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
Philippines: Confirmation of Duterte trial offers victims prospect of long-awaited truth and justice
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Responding to the International Criminal Court confirming all crimes against humanity charges against former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, paving the…
Cuba: Authorities must now release those detained for political reasons and end repression
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Policing
One month after the Cuban authorities announced the imminent release of 51 detainees and following the recent announcement of a…
Kazakhstan: Sentencing of 19 activists over peaceful Xinjiang protest a travesty of justice
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Policing
Reacting to the conviction and sentences of 19 activists in Kazakhstan for participating in a peaceful protest against human rights…
Venezuela: Amnesty law must not become a mechanism of repression
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Policing
Nearly two months after the approval of the amnesty law intended to grant freedom to people prosecuted and detained for…
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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