산케이신문은 리크루트 브라이덜의 설문 조사를 인용해 지난해 조사 대비 20대 남성의 모태 솔로 비율이 12% 대폭 상승했다고 12일 보도했다.

연인들이 사랑을 나누고 확인하는 날인 발렌타인 데이14일를 앞둔 가운데 미혼남녀 10명 중 7명이 연애를 하지 않고 있다고 응답했다는 조사결과가 12일 나왔다.

Will Human Rights Survive a Trumpian World?

Authoritarian Advances Threaten Rules-Based Order

The global human rights system is in peril. Under relentless pressure from US President Donald Trump, and persistently undermined by China and Russia, the rules-based international order is being crushed, threatening to take with it the architecture human rights defenders have come to rely on to advance norms and protect freedoms. To defy this trend, governments that still value human rights, alongside social movements, civil society, and international institutions, need to form a strategic alliance to push back.

To be fair, the downward spiral predated Trump’s reelection. The democratic wave that began over 50 years ago has given way to what scholars term a “democratic recession.” Democracy is now back to 1985 levels according to some metrics, with 72 percent of the world’s population now living under autocracy. Russia and China are less free today than 20 years ago. And so is the United States.

Of course, democracy is not a panacea for human rights violations; the US and other longtime democracies have their own histories of colonial crimes, racism, abusive justice systems, and wartime atrocities. More recently, authoritarian leaders have exploited public mistrust and anger to win elections and then dismantled the very institutions that brought them to power. Democratic institutions are crucial to represent the will of the people and keep power in check. It’s no surprise that whenever democracy is undermined, rights are too, as evident in recent years in India, Türkiye, the Philippines, El Salvador, and Hungary.

The Momentum Movement’s parliamentary representative David Bedo and independent member of parliament Akos Hadhazy protest against a law that bans Pride marches in Hungary and imposes fines on organizers and attendees of such events, Budapest, June 5, 2026.
University students confront riot police in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, June 5, 2026.

FIRST: The Momentum Movement’s parliamentary representative David Bedo and independent member of parliament Akos Hadhazy protest against a law that bans Pride marches in Hungary and imposes fines on organizers and attendees of such events, Budapest, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Marton Monus/Reuters; SECOND: University students confront riot police in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Ozan Köse/AFP via Getty Images

In this context, 2025 may be seen as a tipping point. In just 12 months, the Trump administration has carried out a broad assault on key pillars of US democracy and the global rules-based order, which the US, despite inconsistencies, was, with other states, instrumental in helping to establish.

In short order, Trump’s second-term administration has undermined trust in the sanctity of elections, reduced government accountability, gutted food assistance and healthcare subsidies, attacked judicial independence, defied court orders, rolled back women’s rights, obstructed access to abortion care, undermined remedies for racial harm, terminated programs mandating accessibility for people with disabilities, punished free speech, stripped protections from trans and intersex people, eroded privacy, and used government power to intimidate political opponents, the media, law firms, universities, civil society, and even comedians.

A volunteer at a food distribution event outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York City, June 5, 2026.
A volunteer at a food distribution event outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York City, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

Claiming a risk of “civilizational erasure” in Europe and leaning on racist tropes to cast entire populations as unwelcome in the US, the Trump administration has embraced policies and rhetoric that align with white nationalist ideology. Immigrants and asylum seekers have been subjected to inhumane conditions and degrading treatment; 32 died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2025, and as of mid-January 2026, an additional 4 have died. Masked immigration enforcement agents have targeted people of color, using excessive force, terrorizing communities, wrongfully arresting scores of citizens, and, most recently, unjustifiably killing two people in Minneapolis, whose deaths Human Rights Watch has documented.

A pregnant asylum seeker comforts her 2-year-old inside the motel room where she and her children are living after her husband was deported to Nicaragua, in Miami, Florida, June 5, 2026.
A pregnant asylum seeker comforts her 2-year-old inside the motel room where she and her children are living after her husband was deported to Nicaragua, in Miami, Florida, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo

The US president of course has the authority to tighten US borders and enforce stricter immigration policies. The administration is not, however, entitled to deny legal process to asylum seekers, mistreat undocumented migrants, or unlawfully discriminate. In a well-functioning democracy, no electoral mandate should supersede domestic legislation, constitutional protections, or international human rights law. Trump’s team has repeatedly bypassed these guardrails.

