Too many police officers in the Philippines are all gun and no badge – abusing their power while making a mockery of their duty to protect and serve the people.

We’re asking the European Commission to adopt the same kind of rigorous monitoring on Serbia’s progress in the investigation and prosecution of these crimes as they applied to Croatia when it was seeking to join the EU.

The violence reportedly used against these women, who were simply exercising their right to peaceful protest, is the latest disturbing example of unnecessary and excessive use of force by Greek police – and its driving cause is police impunity,

Our investigation shows that the Golden Dawn debacle is only the tip of the iceberg. Entrenched racism, excessive use of force and deep-rooted impunity are a blight on the Greek police. Successive Greek governments have so far failed to acknowledge, let alone tackle, these human rights violations by police and on-going impunity.

Berkin is the fourth person to die as a direct result of abusive use of force by police officers during last year’s Gezi Park protests. The lack of effective investigations into the use of such force which also left thousands injured has touched a nerve and resulted in a wave of anti-government demonstrations which are sweeping Turkey again.

24/05/2012 – We call on the European Union to implement its clear commitment under the EU Guidelines on International Humanitarian Law to combat impunity and the EU Guidelines on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

16/02/2012 – This report details widespread and serious abuses, including war crimes, mostly carried out by militias targeting suspected al-Gaddafi loyalists. There are cases of people being unlawfully detained and tortured, sometimes to death. These militia groups are largely out of control and able to commit crimes with impunity.

14/10/2011 – On 12 October, Amnesty International published the report No Evidence of a Crime: Paying the Price for police impunity in Ukraine. Many people in Ukraine still face arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment, and other human rights violations at the hands of the police.

07/04/2011 – In view of current discussions on the renewal of the EU’s Common Position on Myanmar, Amnesty International urges the EU to maintain a focus on improvement to the human rights situation in the country and take action on impunity, including by supporting the establishment of an internationally appointed investigation into serious human rights violation.

16/11/2010 – After nearly a decade of widespread impunity and absence of remedy for human rights violations – including enforced disappearance and torture – that have occurred in the context of US-led counter-terrorism operations, however, the legal obligation to look back and ensure full accountability for such violations has been ignored by these governments for too long.

21/01/2010 – All candidates in Sri Lanka’s upcoming Presidential Election should make a firm commitment to improve respect for human rights. They must pledge to put an end to the widespread human rights violations that have plagued Sri Lanka for decades and to the climate of impunity which has facilitated these violations.