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Why is Twitter still not acting when it receives reports of death threats?When Rochelle Ritchie reported the death threats she had received on Twitter, the platform did nothing. Twitter need to understand that violence and abuse online can manifest into violence and abuse offline.
Blog post 05 Nov 2018 -
The way out of the Gangs Matrix crisisFor veteran community campaigner Stafford Scott, our report on the Met’s Gangs Matrix brings a welcome independent overview to a secretive and racialised process – and a chance to change the narrative. He tells how being on the matrix damages the lives…
29 May 2018 -
Scrap the Gangs MatrixCriminologist Becky Clarke’s work has highlighted serious racial disparities in the criminal justice system. She welcomes Our report and calls for the Gangs Matrix and other similar policing tools to be scrapped.
29 May 2018 -
What is the Gangs Matrix?Launched by the Metropolitan Police in 2012, the Gangs Matrix is a database of suspected gang members in London. It purports to be a risk-management tool focused on preventing serious violence, but a damning new Amnesty report warns that it is…
Reports and publications 23 May 2018 -
Protect your data, protect your human rights: Amnesty’s three-step guideHow to get control of your data, in light of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal. Here are three simple steps to help protect your information online.
Guidance and Guidelines 10 Apr 2018 -
UK Government targeting WhatsApp is another security red herringEncryption is an effective method of securing all of our communications, including your personal data, from falling into the wrong hands. Weakening it only weakens security for all of us, rather than enhancing it. Our tech expert explains more.
Blog post 30 Mar 2017 -
Why Edward Snowden should be pardonedHe stood up for our rights, starting a global debate on mass surveillance that changed the world – yet whistleblower Edward Snowden still faces up to 30 years in prison. We continue to call on the US president to pardon him, rather than punish him for…
06 Jan 2017 -
Six really practical ways to protect your privacy onlineA practical guide to protecting your privacy online. Help stop companies and governments snooping on you with our easy steps to protect your privacy when you use your phone and computer.
Guidance and Guidelines 10 Oct 2016 -
Edward Snowden: 'Privacy is for the powerless'To mark World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Edward Snowden talks to us about how governments are watching everything we do online, and why we must bring mass surveillance back under control.
Blog post 11 Mar 2016 -
CSI: Gaza - Forensic Architects08 Jul 2015
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The Gaza Platform: seeking justice for war crimesWe’ve launched a new digital mapping tool to help investigate human rights violations during the 2014 Gaza conflict. We’ve built a definitive picture of what happened minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, using forensic architecture, satellite…
Press release, Past work 08 Jul 2015 -
We need to know why the UK government spied on Amnesty InternationalAt 5pm on the hottest day of the year, an email from a secret court quietly announced that UK intelligence services had unlawfully intercepted and stored our private communications. We had to take the UK government to court to find this out.
Blog post 02 Jul 2015 -
Snowden on surveillance, two years on"I have one regret: I should have come forward sooner." Two years since he blew the whistle on the NSA, Snowden blogs on how governments and activists responded to that information, and why we still need to care about mass surveillance.
Blog post 05 Jun 2015 -
Which countries could have access to your data?We know that countries around the world have secret data-sharing agreements, thanks to Edward Snowden. So which countries could have personal information about you?
04 Jun 2015 -
How technology helped us expose war crimes in NigeriaCitizen journalism and user-generated video are helping us review evidence of war crimes faster than ever.
Blog post 04 Jun 2015 -
Evidence of global opposition to US mass surveillanceOur research shows that around the world, the public don’t want to be spied on by the United States. Yet every day, US government agencies access and store data from our phones, computers and other hardware that lets them know the most intimate details…
17 Mar 2015 -
The story behind the Boko Haram satellite imagesBlog post 17 Jan 2015
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Real vs fake: authenticating Youtube videos for our human rights workBlog post 09 Jul 2014
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Submission to the Press Recognition Panel on press reportingThis submission highlights how harmful news reporting, amplified by platforms and AI, fuels hostility, undermines human rights, and exposes failures in press complaints and redress, while affirming press freedom.
Submission 07 May 2014 -
How to turn a mobile phone into an alert system for activistsWe've been working in partnership with software developers and human rights defenders to make a tool that can alert others when activists are in danger, and help locate them if they are at risk of 'disappearing'. Meet Panic Button, a revolutionary mobile…
Blog post 22 May 2013
