by Gloria Nafziger, Campaigner, Refugees & Migrants, Amnesty International Canada On June 14, under the banner of ‘My Door is Open for Refugees,’ Amnesty members and friends walked in support of refugees in Toronto. The streets of Toronto (at least those around Church and Wellesley) were...

By Gloria Nafziger, Refugee, Migrants and Country Campaigner There is nothing bogus about the real life events which Gary shared with me. As a gay man in a small Caribbean Island country he tells me he had no social life. He was afraid of being out in public, and pretty much went from home to work...

  Standing with individuals, tackling global problems 2013 year-end message from Amnesty International – by Alex Neve Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada   One thing so powerful and important about Amnesty International’s work is that we strive to make a difference in the...

By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada Earlier this fall the Canadian government significantly down-scaled the diplomatic and financial resources devoted to helping make a difference in Sudan when the high-level Sudan Task Force was disbanded. The decision conveyed a...

By Kathy Price , Kathy Price leads AI Canada’s campaigning on human rights issues in Latin America. , It has come to be known as “the other 9-11” – an infamy that changed the face not only of Chile but of Canada too. , September 11 marks 40 years since a bloody military coup led […]

By Kathy Price Kathy Price leads AI Canada’s campaigning on human rights issues in Latin America. It has come to be known as “the other 9-11” – an infamy that changed the face not only of Chile but of Canada too. September 11 marks 40 years since a bloody military coup led by General...

By Refugee and Migrants Campaigner Gloria Nafziger and Secretary General Alex Neve With over 2 million Syrian refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and well over 4 million Syrians internally displaced within the country, the crisis of displacement that has resulted from the massive human...

April 4 is Refugee Rights Day in Canada. This day marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1985 Singh decision. In this decision the Supreme Court found that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the fundamental rights of refugees. The Court decided that where the Charter...

By Amnesty Canada Secretary General Alex Neve Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s current trip through the Middle East offers a tremendous opportunity to press a strong message that increased respect for human rights – by all governments and by all parties to the region’s various conflicts...

Every single minute of every day, 20 people around the world make one of the most difficult decisions of their lives. They leave their homes to escape war, persecution or fear in search of a safer, better life. World Refugee Day 2024 on June 20 is a day to honour the people who make that […]

In 2023, you helped us Be There Be There is an Amnesty International program that supports people around the world whose lives have been torn apart by conflict and crisis, on every step of their journey. We are living through the worst refugee crisis since World War II. We have the chance to turn...

Regina Group of Amnesty International Activist Volunteers Celebrate 40th Anniversary Gord Barnes and Crystal Giesbrecht are AI Canada Grassroots Activist Leaders, and are two of the 15 members who meet monthly to advance human rights in Regina and everywhere! The informal group became Amnesty...