Luis Alberto Mata: One Less Life in Limbo
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 […]
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No Lives in Limbo
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 […]
The Mediterranean migrant crisis – The view from Senegal
“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 […]
Next Steps on Bill C-51: Will the government listen to Canadians’ concerns?
By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada. Follow Alex on Twitter: @AlexNeveAmnesty How best to describe the rushed hearings the House of Commons’ Public Safety Committee held over the […]
Doctors and torture: the difficulty of being ethical in unethical places
By Jacqueline Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner, in conversation with Dr. Donald Payne, Health Network Coordinator Toronto-based psychiatrist Dr. Donald Payne has treated survivors of torture for almost […]
Op-Ed: Getting back on the human rights track
By: Alex Neve and Béatrice Vaugrante Published on Fri Jan 02 2015 in the Toronto Star No doubt about it, 2014 has been a tough year for human rights. As […]
Human rights in 2014: Standing together and speaking out for human rights
Don’t Let Down Your Guard: Standing together and speaking out for human rights – Year end message to Amnesty International supporters from Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada There were […]
Bill C-24: New law to have negative impact on Canadian citizenship
by Gloria Nafziger , Campaigner, Refugees and Migrants , Amnesty International Canada , On June 19, the federal government passed Bill C-24, a new law which reportedly is designed to […]
Toronto regional meeting inspires Amnesty members
, by Elena Dumitru, Regional Activism Coordinator , On Saturday June 14th Amnesty International Toronto Organization (AITO) had its Regional Meeting and the day was a special one in very […]
Syrians struggling to begin new lives in Istanbul
By Anna Shea, Legal Adviser on Refugee and Migrant Rights at Amnesty International. What struck me most when I met Zeinah (not her real name), a 29-year-old Syrian refugee in […]
Doors Open to Maran but Closed to so Many Others
By Gloria Nafziger, Refugee, Migrants and Country Campaigner Maran was a journalist and owned his own media company in a country riddled with conflict. Believing that the media was a […]
‘It always feels like something is about to explode’ – tension along the Chad/Sudan border
By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada, in N’Djamena, Chad Tension is building fast along the Chad/Sudan border. The signs of a worsening human rights situation in Sudan’s […]