The violations have not stopped at the border. The Trump administration used a 1798 law to send hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to an infamous prison in El Salvador, where they were tortured and sexually abused. Its blatantly unlawful strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific extrajudicially killed more than 120 people whom Trump claims were drug traffickers.

After the US attacked Venezuela and apprehended its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, Trump claimed the US would “run” the country and control its vast oil reserves. Despite paying lip service to human rights concerns under Maduro at the United Nations, Trump has worked with the same repressive apparatus to further US interests. Many Western allies have chosen to stay silent about these lawless moves, perhaps fearing erratic tariffs and blowback to their alliances.

Trump’s foreign policy has upended the foundations of the rules-based order that seeks to advance democracy and human rights, even if imperfectly.

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters after a closed door briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on US military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, Washington, DC, June 5, 2026.
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters after a closed door briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on US military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, Washington, DC, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via AP Photo

Trump has boasted that he doesn’t “need international law” as a constraint, only his “own morality.” His administration has politicized the US State Department’s annual human rights report, stepped away from the global prohibition on antipersonnel landmines, voiced support for rewriting international rules on asylum, and skipped the UN’s Universal Periodic Review of the US’ human rights record.

His administration withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council and the World Health Organization and plans to quit 66 international organizations and programs that it describes as part of an “outdated model of multilateralism,” including key forums for climate negotiations. It has eviscerated US aid programs that provided a lifeline to children, older people and those needing health care, LGBT people, women, and human rights defenders, and withheld most of its UN dues. 

Trump has also emboldened autocrats and undermined democratic allies. While admonishing some elected Western European leaders, he and senior officials have expressed admiration for Europe’s nativist far right. He has favored autocrats such as Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, while continuing decades of US support to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

His administration has unjustifiably imposed sanctions to punish respected Palestinian human rights organizations, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor and many of its judges, a UN special rapporteur, and for several months, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge and his wife.

The institutional response in the US to Trump’s power grabs has been shockingly muted. Much of Congress, controlled by his own party, has not challenged his supercharged expansion of executive power. The leaders of the US’ most powerful technology companies have made significant donations and sought to placate the president. Some big law firms and prestigious universities have made deals rather than assert their independence, and some media organizations seem afraid to attract the president’s ire.

Has the US switched sides on the human rights playing field? While US engagement with human rights institutions has always been selective, China and Russia have long pursued an illiberal agenda. They stand much to gain from a US government that now expresses open hostility to universal rights. China and Russia remain strategic rivals of the US, but all three countries are now led by leaders who share open disdain for norms and institutions that could constrain their power.

Together, they wield considerable economic, military, and diplomatic power. If they were to consistently act as allies of convenience to erode global rules, they could threaten the entire system. Already, a loose international network of countries such as North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar, Cuba, and Belarus work in concert with Russia and China. These leaders share very little ideologically but align in undermining human rights and promoting a regressive international agenda. In word and in practice, the US government is now helping them in this endeavor.

Surveillance cameras installed in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, June 5, 2026. 
A television in a restaurant in Hong Kong shows a missile being launched during military exercises being held by China around the island of Taiwan, June 5, 2026.

FIRST: Surveillance cameras installed in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Kyodo News via Getty Images; SECOND: A television in a restaurant in Hong Kong shows a missile being launched during military exercises being held by China around the island of Taiwan, June 5, 2026. © 2022 Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images

The US’ weakening of multilateral institutions also dealt a serious blow to global efforts to prevent or stop grave international crimes. The “never again” movement, born from the horrors of the Holocaust and reignited by the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides, spurred the UN General Assembly to embrace the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in 2005. Meant to guide international intervention to prevent and stop atrocities in tandem with efforts to prosecute and punish serious crimes, R2P made a real difference in places like the Central African Republic and Kenya.

Today, R2P is rarely invoked and the ICC is under siege. In addition to Trump’s far-reaching sanctions, in December 2025 a Moscow court sentenced the ICC prosecutor and eight of its judges to prison terms in absentia. Moreover, despite being ICC fugitives, in 2025, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was welcomed by Donald Trump in Alaska, and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Hungary, an ICC member state at the time, at Orban’s invitation.

Twenty years ago, the US government and civil society were instrumental in galvanizing a response to mass atrocities in Darfur. Sudan is burning again, but this time under Trump, with relative impunity. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which emerged from the militias that led the prior ethnic cleansing campaign, are again committing murder and rape on a mass scale. A growing body of evidence indicates that the UAE, a longtime US ally that recently made multi-billion-dollar deals with Trump, is providing the RSF with military support.

