Amnesty International Accuses US, Israel, Russia, Allies Of Driving Global Genocide, War Crimes

A damning new report by the Amnesty International has accused powerful nations including the United States, Israel, and Russia, alongside their allies, of fuelling genocide, war crimes, state-sponsored lawlessness, and a sweeping collapse of human rights across 144 countries worldwide.

In its 2025/26 annual report titled ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’, the global human rights organisation warned that the world is sliding into a “perilous new era” defined by unchecked violence, impunity, and the systematic dismantling of international law and multilateral institutions.

The report paints a grim picture of a global order increasingly shaped by brute force, economic coercion, and selective adherence to international norms.

“We are confronting the most challenging moment of our age. Humanity is under attack from transnational anti-rights movements and predatory governments determined to assert their dominance through unlawful wars and brazen economic blackmail,” said Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard.

According to Amnesty, the crisis confronting the world today goes far beyond the gradual erosion of rights observed in previous years.

Instead, it represents what the organization described as a coordinated and deliberate attack on the very foundations of the international system built after World War II.

“For years, Amnesty International has denounced the gradual disintegration of human rights… What marks this moment as fundamentally different is that we’re no longer documenting erosion around the system’s edges.

“This is a direct assault on the foundations of human rights and the international rules-based order by the most powerful actors for the purpose of control, impunity and profit,” Callamard said.

She warned that unless urgent and collective action is taken, the world risks descending into what she described as a “racist, patriarchal, unequal and anti-rights world order,” where dissent is crushed, vulnerable populations are dehumanised, and justice mechanisms are rendered ineffective.

The report details a series of grave allegations against several countries, highlighting patterns of conduct that Amnesty says amount to serious violations of international law.

It accused Israel of continuing what it described as “genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” despite a ceasefire agreement reached in October 2025.

The report further alleged that Israeli authorities have expanded illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, while enabling settler violence, arbitrary detentions, and torture of Palestinian detainees.

The United States was accused of carrying out more than 150 extrajudicial executions through airstrikes targeting boats in the Caribbean and Pacific regions.

Amnesty also alleged that Washington carried out an act of aggression against Venezuela in January 2026, raising further concerns about disregard for international law.

Meanwhile, Russia was said to have intensified aerial bombardments targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, worsening humanitarian conditions and deepening the impact of the ongoing war.

In Southeast Asia, Myanmar’s military allegedly deployed motorized paragliders to drop explosive munitions on villages, killing dozens of civilians, including children, in what Amnesty described as indiscriminate attacks.

The report also accused the United Arab Emirates of fuelling the conflict in Sudan by supplying advanced weaponry to the Rapid Support Forces.

The group reportedly seized control of El Fasher after a prolonged siege and carried out mass killings and sexual violence against civilians.

In Central Africa, the M23 armed group, allegedly backed by Rwanda, was accused of capturing major cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and committing unlawful killings and torture.

Amnesty described the escalating hostilities involving the United States, Israel, and Iran as a dangerous flashpoint with far-reaching global consequences.

“The spiralling conflict in the Middle East is a product of this descent into lawlessness,” Callamard said, warning that unlawful strikes, retaliatory attacks, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure have placed millions at risk.

The report cited the killing of over 100 children in a US strike on a school in Iran as one of several examples of civilian harm.

It also warned that widespread attacks on energy infrastructure could disrupt access to food, water, healthcare, and electricity across the region and beyond, potentially triggering long-term humanitarian crises.

Amnesty further accused powerful nations of deliberately weakening global accountability mechanisms, particularly the International Criminal Court.

The report highlighted sanctions imposed by the United States on ICC officials, arrest warrants issued by Russian courts against ICC figures, and growing moves by several countries to withdraw from key international treaties, including those banning cluster munitions and anti-personnel landmines.

“World leaders have been far too submissive in the face of attacks on international law and the multilateral system. Their silence and inaction are inexcusable. It is morally bankrupt,” Callamard said.

“To appease aggressors is to pour fuel on a fire that will burn us all and scorch the future for generations to come.”

The report documented a widespread crackdown on civil society, activists, and dissenters across multiple regions, warning that governments are increasingly using force and technology to suppress opposition.

Amnesty report accused countries such as Kenya, India, China, and the United States of using excessive force, arbitrary detention, surveillance, and enforced disappearances to silence protesters.

In the United Kingdom, authorities arrested more than 2,700 individuals for protesting a ban on a pro-Palestinian activist group, a move later ruled unlawful by a court, though the government is reportedly appealing the decision.

Amnesty also warned of increasing use of spyware, artificial intelligence, and digital censorship tools by governments to monitor and intimidate activists, journalists, and civil society organisations.

In some cases, these technologies were allegedly used to target students and young people engaged in political activism.

Beyond conflict and repression, the report criticised governments for failing to address the growing climate crisis.

It warned that current global policies put the world on track to reach up to 3°C of warming by 2100, with devastating consequences for vulnerable populations.

Amnesty also condemned wealthy nations, including the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK, for cutting international aid budgets while simultaneously increasing military spending.

According to the organization, such decisions could lead to millions of preventable deaths and undermine efforts to support refugees, migrants, and communities affected by climate change.

The report further highlighted the role of corporate power in deepening inequality, accusing major corporations and billionaires of aggressive tax avoidance and of using legal systems to suppress dissent and accountability.

Despite the bleak outlook, Amnesty pointed to growing resistance from civil society, grassroots movements, and some governments committed to defending human rights.

The report noted that mass protests swept across countries including Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, and Peru in 2025, while global demonstrations against Israel’s actions in Gaza intensified.

Activists, labour groups, and civil society organisations have also taken steps to disrupt arms shipments and demand accountability.

On the diplomatic front, Amnesty noted that some countries have begun backing international legal actions and supporting mechanisms aimed at addressing human rights violations, signalling that resistance to the current trajectory is gaining momentum.

Callamard called for urgent and collective global action to reverse what Amnesty describes as a dangerous descent into authoritarianism and lawlessness.

“What alternative do the bullies and predators offer?… It is built on silencing dissent, weaponizing the law and dehumanizing those deemed ‘others’… a vision with no moral compass,” Callamard said.

“For the sake of humanity, the time to make history is now.”

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/04/amnesty-international-calls-states-to-stop-predatory-era-taking-hold/