Reports

Amnesty International produces reports based on rigorous and independent research. These reports document patterns of human rights abuses and provide a blueprint for change.

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Defending the Rights of Refugees and Migrants in the Digital Age

Digital technology interventions are increasingly shaping and delivering the migration management and asylum policies of states.

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The Cost of Doing Business? The Petrochemical Industry’s Toxic Pollution in the USA

This report highlights the harms suffered by local communities from pollution emitted by the hundreds of petrochemical plants and refineries along the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.

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Silicon Shadows: Venture Capital, Human Rights, and the Lack of Due Diligence

Our analysis showed that leading VC firms and start-up accelerators are critically deficient in their responsibility to conduct human rights due diligence when investing in Generative AI start-ups.

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Browse Reports

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Surviving Death: Police and Military Torture of Women in Mexico

An unprecedented Amnesty International investigation of 100 women arrested in Mexico reveals that they are routinely sexually abused by the…

June 27, 2016

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Where are We Going to Live?: Migration and Statelessness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a…

June 13, 2016

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Living in Insecurity: How Germany is Failing Victims of Racist Violence

Failed responses to the sharp increase in hate crimes across Germany – including attacks on shelters for asylum-seekers – expose…

June 8, 2016

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Malawi: Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures

A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, has exposed a systematic…

June 6, 2016

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No safe refuge: Asylum-seekers and refugees denied effective protection in Turkey

The European Union (EU) must immediately halt plans to return asylum-seekers to Turkey on the false pretence that it is…

June 2, 2016

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Written Statement to the Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka

This written statement to the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council concerns truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of…

June 1, 2016

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Dangerous to Dissent: Human Rights Under Threat in Gambia

Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of…

June 1, 2016

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Violence Has No Place in these Games! Risk of Human Rights Violations at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Brazil is on a fast-track course to repeat the deadly mistakes it has been making around policing for decades, made…

June 1, 2016

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My Children Will Die This Winter: Afghanistan’s Broken Promise to the Displaced

The number of Afghans who have fled violence and remained trapped in their own country – where they live on…

May 27, 2016

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Q&A: Policy to Protect the Human Rights of Sex Workers

1. Why does Amnesty International need a policy to protect the human rights of sex workers? Because sex workers are…

May 24, 2016

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Harmfully Isolated: Criminalizing Sex Work in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, selling sex is not illegal if one person operates from a private apartment. However, working in isolation…

May 24, 2016

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The Human Cost of Crushing the Market: Criminalization of Sex Work in Norway

In Norway, purchasing sex is illegal but the direct act of selling sex is not. Other activities associated with sex…

May 23, 2016