In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Israeli armed forces have committed acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity, killing over 70,000 people since the October 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel and displacing the vast majority of Gaza’s population. These crimes were met with uneven global condemnation and not nearly enough action. Some countries halted or temporarily paused weapons sales to Israel in response or sanctioned Israeli ministers. Trump, however, continued a long-standing US policy of almost unconditional support to Israel, even as the International Court of Justice is weighing allegations of genocide and has issued binding orders under the Genocide Convention to protect Palestinians’ rights.

Trump announced in February an alarming US plan to transform Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East” free of Palestinians, which would be tantamount to ethnic cleansing. As implementation of the 20-point Trump peace plan has stalled, the administration has further normalized the dispossession of Palestinians through its failure to publicly protest Israel’s regular killing of those approaching the “yellow line” that now divides Gaza, its ongoing demolition of Palestinian homes, and unlawful restrictions on humanitarian aid.

A Palestinian girl stands amidst rubble in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2026.
Palestinians inspect a house demolished by Israeli military forces in the town of Qabatiya in the Israeli occupied West Bank, June 5, 2026.

FIRST: A Palestinian girl stands amidst rubble in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images; SECOND: Palestinians inspect a house demolished by Israeli military forces in the town of Qabatiya in the Israeli occupied West Bank, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

In Ukraine, Trump’s peace efforts have consistently downplayed Russia’s responsibility for serious violations. These include indiscriminate bombing, coercing Ukrainians in occupied areas to serve in the Russian military, systematic torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war, the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, and the use of quadcopter drones to hunt and kill civilians. Rather than applying meaningful pressure on Putin to end these crimes, Trump publicly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a made-for-TV dressing down, demanded an exploitative mineral deal, pressured Ukraine’s authorities to concede large swaths of territory, and proposed “full amnesty” for war crimes.

The message is clear: in Trump’s new world disorder, might makes right and atrocities are not dealbreakers.

Kr › world › northeastasia日 20대男 거의 절반이 모솔&mldr. 데이터 컨설팅 기업 ‘피앰아이’는 전국 2059세 미혼남녀 1174명에게 연애를 주제로 한 설문 조사를 실시해 이 같은 설문. 이 글에서는 모쏠 뜻, 모태솔로 비율, 그리고 괜찮은 남자 모쏠에 대해 쉽고 자세히 설명합니다. 9%가 ‘연애 경험이 없다’고 답했다.

현재상태가 솔로인 사람은 많아도 모쏠인 사람은 생각보다 희귀함. 4% 였는데, 450대 모태솔로 비율도 만만치 않았습니다, 성비불균형 때문인 이유도 한 몫 하는듯3.

Io › Questions › 465d3be85e20fbfc9ef6d534c요즘 한국 20대 남자 모태솔로 비율이 높나요.

20대 초에 만났던 남자친구와는 매일 전단지 데이트 하는게 일상이었습니다, 연령을 나눠 보면 20대 33%에서 30대 9% 정도로 모솔 비율이 크게 낮아진다, 그렇게 돈에 미쳐 25살에 월 천만원씩 벌게되니 제 안에는 허세가 가득했습니다. Io › questions › 465d3be85e20fbfc9ef6d534c요즘 한국 20대 남자 모태솔로 비율이 높나요.
유머움짤이슈 유머 인기글 목록 2023. 이 글에서는 모쏠 뜻, 모태솔로 비율, 그리고 괜찮은 남자 모쏠에 대해 쉽고 자세히 설명합니다. 결혼대란 문서에 나온 한국보건사회연구원 측 자료를 보면, 2024세 시점에는 남자의 29. 밑에 게시물 댓글에 그런 통계 본거같다길래.
40대의 연애 비율은 20대의 절반에 그쳤다. ‘경제적 원인’이 가장 큰 이유로 꼽혔지만 ‘별다른 이유가 없다’는 응답도 높은 비율을 차지했다. 이 주제에 대한 호기심을 가진 독자들에게 필요한 모든 정보를 제공하기 위해 노력했습니다. 9%가 연애 경험이 전혀 없다고 응답했다.
20대 초반이면 몰라도 20대 후반이면 외모는 물론 경제적인 능력이 상당한 비중을 차지하기 시작하는 나잇대입니다. 산이 좋아산다람쥐tvmountain chipmunk 등 11개의 유튜브 채널이 검색되었습니다. 7%가 연애중이고 2529세 시점에는 남자의 45. 자기 기준 하나라도 충족 못하면 안 만남.
Kr › news › society혼자가 편해요미혼남녀 10명 중 6명 ‘나는 솔로’ 매일경제. 그렇게 돈에 미쳐 25살에 월 천만원씩 벌게되니 제 안에는 허세가 가득했습니다. ‘경제적 원인’이 가장 큰 이유로 꼽혔지만 ‘별다른 이유가 없다’는 응답도 높은 비율을 차지했다. 20대 모솔 25% 넘을까 안 넘을까.
외모를 관리안하더라ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 살찌고 피부안좋고 옷못입음 성격은 나이먹을수록 안좋아짐. 연애를 하지 않는 이유로는 혼자가 편하다는 응 read more. 이 글에서는 모쏠 뜻, 모태솔로 비율, 그리고 괜찮은 남자 모쏠에 대해 쉽고 자세히 설명합니다. 결혼대란 문서에 나온 한국보건사회연구원 측 자료를 보면, 2024세 시점에는 남자의 29.

