The Wet’suwet’en Nation’s unceded traditional territory is in the province of British Columbia, Canada. For several years now, Wet’suwet’en land defenders have been harassed, intimidated, forcibly removed and criminalized by […]
October 31, 2023
Human Rights News
Canada
Human Rights Defenders
Amnesty International calls on British Columbia to drop the charges facing Wet'suwet'en land defenders after a series of brazen RCMP raids.
October 27, 2023
Urgent Actions
Canada
Climate Justice
The Indigenous Wet’suwet’en Nation is protecting its ancestral lands and waterways against the construction of a gas pipeline. Wet’suwet’en land defenders and their supporters who oppose the construction of the […]
October 23, 2023
Human Rights News
Media Awards
Amnesty International Canada will hand out the honours on October 19 at the organization’s first in-person Media Awards ceremony since 2019.
September 28, 2023
Human Rights News
Canada
Human Rights Defenders
Canada’s response shows an “embarrassing disrespect” towards the rights and experiences of Indigenous Peoples, the Wet’suwet’en Nation said.
July 11, 2023
Human Rights News
Indigenous Peoples
Wet’suwet’en leaders will highlight the unjust criminalization of land defenders opposing the building of the CGL pipeline on their territory.
July 4, 2023
Features
Canada
Celebrate Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ land and water defenders during National Indigenous History Month 2023.
June 21, 2023
Every year Amnesty supporters participate in the world's largest human rights event by writing letters and signing petitions in support of people at risk.
September 9, 2022
Urgent Actions
Canada
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 61/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada are at risk of serious human rights violations as the construction of a pipeline is slated […]
August 9, 2022
Features
Momin Rahman (he/him) is a Professor of Sociology at Trent University. His current research is on the conflicts between LGBTQ2S identities and Muslim cultures, and the experiences of LGBTQ2S Muslims, […]
June 29, 2022
Features
Canada
Wet’suwet’en land defenders say they expect work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline to resume in the next few weeks and fear they will face further arrests and human rights violations […]
June 23, 2022
Features
Rachel Wuttunee is Anishinaabekwe from Kitchenuhmaykoosib in Northwestern Ontario and is from the Bear Clan. Rachel has been an Indigenous and human rights activist for 20 years and holds a […]
June 21, 2022