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Ability to not be punished or face legal consequences
Impunity is the ability to act with exemption from punishments, losses, or other negative consequences. In the international law of human rights, impunity
Impunity
American nonprofit organization
Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. In October 2025, the CPJ stated that it would pause publication of its Global Impunity Index while
Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee_to_Protect_Journalists
Insufficient punishment of criminals
An error of impunity is a lapse in the justice system that results in criminals either remaining at large or receiving sanctions that are below a socially
Error_of_impunity
Game in experimental economics
The impunity game is a simple game in experimental economics, similar to the Dictator Game. The first player "the proposer" chooses between two possible
Impunity_game
2014 film
Impunity is a 2014 South African thriller film directed by Jyoti Mistry about a special investigator and a local detective who find themselves knee-deep
Impunity_(film)
2019 Luxembourg, France film
Zero Impunity is a multimedia documentary film by Nicolas Blies and Stéphane Hueber-Blies (a.k.a. the Blies brothers). Animation was co-directed with Denis
Zero_Impunity
Anti-impunity is efforts to use criminal law to punish serious abusers of human rights. Although an anti-impunity norm exists internationally, it is not
Anti-impunity
The term "impunity laws" (Spanish: Leyes de impunidad) refers to two laws and a series of presidential decrees enacted between 1986 and 1990, which prevented
Impunity_laws
Latin motto of the Kingdom of Scotland
Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin for 'No one provokes me with impunity') is the national motto of Scotland. The motto was used by the royal Stuart dynasty
Nemo_me_impune_lacessit
Ejaculation on images of someone
spite, intimidate a victim or achieve sexual satisfaction over them with impunity. A tribute consists of ejaculating on a portrait, and then recording the
Tribute_(sexual_act)
French directors and screenwriters
together. They are known for writing and directing the feature film Zero Impunity which was in official feature film competition at the Annecy International
Nicolas Blies and Stéphane Hueber-Blies
Nicolas_Blies_and_Stéphane_Hueber-Blies
2025 non-fiction book by Philippe Sands
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia is a 2025 non-fiction book by Philippe Sands, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
38_Londres_Street
Country in Southern Africa
systemic weaknesses and uneven access to justice have fostered a culture of impunity, sustaining high crime rates and public mistrust. These issues continue
South_Africa
Annual observance for advocacy of free expression
The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) is a UN-recognized international day observed annually on 2 November. This
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
International_Day_to_End_Impunity_for_Crimes_Against_Journalists
brutality, arguing that the conduct of fighters reflected not only a sense of impunity, but also had devastating consequences for Sudanese society. At the national
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–present)
American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
prosecutorial decision-making, and as an example of systemic corruption and elite impunity within the criminal justice system, particularly regarding the treatment
Jeffrey_Epstein
American whistleblower (born 1983)
allowed me to travel to Latin America because the CIA can operate with impunity down there. They did not want that; they chose to keep me in Russia." On
Edward_Snowden
Country in West Asia
mass arbitrary arrests, torture, unlawful killings, systemic abuses and impunity in tandem with a denial of the right to Palestinian self-determination
Israel
British government agency
political violence adviser role". BBC News. Official website Operating with Impunity - Hateful extremism: The need for a legal framework 24 February 2021 report
Commission for Countering Extremism
Commission_for_Countering_Extremism
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2018. Roht-Arriaza, Naomi (1995). Impunity and human rights in international law and practice. Oxford University Press
Cold_War
American politician and diplomat (born 1971)
On April 5, 2017, Rubio said Bashar al-Assad felt he could act with "impunity" in knowing the United States was not prioritizing removing him from office
Marco_Rubio
The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (Spanish: Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala, CICIG) was an international
International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
International_Commission_against_Impunity_in_Guatemala
President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
of the values of humanity, it is our responsibility to act against the impunity of the killers". In February 2016, head of the UN Commission of Inquiry
Bashar_al-Assad
Indian human rights activist (1952–1995)
defender of human rights, who relentlessly pursued the truth to unmask the impunity and injustices perpetrated by the Indian state. Politics of genocide: Punjab
Jaswant_Singh_Khalra
Fictional timeline of media
title in the timeline, Phase Four "has hopped around the timeline with impunity", which in turn made it "rather messy". Bacon added how viewers have noted
Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline
Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_timeline
Country in Southeast Asia
suppressed nearly all basic rights; and committed human rights abuses with impunity." In July 2013, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners indicated