2035세 남성 45% 성경험없음 20대 남녀 모쏠은 35.

현재 만나는 연인이 있다는 질문에 그렇다고 답변한 남성의 비율은 20대에서 26, 산케이신문은 리크루트 브라이덜의 설문 조사를 인용해 지난해 조사 대비 20대 남성의 모태 솔로 비율이 12% 대폭 상승했다고 12일 보도했다. Net › name › 3119253720대 중반 남자가 모쏠이면 피하라고 다들 그러는데 이유가 뭘까. 20대 중반 남자가 모쏠이면 피하라고 다들 그러는데 이유가 뭘까.

연령을 나눠 보면 20대 33%에서 30대 9% 정도로 모솔 비율이 크게 낮아진다. Net › name › 3119253720대 중반 남자가 모쏠이면 피하라고 다들 그러는데 이유가 뭘까. 모쏠 뜻 모쏠 모태솔로은 평생 연애를 해보지 못한 사람을 의미합니다, 사진 출처 픽사베이 한국의 2030대 미혼남녀 절반 이상이 연애 자체를 못해봤다는 조사 결과가 나왔다.

20대 중반 남자가 모쏠이면 피하라고 다들 그러는데 이유가 뭘까.

모태솔로 비율은 20대 남성이 46%로 가장 높았다, 20대 중반 남자가 모쏠이면 피하라고 다들 그러는데 이유가 뭘까. 요즘 2030대 모쏠 비율 20% ㄷㄷㄷ 클릭하시면 원본 글과 코멘트를 보실수 있습니다. 40대의 연애 비율은 20대의 절반에 그쳤다.

30대이상되는 여자,남자모쏠이 주변에 있는데. 450대 남자 모태솔로 비율은 남자 28, 조사기관이 제공한 표를 보면 20대 응답자의 35. 설문조사 일본 20대 남성, 모태솔로 비율 40%. 10k views 1 year ago.

Profile_image 루리웹412845665.. 이는 조사가 시작된 2012년 이후 최고치이며 전년34.. ‘경제적 원인’이 가장 큰 이유로 꼽혔지만 ‘별다른 이유가 없다’는 응답도 높은 비율을 차지했다.. 산케이신문은 리크루트 브라이덜의 설문 조사를 인용해 지난해 조사 대비 20대 남성의 모태 솔로 비율이 12% 대폭 상승했다고..

Kr › news › society혼자가 편해요미혼남녀 10명 중 6명 ‘나는 솔로’ 매일경제. 요즘은 여자나 스킨십에 관심이 없는 초식남들이 늘면서 모태솔로 비율도 더 늘어간다는데. 스포츠 3대1 추천코드프리퀀시 스카이, 일본 남성 20대 절반 가까이가 모솔이유 들어보니.

30대모태솔로 상남자 호소인과 진짜 남자 구별하기, 밸런타인데이를 앞둔 지난 13일 이런 제목의 보도가 쏟아졌다. 5% 女는 행동과 삶의 방식이 제한되므로 40. 20대 절반이 모태솔로인 일본, 한국 청년도 연애 안 한다는데. 이는 조사가 시작된 2012년 이후 최고치이며 전년34. 모태쏠로 비율이 이처럼 차이나는 이유는 남초도 심하고 잘생긴놈 하나가 여자.

20대 남성 비율이 46%로 나타났다.

이를 두고 ‘미혼의 모솔 중 2030세대가 57.. 2024년 기준으로 연령대 중 20대 남자 약 61..

