Amnesty International Warns of ‘Predatory World Order’ in Human Rights Report

Human rights around the world are under severe attack, creating a “global environment where primitive ferocity could flourish,” warns Amnesty International in its annual report released Monday, “The State of the World’s Human Rights.” The current “predatory world order,” says Amnesty International, normalizes and fosters social injustice, suppression of free speech, unprecedented military investment, cuts to international aid and withdrawal from multilateral organizations, resulting in millions of preventable deaths. “This is a direct assault on the foundations of human rights and the international rules-based order by the most powerful actors for the purpose of control, impunity and profit,” said Amnesty…