Myanmar
Leader of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present)
trucks attacking protesters. Gangs of masked men loot and burn shops with impunity. Cops wear civilian clothing, and some paramilitaries dress in police uniforms
Daniel_Ortega
Court with little or no judicial credibility
Attorney misconduct Bad apples Abuse of discretion Entrapment Error of impunity False arrest Gaming the system Gross negligence Justice delayed is justice
Kangaroo_court
Weekly protest in Jakarta, Indonesia
An Aksi Kamisan in 2014 demanded to "erase the impunity"
Aksi_Kamisan
Law school in Syracuse, New York, US
living expenses, is $88,090. The Journal of Global Rights and Organizations/Impunity Watch (online journal), est. 2007 Syracuse Journal of International Law
Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse_University_College_of_Law
President of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026
an important role in aiding the state repression and perpetuating state impunity for human rights violations. The document identified frequent due process
Nicolás_Maduro
Mass murder campaign in Rwanda
Retrieved 15 July 2021 – via refworld.org. "RWANDA/ZAIRE Rearming with Impunity International Support for the Perpetrators of the Rwandan Genocide". Human
Rwandan_genocide
Security Council has provided it impunity to carry out crimes against humanity, such as mass rape, in Kashmir. This impunity is also because India does not
Rape during the Kashmir conflict
Rape_during_the_Kashmir_conflict
LGBTQ celebration event
frequently targeted by extremist groups who assaulted participants with impunity. These attempts were unauthorized and violently suppressed within minutes
Pride_parade
Intentional destruction of a people
and the destruction of cultural heritage. After genocide, denial and impunity for the perpetrators are common. Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined
Genocide
2000 EU economic and legal treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific states
The revised Cotonou Agreement is also concerned with the fight against impunity and promotion of criminal justice through the International Criminal Court
Cotonou_Agreement
2024 killing of a Palestinian child in the Gaza Strip
15 September 2024. Speakman Cordall, Simon (10 January 2025). "Sense of impunity 'absolute': The NGO holding Israeli soldiers to account". Al Jazeera. Archived
Killing_of_Hind_Rajab
Mass displacement of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan
Amirbayov, a representative of President Aliyev, was so sure of Azerbaijani impunity that he 'warned that 'a genocide may happen' in Nagorno-Karabakh if its
Expulsion of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians
Expulsion_of_Nagorno-Karabakh_Armenians
1760s legal maxim by William Blackstone
Blackstone's ratio is the ratio between letting guilty go unpunished (error of impunity) and convicting innocent people, two forms of miscarriage of justice. There
Blackstone's_ratio
2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity
would be ruled by presidents who could openly commit official crimes with impunity, so long as enough allied lawmakers remained sufficiently loyal to block
Trump_v._United_States
Argentine activist
trafficking. Her lobbying is credited with bringing corruption and government impunity to the fore in Argentina, a discussion which led to a 2011 law banning
Susana_Trimarco
Indian Meitei nationalist activist, leader of Meitei Leepun
of the Indian authorities to investigate it reflects an environment of impunity. Reliable biographical information on Singh's early life is sparse, and
Pramot_Singh
Mass killing of protesters in Iran
immediately stop mass killings of protestors and other atrocities and end impunity, International Commission of Jurists, 19 January 2026, Wikidata Q137842141
2025–2026_Iran_massacres
Skirmish between Cuban border patrol and US ship
February 2026. Fuentes, Mario (26 February 2026). "Cuba slams US for 'impunity' on speedboat attack suspects". Reuters. Retrieved 27 February 2026. "Cuba
2026_Cuban_boat_incident
Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)
destined for the life of the spirit could ignore this injunction with impunity, for to him, these obscenities mean nothing. That was also why the two
Carl_Jung
"Iranian journalist Pirouz Davani, missing for 5 years, is glaring case of impunity". Payvand.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 19
List of people who disappeared mysteriously (1990s)
List_of_people_who_disappeared_mysteriously_(1990s)
2024 charges against Russian businessman
the time of his arrest. A source noted that "perhaps he had a feeling of impunity", despite probably being aware of the arrest warrant against him in France
Arrest and indictment of Pavel Durov
Arrest_and_indictment_of_Pavel_Durov
Documenting the Massacres perpetrated by Sri Lankan Home Guards
accountability has been noted as part of a broader, long-standing pattern of impunity. The Sri Lankan Home Guards operated with official support, including arms
Role of the Sri Lankan Home Guards in the Sri Lankan Civil War
Role_of_the_Sri_Lankan_Home_Guards_in_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
Treatment of starvation as a crime under international law
permissive normative environment for the perpetration of starvation crimes with impunity and the rollback of international humanitarian action". He notes that the
Starvation_(crime)
Country in the Horn of Africa
accountability, including female genital mutilation/cutting. It states also that impunity was a problem, with the government seldom taking steps to identify and
Djibouti
Ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, Northeast India
