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
Greece: Convictions in ‘Predatorgate’ scandal offer rare accountability in abuse of surveillance technology
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Responding to a landmark judgement by an Athens court which found four individuals linked to spyware maker Intellexa, guilty of unlawful access to private communication systems and data, and of violating privacy and…
India: UN experts warn of systemic policing failures over reports of deaths and torture in custody
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GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the Government of India to launch urgent independent investigations into alarming allegations of hundreds…
Iran: Children among 30 people at risk of the death penalty amid expedited grossly unfair trials connected to uprising
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The Iranian authorities must immediately halt all plans to execute eight individuals sentenced to death after being convicted of committing…
Philippines: Duterte confirmation of charges hearing a crucial opportunity for justice
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Ahead of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday 23 February,…
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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