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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We Had Nowhere Else to Go: Forced Displacement and Demolitions in Northern Syria
A fact-finding mission to northern Syria has uncovered a wave of forced displacement and home demolitions amounting to war crimes…
October 12, 2015
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Fenced Out
The Hungarian government has invested more than 1OO million euros on razor-wire fencing and border controls to keep refugees and…
October 7, 2015
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Driven Out for Development: Forced Evictions in Mombasa
In a welcome U-turn, Kenya’s highway authority (KENHA) has admitted that it was wrong to forcibly evict more than 100…
October 5, 2015
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Chains of Abuse: The Global Diamond Supply Chain and the Case of the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic’s (CAR) biggest traders have purchased diamonds worth several million dollars without adequately investigating whether they financed…
September 29, 2015
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Targeted by Hatred, Forgotten by Law
Poland’s legal system falls dangerously short when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and…
September 16, 2015
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Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram in Cameroon and abused by security forces
Boko Haram has slaughtered nearly 400 civilians in northern Cameroon, while a heavy-handed response by security forces and inhumane prison…
September 15, 2015
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A Union of Protection: Amnesty International’s Agenda for Refugee Protection in Europe
In the first eight months of 2015, more than 350,000 people reached the EU in search of protection or a…
September 8, 2015
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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
From the streets of Ferguson, Missouri to the favelas of Brazil, the police use of force and firearms makes global…
September 2, 2015
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Amnesty International Report: Rampant Executions in Saudi Arabia Fuelled by Justice System ‘Riddled with Holes’
Hundreds of people have been condemned to death after being convicted in unfair trials under Saudi Arabia’s deeply flawed judicial…
August 24, 2015
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“Just Tell Me What to Confess To” Torture and Ill-Treatment by Burundi’s Police and Intelligence Service Since April 2015
Beatings with iron bars and acid burns are among an array of torture techniques used by Burundian security forces to…
August 24, 2015
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‘Nowhere Safe for Civilians’: Airstrikes and Ground Attacks in Yemen
Civilians in Yemen are bearing the brunt in the conflict raging between Huthi militias (and army units loyal to former…
August 18, 2015
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‘Left To Die Under Siege’: War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses in Eastern Ghouta
Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Eastern Ghouta, an area to the north and east of Damascus that has been…
August 14, 2015