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January 13, 2017

Human Rights Watch: Trump Among Authoritarian Populists Posing Threat
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Human Rights Watch released its annual report on Thursday, warning that
the rise of Donald Trump and European demagogues threatens human rights
around the world. HRW Executive Director Kenneth Roth cited Trump as an
example of a "new generation of authoritarian populists."

Kenneth Roth: "Donald Trump's successful presidential campaign vividly
illustrated this politics of intolerance. Sometimes overtly, sometimes
through code and indirection, he spoke to many Americans discontent with
economic stagnation and an increasingly multicultural society in a way
that breached basic principals of dignity and equality."

Roth said Trump's rise has encouraged authoritarian leaders in countries
including Russia, Turkey, the Philippines, Egypt and China.


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