The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilizing” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends.

In its annual global report, the organization said Britain was weakening human rights protections nationally and globally, amid a near-breakdown of international law, the Guardian reported. 

“The UK is deliberately destabilizing the entire concept of universal human rights through its appalling domestic policies and politicking,” said Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s chief executive.

The damning Amnesty report said that the UK by targeting asylum seekers and other migrants, along with protesters, had breached its international human rights commitments and curtailed protections at a particularly “perilous” time in global history. 

The report also specifically condemns the UK for failing to use its leadership role within the UN to prevent human rights violations in Gaza.