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: 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…
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Annual Report: Argentina 2013
Argentine Republic Head of state and government Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Women pregnant as a result of rape continued to face obstacles in accessing legal abortions, despite a Supreme Court…
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Annual Report: Angola 2013
REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA Head of state and government José Eduardo dos Santos Police and security forces continued to use excessive force, including against peaceful demonstrators, as well as to carry…
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Annual Report: Algeria 2013
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Head of state Abdelaziz Bouteflika Head of government Abdelmalek Sellal (replaced Ahmed Ouyahia in September) The authorities continued to restrict freedoms of expression, association and…
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Annual Report: Albania 2013
Republic of Albania Head of state Bujar Nishani (replaced Bamir Topi in July) Head of government Sali Berisha The government adopted reforms which restricted the immunity of MPs and other…
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Annual Report: Afghanistan 2013
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Head of state and government Hamid Karzai Thousands of civilians continued to suffer from targeted and indiscriminate attacks by armed opposition groups, with international and national…
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Eritrea: 20 years of Independence But Still No Freedom
This report highlights 20 years of widespread arbitrary arrest and detention without trial used against anyone in Eritrea who demonstrates dissent in any form.
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Indefinite detention at Guantánamo continues – 100 detainees on hunger strike
What will it take to get the US government – across its three branches – to act with a real and continuing sense of urgency to close the US detention…
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Shooting the Messenger: Journalists Targeted by All Sides in Syria
Syria has become the most dangerous country for journalists in the world.
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