25 rules to protect protesters from misuse of rubber bullets
Amnesty International has devised 25 rules to try and stop human rights abuses being perpetrated through the improper use of rubber bullets and other projectiles by police and security forces, the organization […]
USA: Police failing to protect protesters from violence, as volatile elections near
Law enforcement agencies across the USA are failing to facilitate people’s fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly, and to protect protests and counter-protests from violent disruption by armed groups […]
Haiti: Authorities must protect protesters’ right to life & deal with underlying causes of crisis
In response to reports of several deaths during recent days in the context of anti-corruption protests that began earlier this month in Haiti, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, […]
Colombia: Protect defenders from armed groups
On November 30, 2024, and again on January 2, 2025, CREDHOS reported a grave threat. The armed group Ejército Gaitanista de Colombia (also known as Clan del Golfo or Autodefensas […]
Mozambique: More than 30 killed in one week as protest death toll reaches 110
Responding to reports from Mozambican civil society groups that the death toll during protests has reached at least 110, with 34 people killed in the last week alone, Amnesty International’s […]
Bangladesh: End brutal crackdown on protestors
Rony Sheikh is just one of more than 10,000 protesters who have been arrested since July 2024. These arrests are part of the government’s brutal crackdown against protesters, including students, […]
Venezuela: Stop arbitrary arrest of protestors
In the four days following the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela, authorities have launched a wave of mass arrests targeting demonstrators. According to the Attorney General, around 1,062 people […]
What is happening at the quota-reform protests in Bangladesh?
On July 15, 2024, students of Dhaka University were sitting with placards and flags in a peaceful protest calling for reforms on the quota allocation for government jobs in Bangladesh. […]
Bangladesh: End punitive mass arrests and arbitrary detention of student leaders and protesters
Responding to reports of the arrest and detention of student leaders, protest participants and members of opposition parties following the quota-reform protests, with over 9000 arrests over the weekend in […]
Bangladesh: Further video and photographic analysis confirm police unlawfully used lethal and less-lethal weapons against protesters
Bangladeshi authorities have continued to use unlawful force against student protesters, amid six days of shutdown and communication restrictions, during the quota-reform protest across the country, said Amnesty International today […]
Indonesia: Fishermen on trial for protesting encroachment
Ilham Mahmudi and Taufik, two fishermen from North Sumatra, are on trial for their efforts to save their coastal village. They face up to five and a half years in […]
Bangladesh: Government must urgently halt mounting death toll of protestors
Responding to what has been the deadliest day for protests in Bangladesh with 32 deaths in a single day yesterday during the quota reform protests and ongoing violence in the […]