By Sarah Akbar
Amnesty
International recently released
its annual State of the World report—and concluded that human
rights are under threat around the world. AI claims the UN and
the ICC are faltering under the weight of their workloads, and are
constantly undermined by countries’ refusal to comply by their rules. In
addition, 98 countries around the world have engaged in torture or ill
treatment, 30 countries turned refugees away, and 18 countries committed war
crimes. Salil Shetty, the Secretary General of Amnesty
International ominously
wrote: “Your rights are in jeopardy: they are being treated with
utter contempt by many governments around the world.” The report comes on the
heels of one of the worst migrant crises in world history and the increasing
crackdown on activists and artists by countries around the world. If nothing
else, the report should be a call to action to world leaders and international
institutions.
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