Amnesty International produces reports based on rigorous and independent research. These reports document patterns of human rights abuses and provide a blueprint for change.
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.
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.
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: Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina Head of state – rotating presidency – Željko Komšić, Nebojša Radmanović, Bakir Izetbegović Head of government Vjekoslav Bevanda (replaced Nikola Špirić) Nationalist rhetoric by main political parties…
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Annual Report: Bolivia 2013
Head of state and government Evo Morales Ayma Indigenous Peoples’ rights to consultation and to free, prior and informed consent over developments affecting them remained unfulfilled. Victims of human rights…
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Annual Report: Benin 2013
REPUBLIC OF BENIN Head of state Thomas Boni Yayi Head of government Pascal Koupaki Freedom of expression In September, a private television channel, Canal 3, was interrupted for a few…
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Annual Report: Belgium 2013
Kingdom of Belgium Head of state King Albert II Head of government Elio Di Rupo The European Court of Human Rights found that Belgium had violated the right to a…
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Annual Report: Belarus 2013
Republic of Belarus Head of state Alyaksandr Lukashenka Head of government Mikhail Myasnikovich Prisoners of conscience remained in detention; some were sentenced to increased prison terms for violating prison rules.…
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Annual Report: Bangladesh 2013
People’s Republic of Bangladesh Head of state Zillur Rahman Head of government Sheikh Hasina Some 30 extrajudicial executions were reported. State security forces were implicated in torture and other ill-treatment…
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Annual Report: Bahrain 2013
Kingdom of Bahrain Head of state King Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa Head of government Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa The authorities continued to crack down on protests and…
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Annual Report: Bahamas 2013
Commonwealth of the Bahamas Head of state Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Head of government Perry Gladstone Christie At least six people were reportedly killed by police in disputed circumstances.…
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Annual Report: Azerbaijan 2013
Republic of Azerbaijan Head of state Ilham Aliyev Head of government Artur Rasizade The government continued to intimidate and imprison people and groups who criticized the government. Peaceful protests in…
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Annual Report: Austria 2013
REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA Head of state Heinz Fischer Head of government Werner Faymann The Criminal Code was amended to introduce the crime of torture. Concerns about racism in the criminal…
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Annual Report: Australia 2013
Australia Head of state Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Head of government Julia Gillard Despite the establishment of a federal human rights committee to consider all new bills before Parliament,…
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Annual Report: Armenia 2013
Republic of Armenia Head of state Serzh Sargsyan Head of government Tigran Sargsyan Public attitudes were hostile towards topics which were perceived as unpatriotic. Conditions in prisons were reported to…