By Omar Khadr, former Guatanamo Bay detainee Ten years ago the Canadian government established a judicial inquiry into the case of Maher Arar. That inquiry, over the course of more than two years of ground-breaking work, examined how Canada’s post-Sept. 11 security practices led to serious human...

, by Elena Dumitru, Regional Activism Coordinator , On Saturday June 14th Amnesty International Toronto Organization (AITO) had its Regional Meeting and the day was a special one in very many ways! , The day featured a packed and varied agenda from workshops on a variety of Amnesty International...

GLOBAL FIGURES At least 778 people were executed in 22 countries in 2013. In 2012, Amnesty International reported at least 682 executions in 21 countries worldwide. Most executions took place in China, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, USA and Somalia – in that order. China executed more people than the...

By Justin Mazzola, attorney and researcher with Amnesty International USA , Let’s all take a trip down memory lane to our Sesame Street days and engage in the following exercise of “Which One Doesn’t Belong”: , , , The only soldier who was tried in the death of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in...

by Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada “Perhaps the one positive thing coming out of all I have been through is to know that there are so many good people in the world, like the members of Amnesty International, willing to stand up for other people.” – Omar...

How long was Omar Khadr in US custody? Omar Khadr was held in US custody for over ten years. He was detained at the age of 15 during a firefight in Afghanistan in July 2002. Although seriously injured, his interrogation started in the detention facility in Bagram. He was later transferred to...