Amnesty’s Guidelines on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Peaceful assemblies have been the driving force behind some of the most powerful social movements, exposing injustice and abuse, demanding…
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Less lethal weapons
These six sheets give a brief overview of less lethal weapons including their potential effects and risks. They summarize when…
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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…
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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…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
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Hungary: Global fight back begins as anti-Pride law comes into effect
As discriminatory legislation that could be used to ban Pride marches in Hungary comes into effect today, Amnesty International…
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Iran: UN expands Fact-Finding Mission’s mandate in landmark development to address human rights crisis
Responding to today’s adoption of a landmark resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, which extended and broadened the mandate…
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Nicaragua: UN experts publish groundbreaking report naming 54 officials responsible for systematic repression
The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua today released a landmark report which identifies for the first…
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Türkiye: Unlawful and indiscriminate attacks on peaceful protesters must end and protest bans must be lifted immediately
Turkish authorities must end the use of unnecessary and indiscriminate force by security forces against peaceful demonstrators and investigate unlawful…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
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Mozambique: Protest under attack: Human rights violations during Mozambique’s post-2024 election crackdown
Mozambican security forces used reckless and unnecessary force in a widespread crackdown on protests following last October’s election, resulting in…
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Serbia: Technical Briefing: Journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware
Amnesty International has found evidence that two journalists at the Serbia-based Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (“BIRN”), an award-winning network of…
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Global: Electric shock equipment widely abused by law enforcement agencies due to alarming lack of regulation
States and companies are manufacturing, promoting and selling electric shock equipment that is being used for torture and other ill-treatment,…
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UK: Police forces ‘supercharging racism’ with crime predicting tech – new report
A new 120 – page report from Amnesty International UK ‘Automated Racism – How police data and algorithms code…
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The Netherlands: Recording dissent: Camera surveillance at peaceful protests in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, the police monitor peaceful protesters with highly advanced cameras such as drones and video surveillance cars. This…
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Peru: Who called the shots?
The body of evidence presented in this report reveals a series of actions and omissions from the highest levels of…
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Europe: Under Protected and Over Restricted: The state of the right to protest in 21 European countries
Peaceful protest is a powerful and public way for people to make their voices heard. It has long been a…
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Guinea: Wounded youth: Care and justice urgently needed for the victims of unlawful use of force in Guinea
This report looks at the situation of people seriously injured by the forces of law and order during protests in…
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This database is an initiative of the Police and Human Rights Programme (PHRP) of the Dutch Section of Amnesty International.
