Americas

Home page

Americas

Human Rights Watch chief says Trump's return threatens freedoms

17 January 2025 05:26 (UTC +04:00)

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next week threatens freedoms at home and abroad, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, warning that his second term could be more damaging than his first, APA reports quoting Reuters.

The remarks from Tirana Hassan, the Executive Director of the New York-based independent rights group, come as it launches its World Report reviewing rights practices in over 100 states.

"The Trump administration's first term showed us what they're capable of and particularly showed their lack of commitment to human rights," Hassan told Reuters ahead of the annual report launch.

"But Project 2025 and the statements that we've heard from the (incoming) President have already begun to demonstrate that there will be an all-out assault essentially on migrant rights," she said, referring to a set of conservative policy proposals and plans to launch a mass deportation operation for immigrants.