The right to protest is under attack. Protesters are faced with a range of restrictions when it comes to the right to protest peacefully. Many are unlawfully dispersed, while others face all kinds of other violations during public demonstrations.This map visualizes the widespread human rights violations related to the policing of protests across the world.In July 2022, Amnesty International launched Protect the Protest, a new global campaign confronting the unprecedented and growing threat to the right to peaceful assembly across all regions of the world. Our goal is to enable all people to take peaceful action and exercise their right to protest safely and without repercussions, and we’ll do so by challenging attacks on peaceful protest, acting in solidarity with those targeted and supporting the causes of social movements pushing for human rights change.