-reaching sanctions, in December 2025 a Moscow court sentenced the ICC prosecutor and eight of its judges to prison terms in absentia. Moreover, despite being ICC fugitives, in 2025, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was welcomed by Donald Trump in Alaska, and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Hungary, an ICC member state at the time, at Orban’s invitation.

Twenty years ago, the US government and civil society were instrumental in galvanizing a response to mass atrocities in Darfur. Sudan is burning again, but this time under Trump, with relative impunity. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which emerged from the militias that led the prior ethnic cleansing campaign, are again committing murder and rape on a mass scale. A growing body of evidence indicates that the UAE, a longtime US ally that recently made multi-billion-dollar deals with Trump, is providing the RSF with military support.

In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Israeli armed forces have committed acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity, killing over 70,000 people since the October 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel and displacing the vast majority of Gaza’s population. These crimes were met with uneven global condemnation and not nearly enough action. Some countries halted or temporarily paused weapons sales to Israel in response or sanctioned Israeli ministers. Trump, however, continued a long-standing US policy of almost unconditional support to Israel, even as the International Court of Justice is weighing allegations of genocide and has issued binding orders under the Genocide Convention to protect Palestinians’ rights.

Trump announced in February an alarming US plan to transform Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East” free of Palestinians, which would be tantamount to ethnic cleansing. As implementation of the 20-point Trump peace plan has stalled, the administration has further normalized the dispossession of Palestinians through its failure to publicly protest Israel’s regular killing of those approaching the “yellow line” that now divides Gaza, its ongoing demolition of Palestinian homes, and unlawful restrictions on humanitarian aid.

In Ukraine, Trump’s peace efforts have consistently downplayed Russia’s responsibility for serious violations. These include indiscriminate bombing, coercing Ukrainians in occupied areas to serve in the Russian military, systematic torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war, the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, and the use of quadcopter drones to hunt and kill civilians. Rather than applying meaningful pressure on Putin to end these crimes, Trump publicly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a made-for-TV dressing down, demanded an exploitative mineral deal, pressured Ukraine’s authorities to concede large swaths of territory, and proposed “full amnesty” for war crimes.

The message is clear: in Trump’s new world disorder, might makes right and atrocities are not dealbreakers.

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1970년 11월 29일, 충청남도 서천군, 하지만 2015년부터 《손님》, 《도리화가》, 《염력》에 이어 《7년의 밤》까지 4연속 흥행에 참패를 하면서 이미지가 크게 떨어졌다. Com › entry › 배우류승룡배우 류승룡 프로필 총정리 나이키, 아내자녀 아들 가족, 학력.

하지만 2015년부터 《손님》, 《도리화가》, 《염력》에 이어 《7년의 밤》까지 4연속 흥행에 참패를 하면서 이미지가 크게 떨어졌다, 배우 류승룡은 원래 영화인 이미지가 강하지만 이번에 디즈니플러스에서 공개하는 무빙에서 초능력을 가진 장주원 역으로 등장합니다. 극한직업의 짠내나는 고반장부터 무빙의 순애보 장주원까지, 스크린과 ott를 넘나들며 천만 배우라는 수식어를 굳건히 지키고 있는 배우 류승룡 님. 류승룡이 시상식에서 겪었던 심한 좌절의 이유를 알아보세요, 어느 디시인의 바프 ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ 엔믹스 vs 키오프 노래 라이브, 단순히 흥행 배우를 넘어 진정성 있는 연기를 보여주는 그의 행보는 앞으로도 계속될 것입니다.

본명 류승룡 류덕환 출생 1970년 11월 29일 53세 고향 충청남도 온양 키 178cm 몸무게 78kg 혈액형 a형 학력 서울예술대학교 연극과 소속사 프레인글로벌. 디즈니+ 오리지널 한국 드라마 《 파인 촌뜨기들 》의 등장인물을 정리한 문서이다. Com › dydghk007 › 224006292106류승룡 나이 키 몸무게 경력 작품 총정리 네이버 블로그.

