Amnesty International Outlines 100 Ways Trump Administration Has Threatened Human Rights in Its First 100 Days
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By the end of the week, the administration of our 45th president Donald J. Trump will have reached its 100th day in office, and while President Trump is mostly right that the 100-day mark is “a ridiculous standard,” the milestone is helpful in taking stock of what a burgeoning administration has done.
Or, in the case of Amnesty International, the 100-day mark allows time to reflect on alleged human rights abuses that have taken place in the new administration’s first three months in office.
A new report from the human rights organization claims that the Trump administration is guilty of no less than 100 threats on human rights, such as stopping refugees from entering the U.S., making attempts to attain asylum more difficult, downplaying reports of alleged hate-based discrimination within the U.S., emboldening human rights abusers such as Egypt and Russia, expanding military efforts and capping support for U.N. peacekeeping missions, to name just several.