Written by the Ottawa Mennonite Church Refugee Assistance Program  TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE     Ottawa Mennonite Church (OMC) has been involved with refugee sponsorship since 1979, when Canadians […]

Written by Athavarn Srikantharajah and Jothy Pitchaimuthu  TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE       My parents came to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1990, with nothing but a few […]

Written By Rabbi Stephen Wise  TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE     Muslims, Christians and Jews joined hands in Oakville, Ontario forming“ACT: Abraham’s Children Together” in recognition of their common […]

Written by John Carlaw TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE     As a Canadian citizen living on colonized lands who has had the privilege to work with, know and learn […]

Written by Louise Simbandumwe TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE     I became a refugee in 1972 — the day my mother received a letter informing her that her family […]

  TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE     “I am proud to open Canada’s doors to those fleeing grave human rights abuses. I will strive to keep Canada’s doors […]

International Women’s Day, March 8, is a rallying point for feminists worldwide. Established by the United Nations in 1975, it is a day to celebrate women’s achievements while highlighting remaining […]

Breakthroughs and heartbreak.  Perseverance and triumph.   2015 has reminded us that human rights struggles are very often for the long haul, but also that continuing to shine the Amnesty candle […]

By Gauri van Gulik, Deputy Europe Director at Amnesty International. Follow Gauri on Twitter @GaurivanGulik. A solemn moment of silence. The world over, this is the traditional response when lives […]

On Thursday May 21, Luis Alberto Mata became a permanent resident in Canada.  A month earlier, with support from Amnesty International, Luis launched a campaign, No Lives in Limbo calling […]

By Gloria Nafziger Refugee, Migrants and Country Campaigner, Amnesty International I first met Luis and his family shortly after they arrived in Canada sometime in 1993.  He was a writer […]

“On the eve of his departure, he called me so that I could pray for him. After he spoke to me, he told his wife and two children that he […]