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그는 무대에서 출발해 스크린과 드라마를 넘나들며 언제나 대중에게 새로운 얼굴을 보여주는 배우이자.. 류승룡 프로필은 1970년 11월 29일생으로 나이는 50살인데요 고향은 충청남도 서천군이며 키 175cm 학력은 풍생고등학교, 서울예술대학교를 나왔습니다 현재 소속사는 프레인tpc입니다 영화배우 류승룡은 지금은 많은 사람들이 아는 대세배우 중 한명으로 알려져 있는데요 처음 연극과 영화 단역 배우.. 그는 광해, 왕이 된 남자, 7번방의 선물, 명량, 극한직업까지 무려 4편의 천만 영화에 출연한 대한민국 대표 연기파 배우죠.. 본명 류승룡 류덕환 출생 1970년 11월 29일 53세 고향 충청남도 온양 키 178cm..

이외에도 한효주, 조인성, 차태현, 류승범 등 연기파들이 많이 등장해 무척이나 기대가. 출처 조선비즈 류승룡 프로필 본명, 나이, 키, 혈액형, 학력 배우 류승룡의 프로필은 다음과 같습니다. 단순히 흥행 배우를 넘어 진정성 있는 연기를 보여주는 그의 행보는 앞으로도 계속될 것입니다, 최근 jtbc 드라마 ‘서울 자가에 대기업 다니는 김부장 이야기’에서 25년 차 세일즈맨 김부장으로 돌아온 배우 류승룡. 고윤정 보고 현타온 류승룡 ㄷㄷ jpg, 카사노바 캐릭터를 아무렇지 않게 소화한 류승룡의 연기가 다양한 웃음 포인트로 작용, 조연으로 출연한 이광수 또한 매력적이다.

ㅇㅎ 오해원 류승룡 배우는 1970년 11월 29일생으로, 고향은 충청남도 서천군으로 알려져 있습니다. 20 978 0 16760 레인보우갤 데뷔 10주년 기념 앨범 오로라가 떳습니다 blaze 19. 그는 광해, 왕이 된 남자, 7번방의 선물, 명량, 극한직업까지 무려 4편의 천만 영화에 출연한 대한민국 대표 연기파 배우죠. 겐지는 블리자드 엔터테인먼트 사의 fps 게임 오버워치 시리즈 의 영웅 이다. 류승룡 프로필 본명, 나이, 키, 혈액형, 학력 배우 류승룡의 프로필은 다음과 같습니다. ㅌㅌㅇㅌ

yujia050 그 후에는 주연으로 출연한 영화들의 흥행은 나지 않았지만, 디즈니 플러스에서 공개한 드라마 무빙에서의 장주원 역할을 훌륭히 소화하며 호평을 받았습니다. 연예 카테고리로 분류된 류승룡 갤러리 입니다. 본명 류승룡 류덕환 출생 1970년 11월 29일 53세 고향 충청남도 온양 키 178cm 몸무게 78kg 혈액형 a형 학력 서울예술대학교 연극과 소속사 프레인글로벌. 연예 카테고리로 분류된 류승룡 갤러리 입니다. 류승룡중학교 3학년 때부터 학교를 계속. ㅅ쟈앻ㅁ

ㄱㅁㅎㅈㅅ 트위터 류승룡 수염 얘기 나와서 문득 든 생각인데 피지컬적으로 따져도 우리나라 평균키가 서양 국가들 평균키보다 4cm 작고. 본명 류승룡 류덕환 출생 1970년 11월 29일 53세 고향 충청남도 온양 키 178cm. 고윤정 보고 현타온 류승룡 ㄷㄷ jpg. 175가 아니라 대충 평균적으로 172 3정도는 댄다보면 대겠네 근데 ㅅㅂ 몸무게가 82. 류승룡 고향은 충청남도 서천군이지만, 태어난 곳은 서울 성북구라고 합니다. yuumtxtweet

せねと kemono 153k views 9 years ago more. 출생지 고향 태어난 곳은 서울특별시 성북구 장위동 어디에선가 태어났습니다. 알았어20240510 1949ip 58. 류승룡이 시상식에서 겪었던 심한 좌절의 이유를 알아보세요. 175가 아니라 대충 평균적으로 172 3정도는 댄다보면 대겠네 근데 ㅅㅂ 몸무게가 82.

