International Children’s day – New Amnesty thematic paper sets out how police must respect children’s rights
Our new publication Police and Children explains how law enforcement must protect children’s rights, prioritise their best interests, and ensure child-appropriate policing at every step.
Police in their daily work mainly deal with adult people, which means that their policies, instructions, and manner in which they approach people, through…
Amnesty’s Guidelines on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly
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Peaceful assemblies have been the driving force behind some of the most powerful social movements, exposing injustice and abuse, demanding…
Less lethal weapons
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These six sheets give a brief overview of less lethal weapons including their potential effects and risks. They summarize when…
Kinetic Impact Projectiles (KIPs) in law enforcement
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Responding to the frequent misuse across the globe of kinetic impact projectiles, commonly known as rubber bullets, today Amnesty International…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
Ukraine: Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex couple as family marks important step for LGBTI rights
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Responding to the Supreme Court of Ukraine’s decision to uphold a lower court ruling recognizing a same-sex couple as a…
Côte d’Ivoire: Pregnant women among those detained without cause since October 2025 crackdown
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Five months on from opposition protests banned by the authorities that saw hundreds of people arrested, including pregnant women, some…
Indonesia: Acquittal of activists brings new hope for right to protest
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Responding to the acquittal of four activists accused by authorities of inciting people to commit violent acts during the August 2025 protests, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive…
Afghanistan: New criminal regulation targets women and minority groups with ever-harsher punishments
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The new Criminal Regulation recently endorsed by the Taliban leader will further entrench violence and discrimination against women, Amnesty International…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Nigeria: Tiger Base police unit involved in rampant violations including extrajudicial executions, torture and extortion
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Detainees routinely taken out of cell and shot dead Suspects tortured to make confessions Families of suspects that died suddenly…
USA: One year into President Trump’s return to office, authoritarian practices are eroding human rights
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Marking one year since President Trump returned to office, Amnesty International today rang the alarm bells on increasing authoritarian practices in the United States…
Nepal: “We went there to raise our voice, not to be killed”: Nepal’s deadly crackdown on protesters
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This briefing exposes Nepal’s failure to uphold peaceful assembly during “Gen-Z” protests on 8 September 2025, where 19 were killed…
USA: Torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome in Florida
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This report presents Amnesty International’s findings from a research trip to southern Florida in September 2025, to document the human…
Colombia: Insist, Persist, Resist and never Give Up?
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This report analyses the impact of the intervention of the Military Criminal Justice system on the persistent impunity for human…
China: Courts used as tools of systematic repression against human rights defenders
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Chinese courts are systematically weaponizing vague national security and public order laws to silence human rights defenders, Amnesty International said…
Ecuador: It was the military. I saw them: Enforced disappearances in Ecuador at the hands of the armed forces
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In this research briefing, Amnesty International analyses five cases of enforced disappearance that occurred in Ecuador in 2024, in the…
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
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Pakistan’s unlawful mass surveillance and censorship expansion is powered by a nexus of companies based in Germany, France, United Arab…
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