This is not the Canada I once knew
A sobering look at Canada’s human rights record By Alex Neve, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada “This is not the Canada I once knew.” Those were the words of a […]
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Immigration Detention: Canada’s Black Hole
For a good part of the past year I received almost weekly phone calls from Abdi. He told me he was stateless and had spent most of his childhood in […]
‘Stop education, lose a generation’ – Tough lessons for refugees fleeing Sudan’s overlooked crisis
In a forgotten corner of South Sudan – a country itself mired in war, human rights violations and a staggering humanitarian catastrophe – refugees from a largely overlooked human rights […]
My Door is Open for Refugees
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 […]
Response to The Bogus Rhetoric about Bogus Refugees:* And If I had a Magic Wand
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 […]
2013 Year-end message from Amnesty International Canada
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 […]
Canada must help Sudan address its many human rights crises
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 […]
Lessons for Canada in the legacy of the “other” 9 – 11
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 […]
Lessons for Canada in the legacy of the “other” 9 – 11
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 […]
How Canada should respond to the Syrian refugee crisis
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 […]
Proud to Protect Refugees
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 […]
Will Canada put human rights first during the Minister’s trip to Middle East?
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 […]
