By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner, Amnesty International Canada In early April, the courageous journalists at Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported that over a hundred men suspected […]

Today, World Press Freedom Day, Amnesty International called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an open letter to make “a personal, public call” for Saudi authorities to immediately release Raif […]

By: Marium Yousuf On a beautiful, crisp sunny day last weekend, Amnesty International, Sojurn House, Culture Link and the Centre for Victims of Torture held an event in Toronto to […]

By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada It is so important to understand the impact of President Trump’s travel ban. When the first Executive Order from the US President came […]

By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada It is so important to understand the impact of President Trump’s travel ban. When the first Executive Order from the US President came […]

Any absence of human rights from the agenda of the first meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, due to take place in Florida on Thursday and Friday, […]

By Gloria Nafziger: Refugee Coordinator Amnesty International “It was like Donald Trump had awakened a dormant volcano that was ready to erupt at any time; and I didn’t want to […]

By Gloria Nafziger: Refugee Coordinator Amnesty International “It was like Donald Trump had awakened a dormant volcano that was ready to erupt at any time; and I didn’t want to […]

“I was beaten with cables and told to kneel before a picture of Bashar Al-Assad.” Former detainee Abu al-Najem Six years of crisis in Syria, which began after anti-government protests […]

Amnesty International has long advocated for human rights to be respected, protected, and fulfilled in the United States. Since President Trump took office last month, the US government has rapidly […]

RELEASED  WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2017 (00.01 GMT)          Amnesty International releases its Annual Report for 2016 to 2017            Risk of domino effect as powerful states backtrack on human […]

After days of speculation and rumours, the first official meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump has been scheduled. To say there is much anticipation would be […]