Stop U.S. Authoritarian Practices

The United States of America, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, is showing a recognizable pattern of authoritarian practices and erosion of human rights that Amnesty International has documented for decades across countries worldwide.

Since taking office in 2025, President Trump has acted quickly to shrink civic space and undermine the rule of law domestically and internationally, with both short- and long-term consequences for human rights safeguards.

We’re witnessing a dangerous authoritarian playbook unfolding at shocking speed.

At stake are the rights that enable people to defend all other rights and live without fear from the arbitrary exercise of power and discrimination, including the rights to freedom of the press, expression, and peaceful protest; a fair trial and due process; equality and non-discrimination; and privacy. When these rights are weakened, the harms do not stay contained—they spread.

As the largest grassroots human rights organization in the world, Amnesty International is no stranger to authoritarian practices or fighting against them. We are ready to defend human rights, like we have always done, no matter who is in the White House. 

With YOU, our members, by our side, we will expose abuses, organize, protect human rights, and turn despair into hope.  

What you can do

Confronting governments for their failure to fulfill their human rights obligations has always been challenging, but what is happening now is a full-scale assault on human rights.

Our movement was made for moments like this. We know what we’re up against—we’ve been confronting leaders who attack human rights for decades. We’re in this fight for the long haul, and we’ll do it together.  We can and must use our collective power to defend human rights and protect communities who are most at risk, here and around the world.