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Sep 4 2020 10:54am
USA: police use of spit hood condemned in 'appalling' death of Daniel Prude
Spit hoods can cause extreme distress and restricted breathing Call...
Aug 26 2020 9:15pm
USA: protesters' safety must be ensured in Kenosha
Dangerous permit-less ‘open-carry’ laws in Wisconsin should be repeale...
Aug 26 2020 3:07pm
Belarus: 16 NGOs call on United Nations to convene special session on crackdown
Open letter to UN Human Rights Council calls for investigation and acc...
Aug 11 2020 5:50pm
Lebanon: security forces sprayed protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters
More than 230 people injured during 8 August protests, with security f...
Aug 10 2020 4:27pm
Belarus: 'vicious' police violence used against election protesters
Amnesty delegates witness police in Minsk using ‘unprovoked and indisc...
Aug 4 2020 10:59am
125 incidents of police violence during Black Lives Matter protests - new report
Most comprehensive report into protests yet, records 89 cases of tear ...
Jun 24 2020 10:02am
Northern Ireland: Police spit hoods may increase risks of spread of COVID-19; PSNI should suspend use
Amnesty secures PSNI admission that spit hoods offer no significant pr...
Jun 23 2020 10:00am
USA: scale of police violence during Black Lives Matter protests revealed
Interactive map based on open-source research shows police violence in...
Jun 12 2020 1:33pm
UK: review into police use of Tasers against BAME people welcomed
Responding to reports that the police are to commission independent re...
Jun 11 2020 8:32pm
Global: 'Alarming' extent of police tear gas abuse around the world revealed
Amnesty has launched an interactive website documenting security force...