Year end message 2017: a time to stand together
“I can’t believe there are this many people, from so many countries, standing with me and my family.” – Veronica Razo’s mother, Austreberta Casales Late last month, at the end of […]
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An End to Immigration Dentention of Children?
On 6 November 2017, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale released new directions aimed to keep children out of Canada’s immigration detention system. “The key objective of the Ministerial Direction is […]
The importance of knowing you’re not alone
In Conversation with Amnesty International’s LGBTI Rights Coordinator Alexander Xavier Ottawa-based Alexander Xavier is one of Amnesty International Canada’s two LGBTI Coordinators. He has served on Amnesty’s board of directors, […]
OPEN LETTER: Amnesty International Calls on Prime Minister Trudeau to Raise Human Rights During Meetings in USA and Mexico
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, We are writing this Open Letter to you on behalf of the 400,000 supporters of Amnesty International across Canada to share a number of urgent recommendations […]
Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Face Difficulties in Thailand
By Audrey Gaughran, Amnesty International’s Director of Global Issues. *This article was originally published in The Diplomat. For the past month, the world has watched in horror as Myanmar’s army […]
Myanmar: UN Security Council must impose arms embargo
UPDATE 28 September 2017: Scroll down for an open letter to the UN from 87 civil society organizations urging immediate action on the crisis in Myanmar. The UN Security Council […]
Canadian Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
by Gloria Nafziger, Campaigner, Refugees and Migrants, Amnesty International Canada The outpouring of compassion and concern from Amnesty International supporters in Canada to the crisis in Myanmar has been truly […]
UN: Myanmar Rohingya exodus exposes abject failure of world leaders to deliver solution to refugee crisis
More Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh in the space of three weeks than the total number of refugees who fled by sea to Europe in 2016 Worldwide situation goes […]
India must urge Myanmar to protect civilians, allow international aid to Rakhine State
Prime Minister Narendra Modi should use his official visit to Myanmar to urge authorities there to take urgent steps to protect civilians in violence-hit Rakhine State and lift restrictions […]
Governments completely out of touch with citizens on refugee issues, new survey reveals
Nearly three-quarters of young people globally would welcome refugees into their countries A new survey released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on young peoples’ attitudes towards refugees exposes just […]
CMA Advocates for Refugee Protection from Detention
Amnesty International Canada welcomes the efforts of the Canadian Medical Association to protect migrants and refugees, including children, within our borders. The CMA will discuss refugee protection when it meets […]
Upcoming review by UN anti-racism committee crucial test of Trudeau government’s commitments
Craig Benjamin, Campaigner for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Amnesty International Canada and Gloria Nafziger, Refugee Campaigner for Amnesty International Canada A federal government that has branded itself as […]