continued operating in the months that followed with what appears to have been impunity. Surrendered cadres of Meitei insurgent groups officially classified as
Manipur conflict (2023–present)
Manipur_conflict_(2023–present)
1999 crime thriller film by Bruce Beresford
lawyer, advises her to get paroled, and says that Libby can kill Nick with impunity due to the Double Jeopardy Clause in the US Constitution, meaning she cannot
Double_Jeopardy_(1999_film)
Nations report said that the economic crisis is a result of officials' impunity for human rights abuses and economic crimes. According to the Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–2024)
Sri_Lankan_economic_crisis_(2019–2024)
stating that within the Greek police there is a culture of "abuse and impunity" which remains as authorities have taken very little action to address
Police_brutality_by_country
Violations of the laws of war during the Gaza war
communications, such as that experienced in Gaza, can provide cover for crimes and impunity, while further undermining humanitarian efforts and putting lives at risk
War_crimes_in_the_Gaza_war
2024 murders of two women in Istanbul
Türkiye Today. Istanbul: İhlas Holding. "Turkish activists demand end to impunity for crimes against women after brutal murders". Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm
Murders of Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner
Murders_of_Ayşenur_Halil_and_İkbal_Uzuner
Ongoing humanitarian crisis
humanitarian crisis, Israel continues to violate international law in total impunity". A letter to the editor of the British medical journal The Lancet warned
Gaza_humanitarian_crisis
Country in Central and South Asia
"Blood-Stained Hands, Past Atrocities in Kabul and Afghanistan's Legacy of Impunity". Human Rights Watch. 7 July 2005. Archived from the original on 12 December
Afghanistan
Country in West Asia
Secretary General Report on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity" (PDF). ohchr.org. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
United_Arab_Emirates
Murder of women or girls because of their gender
in Mexico: Impunity and Protests". www.csis.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020. "Femicide and Impunity in Mexico: A
Femicide
Russian beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner of war
everything possible to ensure that responsibility and justice defeat terror and impunity. Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu expressed indignation at the
2022 Ukrainian prisoner of war beheading
2022_Ukrainian_prisoner_of_war_beheading
2026 Nonfiction book by Theo Baker
misconduct in students’ economic and academic lives... flows from a culture of impunity that has long pervaded the university’s upper ranks ... It’s a persuasive
How_to_Rule_the_World
Principles to Combat Impunity, officially Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Through Action to Combat Impunity, is an international
United Nations Principles to Combat Impunity
United_Nations_Principles_to_Combat_Impunity
British order of chivalry associated with Scotland
The motto is Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin for "No one provokes me with impunity"). The same motto appears on the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Order_of_the_Thistle
Enterprises in Colombia Human Rights First; Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture of Impunity (2008) Defense Contracting Jobseekers FAQ
List_of_defense_contractors
Ethnic group
into the first decade of the 18th century, Roma were slaughtered with impunity throughout the Dutch Republic. Roma, called 'heiden' ('heathens') by the
Romani_people
Italian politician
mission statement was: The aim of Fight Impunity is built on the necessity to promote the fight against impunity for serious violations of human rights
Antonio_Panzeri
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
deed would never have taken place had not the doers of it been assured of impunity. For myself, I beg you to believe that I would not harbour such a thought
Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
Spanish black comedy action television series
flee from their pimp. According to the creators, the series shows "the impunity, ambiguity and brutal reality of prostitution, and the psychological portraits
Sky_Rojo
Form of pardon
given that both the war and the draft were over. Amnesty can result in impunity and miscarriage of justice. The Ugandan government's offer not to prosecute
Amnesty
1986 American horror film by John McNaughton
the random crime spree of a serial killer who seemingly operates with impunity. It stars Michael Rooker in his film debut as the nomadic killer Henry
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry:_Portrait_of_a_Serial_Killer
Internal armed conflict in Peru in the late 20th century against Maoist groups
disappearances while both the Peruvian Armed Forces and Shining Path acted with impunity, sometimes massacring entire villages. Fifty thousand to 70,000 people
Internal_conflict_in_Peru
South African actress (born 1993)
as Christine in the Spud films (2010–2014). Her work includes the films Impunity (2014) and Slumber Party Massacre (2021), the BBC docudrama The Gamechangers
Alex_McGregor_(actress)
Death of the duchess of Milan
her innate ability to triumph over everything and to "face danger with impunity [...] with a burst of laughter". He had not loved her as a partner and
Death_of_Beatrice_d'Este
Accusations of using civilians and civilian infrastructure to shield military targets
in Gaza War". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. "Impunity for War Crimes in Gaza-Southern Israel a Recipe for Further Civilian Suffering"
Human shields in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Human_shields_in_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
