A new report by Human Rights Watch says that almost three-quarters of the world’s population is currently living under “autocracy.” The report warned that the United States, China and Russia are “led by leaders who share open disdain for norms” and “wield considerable economic, military, and diplomatic power.” In reference to the U.S., the report said, “Trump’s second administration has been marked from the start by blatant disregard for human rights and egregious violations.” This is Philippe Bolopion, the executive director of Human Rights Watch.

Philippe Bolopion: “Undermining the trust in elections, the sanctity of elections, going after the judiciary and judges, going after journalists, going after political opponents, going after universities, going after, you know, big law firms, going after civil society foundations that are quick to be labeled, you know, domestic terrorists. And so we see a sort of very hostile environment in the U.S. and a very rapid decline of the, I would say, the quality of democracy in this country.”