Activities & publications

Publication

Less lethal weapons

These six sheets give a brief overview of less lethal weapons including their potential effects and risks. They summarize when…

Publication

Kinetic Impact Projectiles (KIPs) in law enforcement

Responding to the frequent misuse across the globe of kinetic impact projectiles, commonly known as rubber bullets, today Amnesty International…

Publication

Striking weapons in law enforcement

Recent footage of police in India attacking protesters and detainees with batons highlights the urgent need for law enforcement agencies…

Publication

Chemical irritants in law enforcement

Across the world, from the streets of Thailand to Philadelphia (USA), from Greece to Chile, the police continue to use…

Policing

Switzerland: Mohamed Wa Baile Wins Ethnic Profiling Case as the European Court of Human Rights Unanimously Condemns Racial Discrimination

Years of campaigning for justice and the tireless engagement of activist Mohamed Wa Baile and supporters have paid off, resulting…

Policing

The Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa releases a Report on the Production, Trade, and use of Tools of Torture in Africa

This thematic report highlights the trade in the tools of torture in Africa, outlines the existing legal framework, provides…

Policing

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights published a Study on the Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officials in Africa

The current Study is primarily focused on the applicable legal framework, and ways to ensure that domestic legal systems conform…

Policing

European Court of Human Rights deliveres a judgement on the case of Laurijsen and Others v. the Netherlands

The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered a judgement on the case of Laurijsen and Others v. the…

Report

Sri Lanka: ‘Ready to suppress any protest’: Unlawful use of weapons during protests

Sri Lanka’s law enforcement officials engaged in the violent repression of protests must be held accountable for committing widespread human…

Report

Iran: “They violently raped me”: Sexual violence weaponized to crush Iran’s ‘Woman life freedom’ uprising

Intelligence and security forces committed horrific acts of rape and other forms of sexual violence against protesters arbitrarily detained during…

Report

El Salvador: Behind the veil of popularity: Repression and regression of human rights in El Salvador

This report is the result of three fact-finding missions and 83 interviews, which document the installation of a context marked…

Report

Netherlands: Unchecked Power: ID Checks and Collection of Data from Peaceful Protesters in the Netherlands

States are increasingly imposing obstacles to the right to protest. In the Netherlands, authorities are turning to surveillance tools, collecting…

Report

Peru: Lethal racism: Extrajudicial executions and unlawful use of force by Peru’s security forces

Since 7 December 2022, Peru has experienced one of its deepest political and social crises of recent decades. Thousands of…

Report

Nicaragua: A cry for justice: Five years of oppression and resistance

Nicaragua is experiencing a grave human rights crisis characterized by a crackdown on protest and constant attacks on political dissidents,…

Report

Thailand: “We are reclaiming our future”: Children’s right to peaceful assembly in Thailand

“We Are Reclaiming Our Future” examines key human rights issues and obstacles impeding children’s full enjoyment of their right to…

Report

Colombia: The police does not care for me: Sexual violence and other gender-based violence in the 2021 National Strike

In this report, Amnesty International reveals repeated and generalized practices of violence against women, children and LGBTIQ+ people in the…