ㅇㅍㄱㅇ 도로 위 아스팔트를 깔 때 삽질을 하기도 했다고 한다. 도로 위 아스팔트를 깔 때 삽질을 하기도 했다고 한다. 180이라고 한적도 없고 동갑인 류승룡 이서진과 키 비슷함. 류승룡의 좌절, 시상식 비하인드 이야기. 하지만 2015년부터 《손님》, 《도리화가》, 《염력》에 이어 《7년의 밤》까지 4연속 흥행에 참패를 하면서 이미지가 크게 떨어졌다.

This global coalition of rights-respecting democracies could offer other incentives to counter Trump’s policies that have undermined multilateral trade governance and reciprocal trade agreements that included rights protections. Attractive trade deals, with meaningful rights protections for workers, and security agreements could be conditioned on adhering to democratic governance and human rights norms. Democracy already comes with benefits. While autocracies have generally fostered conflict, economic stagnation, or kleptocracy, as evidenced in multiple academic studies, including the work of the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu, democratic institutions reliably yield economic growth. 

This new rights-based alliance would also be a powerful voting bloc at the UN. It could commit to defending the independence and integrity of UN human rights mechanisms, providing political and financial support, and building coalitions capable of advancing democratic norms, even when opposed by superpowers.

Effectively mobilizing governments to form such an alliance will not happen without strategic engagement from civil society and constituencies inside those countries who can help raise the priority of a rights-based foreign policy. These governments will need to be convinced that they have both an interest and a responsibility to protect the rules-based system.

Projects of this nature are bubbling up. Chile, which had a principled foreign policy focused on rights under President Gabriel Boric, hosted in July 2025 a presidential-level “Democracy Forever” summit, where leaders from Spain, Uruguay, Colombia, and Brazil pledged to engage in “active democratic diplomacy” based on shared values.

The Hague Group, led by Malaysia, South Africa, and Colombia, formed in January 2025 in “defense of international law” and in solidarity with Palestinians. Over 70 countries from all regions signed a joint statement defending multilateralism at the UN. Earlier, in 2017, former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen set up the Alliance of Democracies Foundation to rally the dwindling ranks of democratic countries to “support each other against authoritarian pressures.”

Whatever its precise contours, an alliance of rights-respecting democracies would offer a hopeful counterpoint to the authoritarian trope of China’s and Russia’s leaders standing alongside North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, observing military hardware in a parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in September. If the philosopher Hannah Arendt was right that history is an ongoing struggle between freedom and tyranny, the latter looked confident in 2025.

Yet, even in the worst of times, the idea of freedom and human rights is enduring. People power remains an engine for change. In the US, “No Kings” marches have drawn millions, protesters in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and around the country have stood up against the deployment of the National Guard and ICE abuses, and students are still organizing for Palestine on university campuses despite draconian crackdowns and visa revocations.

Buoyed by popular resistance, South Korean parliamentarians impeached their president to prevent him from grabbing power through martial law. Grassroots aid efforts by Sudan’s emergency response rooms, Hong Kong’s fire relief, Sri Lanka’s cyclone relief community kitchens, and Ukrainian mutual aid and solidarity collectives represent the best of this trend.

In 2025, Gen Z protests against corruption, inadequate public services, and poor governance in Nepal, Indonesia, and Morocco brought to the forefront the need for governments to listen to their youth and tackle corruption and inequality. But as the difficulties of restoring rights in Bangladesh after years under an authoritarian government illustrates, gains won through public mobilization can easily be lost unless democratic participation and free expression remain unassailable.