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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Annual Report: Ghana 2013
Republic of Ghana Head of state and government John Dramani Mahama Over 1,000 people were forcibly evicted from their homes in the capital, Accra. Thousands more remained at risk of…
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Annual Report: Germany 2013
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Head of state Joachim Gauck (replaced Christian Wulff) Head of government Angela Merkel The authorities failed to establish an independent police complaints body and ensure that…
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Sri Lanka’s assault on dissent
Sri Lanka is failing to comply with its international obligations to respect and protect the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, as well as other rights. Sri…
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Annual Report: Georgia 2013
Georgia Head of state Mikheil Saakashvili Head of government Bidzina Ivanishvili (replaced Vano Merabishvili) Parliamentary elections in October marked the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in Georgia's post-Soviet period.…
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Annual Report: Gambia 2013
Republic of the Gambia Head of state and government Yahya Jammeh For the first time in nearly 30 years the death penalty was carried out, as nine death row inmates…
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Annual Report: France 2013
French Republic Head of state François Hollande (replaced Nicolas Sarkozy) Head of government Jean-Marc Ayrault (replaced François Fillon) Investigations into allegations of deaths in custody, torture and other ill-treatment by…
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Annual Report: Finland 2013
Republic of Finland Head of state Sauli Niinistö (replaced Tarja Halonen) Head of government Jyrki Katainen Asylum-seekers faced detention in unsuitable facilities. An investigation began into Finland's involvement in the…
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Annual Report: Fiji 2013
REPUBLIC OF FIJI Head of state President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau Head of government Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama People's rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly continued to be restricted…
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Annual Report: Ethiopia 2013
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Head of state Girma Wolde-Giorgis Head of government Hailemariam Desalegn (replaced Meles Zenawi) The state stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting the activities of the…
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Annual Report: Estonia 2013
Republic of Estonia Head of state Toomas Hendrik Ilves Head of government Andrus Ansip About 100,000 people, most of them Russian speakers, remained stateless, limiting their political rights. National human…
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Annual Report: Eritrea 2013
Eritrea Head of state and government Isaias Afewerki National service conscription was compulsory and frequently extended indefinitely. Military training for children remained compulsory. Conscripts were used as forced labour. Thousands…
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Annual Report: El Salvador 2013
Republic of El Salvador Head of state and government Carlos Mauricio Funes Impunity for human rights violations committed during the armed conflict (1980-1992) persisted. A crisis gripped the judicial system…