U.S. Added to Global Human Rights Watchlist Over Declining Civil Liberties

Yesterday, the United States was added to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, a research tool that tracks the state of freedoms and civil liberties worldwide. This decision comes in response to what CIVICUS described as President Donald Trump’s "assault on democratic norms and global cooperation." CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society groups, including Amnesty International, advocates for increased citizen engagement in regions where civil liberties are under threat. The organization also highlighted the Administration’s drastic cut of over 90% in foreign aid contracts and its efforts to curb diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which Trump has referred to as “illegal and immoral discrimination programs,” in an executive action. Read more here.