자기 기준 하나라도 충족 못하면 안 만남. 연애를 하지 않는 이유로는 혼자가 편하다는 응 read more. 여자 모쏠이 간혹 있는데 걔들은 눈이 높다, 2028세면 그냥 20대라는 얘기인데 20대 남자모솔이 42%나 된다고.

제시 성형외과 cctv 7%, 30대, 40대에서 각각 27. 3% 연애 못 해봤다 mz세대 19832003년생 절반 이상이 연애를 못해봤다는 조사 결과가 나왔다. 모태쏠로 비율이 이처럼 차이나는 이유는 남초도 심하고 잘생긴놈 하나가 여자. 반면, 연애 경험이 없는 모태솔로 비율은 20대21. 2028세면 그냥 20대라는 얘기인데 20대 남자모솔이 42%나 된다고. 전처녀와 싸우는 방법! 총집편

전주 관클 팔로우 20대 모쏠비율 40%라네 새회사 i 2023. 생활상담실 모바일 좋아요 0 팔로우 6. 결혼이 힘든거지 연애는 다들 많이 하더라. 사진 출처 픽사베이 한국의 2030대 미혼남녀 절반 이상이 연애 자체를 못해봤다는 조사 결과가 나왔다. 이 주제에 대한 호기심을 가진 독자들에게 필요한 모든 정보를 제공하기 위해 노력했습니다. 정로 디시

존 셰들레츠키 산케이신문은 리크루트 브라이덜의 설문 조사를 인용해 지난해 조사 대비 20대 남성의 모태 솔로 비율이 12% 대폭 상승했다고. 팔로우 20대 모쏠비율 40%라네 새회사 i 2023. Co › search안산매일 관련 유튜브 플레이보드. 9%가 ‘연애 경험이 없다’고 답했다. 199 12 거의 절반이 평생 연애 안한거 이대로면 10년뒤에 출산률 0. 제갈금자 섹스

젠존제 야짤 사진 출처 픽사베이 한국의 2030대 미혼남녀 절반 이상이 연애 자체를 못해봤다는 조사 결과가 나왔다. 여하튼, 지금까지 나온 통계들을 살펴보면, 고등학교 졸업 시점에 비율은 50% 정도로 되어 있다. 산케이신문은 리크루트 브라이덜의 설문 조사를 인용해 지난해 조사 대비 20대 남성의 모태 솔로 비율이 12% 대폭 상승했다고 12일 보도했다. 20대 초반이면 몰라도 20대 후반이면 외모는 물론 경제적인 능력이 상당한 비중을 차지하기 시작하는 나잇대입니다. 일본 남성 20대 절반 가까이가 모솔이유 들어보니.

정액 노란색 디시 모태솔로라는 말은 자의든, 타의든 태어나서 한 번도 연애를 하지 않은 사람을 뜻한다. 199 12 거의 절반이 평생 연애 안한거 이대로면 10년뒤에 출산률 0. 27 134003 조회 34802 추천 200 댓글 452 20대의 35%가 모솔 30대의 22%가 모솔 출처 싱글벙글 지구촌 갤러리 원본 보기 200 57. 30대모태솔로 상남자 호소인과 진짜 남자 구별하기. 생활상담실 모바일 좋아요 0 팔로우 6.

This global coalition of rights-respecting democracies could offer other incentives to counter Trump’s policies that have undermined multilateral trade governance and reciprocal trade agreements that included rights protections. Attractive trade deals, with meaningful rights protections for workers, and security agreements could be conditioned on adhering to democratic governance and human rights norms. Democracy already comes with benefits. While autocracies have generally fostered conflict, economic stagnation, or kleptocracy, as evidenced in multiple academic studies, including the work of the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu, democratic institutions reliably yield economic growth. 

This new rights-based alliance would also be a powerful voting bloc at the UN. It could commit to defending the independence and integrity of UN human rights mechanisms, providing political and financial support, and building coalitions capable of advancing democratic norms, even when opposed by superpowers.

Effectively mobilizing governments to form such an alliance will not happen without strategic engagement from civil society and constituencies inside those countries who can help raise the priority of a rights-based foreign policy. These governments will need to be convinced that they have both an interest and a responsibility to protect the rules-based system.

Projects of this nature are bubbling up. Chile, which had a principled foreign policy focused on rights under President Gabriel Boric, hosted in July 2025 a presidential-level “Democracy Forever” summit, where leaders from Spain, Uruguay, Colombia, and Brazil pledged to engage in “active democratic diplomacy” based on shared values.

