In an Open Letter released today, Amnesty International is calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to raise critical human rights concerns during his first meeting with United States President Trump. No […]

By Amnesty International Canada Staff Thank you to the hundreds of thousands of Amnesty International supporters worldwide who took action so quickly to urge safety and protection for the civilians trapped last week […]

                                    Armoured vehicle sales, forgotten residential school survivors, Bangladeshi climate refugees and Tanzanian girls fleeing FGM are among the human rights issues recently explored by Canadian journalists. Today, journalists who...

Did You Know That Your Social Media Has the Power to End Human Rights Abuses?   These days, many government bodies and heads of states have Twitter accounts and Facebook […]

We share our world, and we share responsibility for making it the kind of place we want to live in. This includes responsibility for protecting each other’s human rights and […]

By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada.  Human rights or security?  In Canada and around the world the debate rages on; but it is an utterly false debate. […]

By Hanna Gros Canada prides itself as a place where immigrants and refugees are welcome — a safe haven strengthened by its diversity, where multiculturalism flourishes. Canada also prides itself […]

By Hanna Gros Canada prides itself as a place where immigrants and refugees are welcome — a safe haven strengthened by its diversity, where multiculturalism flourishes. Canada also prides itself […]

By Gloria Nafziger: Refugee and Migrant Rights Coodinator On August 21, as Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa finished a marathon at the Rio Olympics, he crossed his arms above his head […]

By Gloria Nafziger, Amnesty International Canada’s Campaigner for Iran , Where would you spend a Sunday in July? , On Sunday July 17, the members of Amnesty International’s TriCities Group […]

It may seem like just one letter, just one petition signature, or just one day tabling at a farmer’s market. But when every signature, every conversation, and every  action are […]

By George Harvey, LGBTI Coordinator , It is summer time in Canada and many Pride events are underway in cities across the country. The type of Pride event may vary greatly from […]