Industry, Police, and MMIWG2S in Wet’suwet’en Yintah
Jennifer Wickham is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimt’en (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wet’suwet’en people. She currently lives in Gidimt’en yintah in what is now […]
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Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender-Diverse People Are Humans With Rights
Lynne Groulx is a Métis woman from the Treaty Three historic Métis community of Rainy River/Lake of the Woods, and is the Chief Executive Officer for the Native Women’s Association […]
LGBTQI+ Afghans Need a Safe Way Out
Kimahli Powell (he/him) is the Executive Director of Rainbow Railroad and the Chair of Dignity Network. Rainbow Railroad is a global not-for-profit organization that supports LGTBQI+ people facing persecution based […]
On Intersectionality, Access to Justice, and Walking Between Worlds
Benjamin Vandorpe (they/them) is a Two Sprit, trans, queer Inuk based in Odawa and is the founder of the non-profit organization, JusticeTrans, whose mission is to improve access to justice […]
I want to fight climate chaos. What can I do?
Normally, the coming of spring is a welcome reprieve from long, cold, dark, and, if you’re from British Columbia like me, wet winters. But this year’s coming of spring may […]
Pride 2022 & Supporting LGBTI Rights During Conflict
January 7th marked an important moment for LGBTQ2S rights in Canada when the federal ban on conversion therapy officially came into effect. After years of advocacy from survivors and activists, […]
“They Will Not Stop Us!”: Solidarity with Environmental Rights Defenders
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres was blunt as he spoke at the release of the latest chilling report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on April 4: “Climate […]
Climate Justice is Racial Justice
The UN Human Rights Council recently recognized the universal right to a clean, healthy, safe, and sustainable environment. However, this right is far from the reality for racialized or marginalized […]
RBC’s financing of the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs met with RBC on February 25 to demand the bank end its financing of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline. On April 7, they travelled to Toronto to attend […]
Ongoing call for solidarity with Wet’suwet’en defenders
Earlier this year, Amnesty members and supporters sent hundreds of solidarity Valentines cards and messages to Wet’suwet’en land defenders in north-western British Columbia and raised several thousand dollars for supplies […]
Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Call: Huge thanks for showing you care!
Hundreds of Amnesty members and supporters showed their love and solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land and water defenders this February: you sent over 500 Valentine messages of solidarity and gratitude to […]
Amnesty International Canada Statement on “Freedom Convoy 2022” Blockade
OTTAWA – Amnesty International has been following with great concern the developments relating to the Ottawa protests’ “Freedom Convoy 2022” blockade. “Amnesty International Canada is deeply troubled by the reports […]