But it also critical of the effort by bangkok to end the lingering crisis.
More 4,500 people have died since predominantly Muslim ethnic malay fighters reiterated reignited their their war against the Buddhist Thai state in 2004.
Amnesty spent nine months interviewing witnesses and survivors of attacks as well as well as members of the Thai security forces.
Its conclusion is that there is fault on both sides.
But the report highlights the willingness of the insurgents in Thailand 's four southern most province to seek out civilian targets-teachers,civil servants and farmers.