Trump’s Economic Policies Show Need for a ‘Human Rights Economy’

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image US President Donald Trump displays a chart with proposed US tariffs at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. © 2025 Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via AP Photo On April 2, US President Donald Trump announced import tariffs – many above 40 percent, on goods from virtually every country – upending the global economy. Although now paused above a baseline 10 percent, except for China, these new tariffs illustrate the danger of pursuing economic reforms without regard for the impact on people’s human rights.The promise to reshape the economy, which was central to…

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