Police and Human Rights Programme

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Less lethal weapons

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

Responding to the frequent misuse across the globe of kinetic impact projectiles, commonly known as rubber bullets, today Amnesty International…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Projectile electric-shock weapons: An Amnesty International position paper

Projectile electric-shock weapons (PESWs) have the potential to cause serious injury or even death. Thus, whilst this weapon may have…

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Short paper series no 4: Police and human rights defenders

In 2018, PHRP finalised the fourth paper of the short paper series on police and human rights defenders. Across the world, more and more human rights defenders focus on policing related issues or come into contact with police while carrying out their human rights activities.

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Short paper series no 3: Police and Minority Groups

In 2016, PHRP finalized the third paper of the short paper series on Police and Minority Groups. Police have a…

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Use of Force: Guidelines for Implementation of the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials

In order to be able to fulfil their responsibilities of maintaining law, safety and public order and preventing and…

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Short paper series no. 2: Police Oversight

In the beginning of 2015 PHRP has finalized a paper on police oversight (the second of the AINL PHRP short…

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Short paper series no 1: ‘Policing Assemblies’

In 2013 the first Short paper was produced on the policing of assemblies. The research helped to identify a…

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Understanding Policing – A resource book for human rights activists

This comprehensive resource book has first been published by AI Netherlands in 2006 as part of their Police and…