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OUR ACTIVITIES

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  Two in person training sessions in Nairobi 2026

  In June 2026, PHRP delivered two training sessions on policing and human rights at Amnesty’s regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.

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  Thematic work

  Amnesty International releases 20 rules for ending widespread misuse of police batons

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  Training & Workshops

  Police and Human Rights Training in Mexico City

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  Country work

  France: Class Action Lawsuit against Ethnic Profiling

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OUR PUBLICATIONS

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  Thematic paper series no. 5: Police and children

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  Police in their daily work mainly deal with adult people, which means that their policies, instructions, and manner in which they approach people, through…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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

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  APT addresses Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on in-person custody hearings as a key safeguard against torture

  Tag: Policing

  The APT participated in a public hearing before Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) to address the constitutionality of recent changes…

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  USA: Amnesty International Calls for ICE to Be Abolished After Documenting Widespread Human Rights Violations in Anti-Immigrant Operations

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  In a new report released today, Amnesty International documented widespread human rights violations committed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

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  Yemen: One year on, Huthis must release arbitrarily detained lawyer Abdul Majid Sabra

  Tag: Policing

  One year ago on 25 September 2025, the Huthi de facto authorities in Sana’a arbitrarily detained prominent lawyer and human…

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  UN: Repression continues in Venezuela in the face of ‘appalling’ human rights violations

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  “In the Fuerte Guaicaipuro military facility, prisoners have been confined in pit-like cells dug below ground level, exposed to cold,…

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

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  Peru: Who called the shots?

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  The body of evidence presented in this report reveals a series of actions and omissions from the highest levels of…

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  Europe: Under Protected and Over Restricted: The state of the right to protest in 21 European countries

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  Peaceful protest is a powerful and public way for people to make their voices heard. It has long been a…

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  Guinea: Wounded youth: Care and justice urgently needed for the victims of unlawful use of force in Guinea

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  This report looks at the situation of people seriously injured by the forces of law and order during protests in…

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  Sri Lanka: ‘Ready to suppress any protest’: Unlawful use of weapons during protests

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  Sri Lanka’s law enforcement officials engaged in the violent repression of protests must be held accountable for committing widespread human…

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  Iran: “They violently raped me”: Sexual violence weaponized to crush Iran’s ‘Woman life freedom’ uprising

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  Intelligence and security forces committed horrific acts of rape and other forms of sexual violence against protesters arbitrarily detained during…

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  El Salvador: Behind the veil of popularity: Repression and regression of human rights in El Salvador

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  This report is the result of three fact-finding missions and 83 interviews, which document the installation of a context marked…

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  Netherlands: Unchecked Power: ID Checks and Collection of Data from Peaceful Protesters in the Netherlands

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  States are increasingly imposing obstacles to the right to protest. In the Netherlands, authorities are turning to surveillance tools, collecting…

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Find more country reports in the PHRP resources database.

This database is an initiative of the Police and Human Rights Programme (PHRP) of the Dutch Section of Amnesty International.

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