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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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  Kenya: Authorities must address economic grievances driving protests, end repressive tactics

  Tag: Policing

  Kenyan authorities have increasingly used authoritarian tactics, including arbitrary arrests and detention, abductions, malicious prosecution of protesters, surveillance, and media…

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  India: End the crackdown on peaceful protests and release arbitrarily detained protesters

  Tag: Policing

  The brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in New Delhi over the last weekend is alarming with mass detention, unlawful use…

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  Portugal: Police violence against peaceful housing protesters must be investigated

  Tag: Policing

  Initial reports suggest that the police deployed excessive force to disperse a peaceful protest camp in Porto, Portugal, in the…

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  Global: New report exposes human rights failures at 2026 Men’s World Cup

  Tag: Policing

  The 2026 Men’s World Cup exposed a failure of FIFA’s leadership to implement its own human rights policies, with the…

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

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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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  Peru: Lethal racism: Extrajudicial executions and unlawful use of force by Peru’s security forces

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  Since 7 December 2022, Peru has experienced one of its deepest political and social crises of recent decades. Thousands of…

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  Nicaragua: A cry for justice: Five years of oppression and resistance

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  Nicaragua is experiencing a grave human rights crisis characterized by a crackdown on protest and constant attacks on political dissidents,…

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  Thailand: “We are reclaiming our future”: Children’s right to peaceful assembly in Thailand

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  “We Are Reclaiming Our Future” examines key human rights issues and obstacles impeding children’s full enjoyment of their right to…

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  Colombia: The police does not care for me: Sexual violence and other gender-based violence in the 2021 National Strike

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  In this report, Amnesty International reveals repeated and generalized practices of violence against women, children and LGBTIQ+ people in the…

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  Russia: “You Will Be Arrested Anyway”: Reprisals Against Monitors and Media Workers Reporting from Protests

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  Over the last 10 years, the human rights situation in Russia has been continuously deteriorating. The authorities have severely curtailed…

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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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