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: More than 120,000 people from 73 countries speak up for Budapest Pride
Authorities must allow people to participate safely in Saturday’s Budapest Pride, free from intimidation, harassment or violence, said Amnesty International…
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Interim measure granted concerning Serbia to prevent the use of sonic weapons in public assemblies
The European Court of Human Rights has decided to issue an interim measure in the case Đorović and Others v. Serbia.
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association: Impact of the 2023–2025 “super election” cycle on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and association calls for the increased protection of the rights to freedom of…
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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…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
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Cambodia: Government allows slavery and torture to flourish inside hellish scamming compounds
Amnesty visits more than 50 scamming compounds in 18-month long research Testimony from survivors details human trafficking, slavery and forced…
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Türkiye: Unlawful use of force by police against protesters in March “may amount to torture”
Turkish authorities must carry out prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigations into alleged human rights violations committed by law enforcement…
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Argentina: Two years after brutal repression in Jujuy, Amnesty International report exposes impunity
Two years after the constitutional debate and waves of social protests that gripped the province of Jujuy, there have been…
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Georgia: Women protesters are targeted with escalating violence and gender-based reprisals
Police in Georgia are increasingly using gender-based violence including sexist insults, threats of sexual violence and unlawful and degrading strip…
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USA: Dehumanized by design: Human rights violations in El Paso
This briefing presents Amnesty International’s findings and observations from an April 2025 visit to an immigration detention center in Texas.
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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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This database is an initiative of the Police and Human Rights Programme (PHRP) of the Dutch Section of Amnesty International.
