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OUR ACTIVITIES

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

Thematic paper series no. 5: Police and children

Tag: Publication

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

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

Tag: Policing

In a new report released today, Amnesty International documented widespread human rights violations committed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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…
UN: Repression continues in Venezuela in the face of ‘appalling’ human rights violations

Tag: Policing

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

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Russia: No place for protest

Tag: Report

The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is a fundamental human right enshrined both in international and regional treaties to…
Find more country reports in the PHRP resources database

Tag: Report

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

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