LONDON — Amnesty International released its annual report on the state of the world's human rights on April 20, 2026, saying that Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights. The group described the leaders of the three countries as "voracious predators" intent upon economic and political domination.

The 400-page report documents abuses alleged in countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. It cites Israel's genocide in Gaza, Russia's crimes against humanity in Ukraine and the US-Israeli war on Iran as examples of conflicts in which international laws have been ignored.

At a news conference in London on Monday, Agnes Callamard, head of the global rights group, said that most governments tend to appease the "predators" rather than confront them. "Some even thought to imitate the bullies and the looters," she said, adding that "Spain is standing above the double standard that is destroying the international system."

Since October 2023, the confirmed number of people killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza has surpassed 72,500. Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed nearly 2,400 people, and more than 3,000 people have been killed in the US-Israeli assault on Iran. More than 15,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, launched by Vladimir Putin in 2022, began more than four years ago.

"No effective steps have been taken against Israel for its repeated, constant violation of basic standards of humanity," Callamard said.

The report says the United Kingdom cracked down on the Palestine solidarity movement and Palestine Action, a group that targets sites associated with the Israeli military and is fighting a legal battle against its UK proscription as a "terrorist" organisation. It says Afghanistan's Taliban was responsible for gender-based discrimination in 2025, citing measures excluding women from education and work, and that Nepalese authorities failed to investigate instances of gender-based violence against Dalit women.

The report also lists moments of resistance, including Gen Z-led protests and a growing number of states joining South Africa's case against Israel's genocide at the International Court of Justice. It notes that the International Criminal Court has brought crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and issued an arrest warrant against two Taliban leaders for gender-based persecution. The Council of Europe has established a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.