Secret society of the Chewa people
understood to be spirits of the dead. As spirits the masquerades may act with impunity and there have been attacks and deaths during performances in the past
Nyau
Murders by country and region
UNAMA concluded that the vast majority offences could be committed with impunity. Honour killings have been reported in northern regions of India, mainly
Honor_killings_by_region
Infantry regiment of the British Army
The regiment's motto is Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No One Assails Me With Impunity)—which is the motto of the Order of the Thistle, Scotland's highest order
Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland
Anti-Mobutu military coalition (1996–1997)
and military leaders within the movement, were committed with near-total impunity, as many perpetrators later assumed positions of authority in the new government
AFDL
English actor (born 1974)
because it has to be relevant today… often the violators get away with impunity. But it's such an important part of modern history, so tragic, so barbaric
Christian_Bale
Costa Rican lawyer
against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). "Secretary-General Appoints Francisco Dall'Anese Ruiz to Head International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala"
Francisco_Dall'Anese
Bangladeshi revolutionary and statesman (1920–1975)
August 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017. "Ignoring Executions and Torture : Impunity for Bangladesh's Security Forces" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. 18 March 2009
Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman
Country in Southeastern Europe
influence trading, government procurement violations and bribery with impunity. Government procurement in particular is a critical area in corruption
Bulgaria
Murder of women motivated by gender
governance, and weak justice institutions that treat gender-based crimes with impunity. The impacts of femicide include violation of basic human rights, displacement
Femicide_in_Latin_America
2004 American military scandal
without redress. This case underscores ongoing debates about corporate impunity and the need for stronger mechanisms to address wartime human rights violations
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse
President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013
problems of the higher and middle classes, which in turn gave them a sense of impunity that created a large business of kidnapping-for-ransom. Under Chávez's
Hugo_Chávez
British crime drama
the BBC and at a range of institutions enables him to act with apparent impunity. After he receives an OBE, his mother, who suspects a dark side to her
The Reckoning (2023 TV series)
The_Reckoning_(2023_TV_series)
2017 Catalan independence referendum related amnesty
"buying the government" with public funds, adding, "Trading votes for impunity is corruption." For the second consecutive day, hundreds gathered in the
2024_Spanish_Amnesty_Law
Country in West Asia
deaths with war crimes, according to Pillay, being committed with total impunity on all sides in the conflict. Minority Alawites and Christians were targeted
Syria
1991–2001 series of wars in the Balkans
(2003), p. xvii. Shaw (2013), p. 132. Armatta, Judith (2010), Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosević, Duke University Press, p. 121
Yugoslav_Wars
Practice of humans eating other humans
stronger than those living inland, they "raided inland 'bush' peoples with impunity and often with little fear of retaliation". Cases of human predation are
Human_cannibalism
Sports season
with Philippine team West Point Esports to form SEM9 WPE. PSG Talon and Impunity Esports moved their teams to Taipei. Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
2023_PCS_season
British Prime Minister (1897–1977)
parallel with the 1930s. If you allow people to break agreements with impunity, the appetite grows to feed on such things. I don't see what other we ought
Anthony_Eden
violence against women remain high, with reports indicating persistent impunity despite existing laws. World Bank's Gender Data Portal observes the labour
Gender_equality_in_Nicaragua
ISBN 978-90-04-67738-8, retrieved 18 July 2025 "We are No One: How Impunity for Three Years of Atrocities is Erasing Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenians"
Anti-Armenian sentiment in Azerbaijan
Anti-Armenian_sentiment_in_Azerbaijan
Turkish ultra-nationalist political organization
election, the Grey Wolves attacked members of the HADEP, allegedly with impunity. In August 2002, the Grey Wolves burnt Masoud Barzani's effigy in a protest
Grey_Wolves_(organization)
Protests against the government of Dina Boluarte and Fujimorism
protests.[better source needed] Terruqueos by government officials provided impunity to authorities and increased the risk of violence. Human rights organizations
Peruvian_protests_(2022–2023)
M23 rebel offensive in the DR Congo
in the province of North Kivu: Towards the sacralization of crimes and impunity in the DRC] (PDF). Iccwomen.org (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic
M23_campaign_(2022–present)
Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989
November 2021. Kaur, Jaskaran; Crossette, Barbara (2006). Twenty years of impunity: the November 1984 pogroms of Sikhs in India (PDF) (2nd ed.). Portland
Rajiv_Gandhi
2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019. "Haiti: Jean Dominique, twelve years of impunity" (PDF). Amnesty International. 3 April 2012. Ubijen direktor JAT Žika Petrović;Blic
List of unsolved murders (2000–present)
List_of_unsolved_murders_(2000–present)
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