5 February 2021, 00:00 UTC
Amnesty International today published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the second half of 2020, including during protests around the election in Uganda, the Black Lives Matter movement in the USA, and in the repression of protesters in Lebanon.Â
The organizationâs interactive website
Tear Gas: An Investigation has now been updated to include new cases of police committing human rights violations against peaceful protesters around the world. The ongoing misuse of tear gas by police forces around the world is reckless and dangerous Patrick Wilcken
Since first launching the site in June 2020, Amnesty International has verified recent incidents of tear gas misuse in several countries, including France, Guatemala, India, Mali, Nigeria, Peru, Serbia and Tunisia.
28 January 2021, 00:00 UTC
New Amnesty International research today exposes the shameful role that French law enforcement equipment has played in the crackdown on largely peaceful protests in Lebanon since October 2019, as well as in repression of the August 2015 protests.
The research documents Lebanese security forces’ unnecessary or excessive use of force against protesters using French-manufactured weapons, with no accountability for the serious injuries caused. The French government has not responded to Amnesty International’s letter and emails asking them to clarify whether sales are ongoing.
“France has for years been supplying Lebanese security forces with law enforcement equipment that they then used to commit or facilitate serious human rights violations, most recently during the 2019 October protest movement. In line with its obligations under international, regional and domestic laws, we call on France to ensure that there are no further sales until the Lebane
Both Azerbaijani and Armenian forces committed war crimes during recent fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, Amnesty International has said, after verifying videos showing the decapitation of captives and the desecration of the corpses of opposing forces.
Amnesty International has accused Azerbaijan and Armenia of war crimes during recent fighting in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The human rights group’s claims follow the analysis of 22 videos that depict extrajudicial executions, the mistreatment of prisoners of war and other captives, and desecration of the dead bodies of enemy soldiers.
Two videos show extrajudicial executions by decapitation by Azerbaijani military members, while another video shows the cutting of an Azerbaijani border guard’s throat that led to his death.