The world witnessed a shocking rollback of human rights last year, according to Amnesty International’s latest annual report, with signs of regression across the globe.
“Leaders have pushed hate, fought against rights, ignored crimes against humanity and blithely let inequality and suffering spin out of control,” the campaign group said in its yearly audit of human rights.
Amnesty’s State of the World’s Human Rights report, published Thursday, assessed human rights violations in 159 countries in 2017. It claimed a broad clampdown on human rights had created a “more dangerous” world.
CNBC takes a look at some of the major human rights hot spots identified by Amnesty International.