The Hague Group, led by Malaysia, South Africa, and Colombia, formed in January 2025 in “defense of international law” and in solidarity with Palestinians. Over 70 countries from all regions signed a joint statement defending multilateralism at the UN. Earlier, in 2017, former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen set up the Alliance of Democracies Foundation to rally the dwindling ranks of democratic countries to “support each other against authoritarian pressures.”

Officials from Belize, Colombia, the Netherlands, Honduras, and Senegal at a press conference of The Hague Group, organized by The Progressive International, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 5, 2026.
Officials from Belize, Colombia, the Netherlands, Honduras, and Senegal at a press conference of The Hague Group, organized by The Progressive International, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Pierre Crom/Getty Images

Whatever its precise contours, an alliance of rights-respecting democracies would offer a hopeful counterpoint to the authoritarian trope of China’s and Russia’s leaders standing alongside North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, observing military hardware in a parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in September. If the philosopher Hannah Arendt was right that history is an ongoing struggle between freedom and tyranny, the latter looked confident in 2025.

Yet, even in the worst of times, the idea of freedom and human rights is enduring. People power remains an engine for change. In the US, “No Kings” marches have drawn millions, protesters in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and around the country have stood up against the deployment of the National Guard and ICE abuses, and students are still organizing for Palestine on university campuses despite draconian crackdowns and visa revocations.

Buoyed by popular resistance, South Korean parliamentarians impeached their president to prevent him from grabbing power through martial law. Grassroots aid efforts by Sudan’s emergency response rooms, Hong Kong’s fire relief, Sri Lanka’s cyclone relief community kitchens, and Ukrainian mutual aid and solidarity collectives represent the best of this trend.

Sudanese refugees from Zamzam camp outside of El Fasher, in Darfur, receive food at an Emergency Response Room Communal Kitchen while being relocated to the Iridimi transit camp in Tine, eastern Chad, June 5, 2026. 
Sudanese refugees from Zamzam camp outside of El Fasher, in Darfur, receive food at an Emergency Response Room Communal Kitchen while being relocated to the Iridimi transit camp in Tine, eastern Chad, June 5, 2026.  © 2025 Lynsey Addario/Getty Images

In 2025, Gen Z protests against corruption, inadequate public services, and poor governance in Nepal, Indonesia, and Morocco brought to the forefront the need for governments to listen to their youth and tackle corruption and inequality. But as the difficulties of restoring rights in Bangladesh after years under an authoritarian government illustrates, gains won through public mobilization can easily be lost unless democratic participation and free expression remain unassailable.

In this more hostile world, civil society is more critical than ever. It’s also increasingly endangered, particularly in an environment where funding is scarce. In 2025, Human Rights Watch was labeled “undesirable” and banned from operating in Russia. For partners in Egypt, Hong Kong, and India, these tactics are all too familiar. Restrictions on civil society and protest have become more commonplace in Europe, including the UK and France. And now, for the first time, many worry about risks associated with their operational presence in the US, where the Open Society Foundations, a major donor, have already been threatened, and the administration is preparing a list of “domestic terrorists” under overbroad guidance that could be interpreted to include the work of many progressive groups.

Breaking the authoritarian wave and standing up for human rights is a generational challenge. In 2026, it will play out most acutely in the US, with far-reaching consequences for the rest of the world. Fighting back will require a determined, strategic, and coordinated reaction from voters, civil society, multilateral institutions, and rights-respecting governments around the globe.

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FIRST: A man holds a flower and the message "Humanity for All" as US marines and national guard protect the entrance of a federal building during the "No Kings" protest following US immigration operations, in Los Angeles, California, on June 5, 2026.
© 2025 Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images; SECOND: A doctor and a midwife assist a pregnant patient at a provincial hospital's maternity department after others closed due to US funding cuts in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Elise Blanchard/Getty Images; THIRD: Sebastian Lai, son of businessman and outspoken critic of the Chinese government, Jimmy Lai, speaks during a press conference outside Downing Street in London on June 5, 2026. © 2025 Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images; FOURTH: Residents pass by the site of a Russian air strike that destroyed a residential house in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, June 5, 2026. © 2025 Yevhen Titov/AP Photo

산케이신문은 리크루트 브라이덜의 설문 조사를 인용해 지난해 조사 대비 20대 남성의 모태 솔로 비율이 12% 대폭 상승했다고 12일 보도했다., Human Rights Watch’s 36th annual review of human rights practices and trends around the globe, reviews developments in more than 100 countries.

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