Archief rapporten en publicaties

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

    Tag: Publication

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

  • Poland abandoning hundreds of victims of hate crimes

    Tag: Report

    Poland’s legal system falls dangerously short when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and…

  • Cameroon: Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram and abused by security forces

    Tag: Report

    Boko Haram has slaughtered nearly 400 civilians in northern Cameroon, while a heavy-handed response by security forces and inhumane prison…

  • Amnesty International releases new guide to curb excessive use of force by police

    Tag: Report

    From the streets of Ferguson, Missouri to the favelas of Brazil, the police use of force and firearms makes global…

  • Guinea: Excessive and lethal force by security forces must not be repeated during election period

    Tag: Report

    Guinean authorities must rein in security forces ahead of October’s presidential elections and ensure there is no repeat of excessive…

  • Grote willekeur doodvonnissen in Saudi-Arabië

    Tag: Rapport

    Honderden mensen zijn na oneerlijke rechtszaken in Saudi-Arabië ter dood veroordeeld, waaronder minderjarigen en mensen met geestelijke beperkingen.

  • Burundi: Torture used to extract confessions and crush dissent

    Tag: Report

    Beatings with iron bars and acid burns are among an array of torture techniques used by Burundian security forces to…

  • Bloody trail of civilian death and destruction paved with evidence of war crimes in southern Yemen

    Tag: Report

    Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes and attacks by pro and anti-Huthi armed groups in Ta’iz and Aden in Yemen have killed…

  • Syrië: Burgers bewust doelwit van regeringsleger

    Tag: Rapport

    Het Syrische regeringsleger voert systematisch aanvallen uit op de burgers van het belegerde Oost-Ghouta. Dit zijn misdaden tegen de menselijkheid.

  • China: Drop draft law attempting to stifle Internet freedom

    Tag: Report

    The Chinese authorities must drop a fundamentally flawed draft Cyber Security Law that would have severe consequences for freedom of…