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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Civilians Caught In Unending Crisis in Southern Kordofan
The armed conflict in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan between the Sudanese government and armed opposition group, the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N)1, continues unabated, and to the detriment of the civilian…
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Ukraine: Don’t stop halfway. Government must use new Criminal Procedure Code to end torture.
The Ukrainian authorities must seize the current political opportunity to stop the high level of torture and other ill treatment being carried out by its police force by creating a…
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Iraq: A decade of abuses
This report describes some of the worst human rights abuses in Iraq today and calls for urgent state action to address them and ensure full accountability.
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Death Sentences and Executions 2012
At least 682 executions were known to have been carried out worldwide, two more than in 2011. However, the 682 figure does not include the thousands of people who were…
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Egypt/Sudan: Refugees face kidnapping for ransom, brutal treatment and human trafficking
Amnesty International is greatly concerned for the safety and security of refugees and asylum-seekers held captive in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.
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Justice in jeopardy: The first instance trial of Victoire Ingabire
The arrest of opposition politician Victoire Ingabire after her return to Rwanda to contest the 2010 elections attracted widespread international attention. Amnesty international is urging the Rwandan authorities to ensure…
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Europe: Human rights here, Roma rights now: A wake-up call to the European Union
Thirteen years after the introduction of the Race Equality Directive, discrimination against Roma in Europe remains widespread. EU member states must respect international and EU anti-discrimination legislation.
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Turkey: Time to remove the shackles on freedom
A package of reforms before Turkey’s Parliament risks being a missed opportunity to bring the country’s laws in line with human rights standards.
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USA: Letter to US Secretary of Defense in relation to hunger-strikes at Guantánamo
Amnesty International expresses deep concern at the situation faced by the detainees held in Department of Defense custody at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.
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A Reflection on U.S. Accountability for Detainee Abuses 10 Years After the Invasion of Iraq
Five months before the invasion of Iraq in mid-March 2003, the two chambers of the United States Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against that country. Signing the…
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Communities Shattered by Arms Proliferation and Abuse in Cote d’Ivoire
The irresponsible and illegal supply of weaponry and munitions to the warring parties in Côte d’Ivoire has continued for over a decade.
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Irregular migrants in Mexico: Ten urgent measures to save lives
Officials from the Federal Attorney General’s Office on migrant routes have reportedly ceased to focus on abuses against migrants and increased obstacles to accessing justice and protection. Amnesty International is…