Amnesty International releases 25 rules to curb the misuse of kinetic impact projectiles
Responding to the frequent misuse of kinetic impact projectiles, commonly known as rubber bullets, Amnesty International published a new briefing setting out how and when these weapons can be deployed in accordance with international human rights law.
Thematic work
Amnesty International releases 20 rules for ending widespread misuse of police batons
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Third Police and Human Rights Training in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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…
Publication
PHRP Expert Meeting on Predictive Policing
On 20.-21. May 2019, the Police and Human Right Programme (PHRP) of Amnesty International Netherlands held an expert meeting on…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
Policing
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
The present report illuminates the ways in which counter-terrorism and security are frequently used to provide political and legal justifications…
Policing
Amnesty International launches global campaign to confront unprecedented worldwide threat to the right to protest
The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today,…
Policing
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association on peaceful protest in crisis situations
This report, to be presented at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council in June 2022, examines key…
Policing
Venezuela: Hard-hitting UN report backs claims of crimes against humanity and identifies possible perpetrators
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, created by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2019, presented its conclusions…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
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
Iran: They are shooting brazenly: Iran’s militarized response to May 2022 protests
This research briefing documents how Iranian security forces used unlawful force, including live ammunition, birdshot, teargas and watercannon, to crush…
Report
Protect the Protest! Why we must save our right to protest
Amnesty International has long worked to protect and expand the power of protest in defending and promoting human rights. For…
Report
Iran: In death’s waiting room: Deaths in custody following deliberate denial of medical care in Iran’s prisons
This briefing documents how Iranian officials are committing shocking violations of the right to life by deliberately denying ailing prisoners…
Report
Sri Lanka: Still no answers: An update on the rights of victims of enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka
Victims of human rights violations in the context of the war and its aftermath, bravely continuing their quest for answers,…
Report
Colombia: Shoot on Sight: Eye Trauma in the Context of the National Strike
Colombia: Excessive force by riot police during National Strike left more than 100 people with eye trauma Violence and repression…
Report
Living Ghosts: The devastating impact of enforced disappearances in Pakistan
Living Ghosts, documents how enforced disappearance – in which state agents deny holding an individual or refuse to provide information…
Report
Xenophobic machines: Discrimination through unregulated use of algorithms in the Dutch childcare benefits scandal
Social security enforcement agencies worldwide are increasingly automating their processes in the hope of detecting fraud. The Netherlands is at…
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