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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Families Under the Rubble – Israeli Attacks on Inhabited Homes

Israeli forces have killed scores of Palestinian civilians in attacks targeting houses full of families which in some cases have…

November 5, 2014

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Families Under the Rubble: Israeli Attacks on Inhabited Homes

Israeli forces have killed scores of Palestinian civilians in attacks targeting houses full of families, which in some cases have…

November 3, 2014

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Libya: Rule of the Gun — Abductions, Torture and Other Militia Abuses in Western Libya

Lawless militias and armed groups on all sides of the conflict in western Libya are carrying out rampant human rights…

October 28, 2014

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On the Streets of America: Human Rights Abuses in Ferguson

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed African American man, was fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on…

October 23, 2014

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Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review

During the USA’s first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2010, 228 recommendations were made to it by other states. The…

October 20, 2014

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United States of America Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture

It is now two decades since the USA ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading…

October 20, 2014

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Bitter Harvest: Exploitation and Forced Labor of Migrant Agricultural Workers in South Korea

The South Korean government must end the exploitation and widespread use of forced labour of migrant agricultural workers, Amnesty International…

October 19, 2014

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Summary Killings During the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine

An Amnesty International investigation into allegations of execution-style and other deliberate killings by pro-Russian separatists and pro-Kyiv forces has found…

October 19, 2014

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Accused and charged with having an abortion after a miscarriage at 18 years old.

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On The Brink Of Death: Violence Against Women And The Abortion Ban In El Salvador

Every year, thousands of women and girls are denied their rights and choices by El Salvador’s total ban on abortion…

October 17, 2014

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Rule By Law: Discriminatory Legislation and Legitimized Abuses in Uganda

Repressive and discriminatory legislation enacted over the last 18 months in Uganda has led to increasing state repression, violence and…

October 15, 2014

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Struggles for Maternal Health: Barriers to Antenatal Care in South Africa

Too many women and girls are dying needlessly in South Africa during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. One of…

October 8, 2014

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My Body My Rights

All over the world, people are coerced, criminalized and discriminated against, simply for making choices about their bodies and their…

September 26, 2014