The world will be watching as Vancouver hosts international conference next week Ottawa, August 2, 2018 – As Canada prepares to host the international Equal Rights Coalition Global Conference from August 5-7 in Vancouver, the Dignity Network calls on the government of Canada to transform its...

As the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration holds hearings as part of its study related to the “Impact of Irregular Crossing of Canada’s Southern Border”, a group of civil society leaders is calling for a measured response, focussed on avoiding alarmist rhetoric and ensuring...

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International (AI) and the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) yesterday completed filing extensive evidence in Federal Court to support their legal challenge of the designation of the United States as a safe third country for refugees. “Canadians...

The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, P.C., M.P. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship House of Commons Ottawa ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister, Re: Independence of Canada’s refugee determination system An independent review of refugee determination procedures at the Immigration and Refugee Board...

Brought together by shared passion and commitment for inclusivity, youth empowerment and human rights, the Local Organizing Committee for the 2018 Canadian Council for Refugees’ Youth Action Gathering (YAG) is working to bring together immigrant and refugee youth from across Canada to share,...

Reacting to the adoption today of the draft outcome document of an important UN review of Canada’s human rights record, Amnesty International joined 30 Indigenous peoples’ organizations and civil society groups in calling on the federal government to break from past, disappointing responses to...

A Canadian delegation led by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould will receive questions and recommendations from other countries regarding Canada’s human rights record during the country’s third assessment under the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review process (UPR) on May...

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares for an official visit to India, Amnesty International has issued Open Letters to both Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling on the leaders to raise pressing human rights concerns in India, Canada, and on the world stage.  The Open Letters...

Mexico is on the front lines of a massive refugee crisis, a crisis effectively hidden by our mass media’s single-minded focus on the plight of refugees seeking safe haven in Europe. Huge numbers of people are fleeing across the southern border from Guatemala into Mexico because they fear for...

Amnesty International Canada is pleased to announce that the winners of its 23rd annual Media Awards are Nathan VanderKlippe of the Globe and Mail, Margaret Evans, Stephanie Jenzer and Richard Devey of the CBC, Sally Armstrong and Peter Bregg of the United Church Observer and Denise Ryan of the...

by Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada Last month CNN news footage caught on film what authorities in Libya and in Europe do not want you to see: migrants being bought and sold. A damning new Amnesty International report released this week paints a shocking picture of how...

by Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada Last month CNN news footage caught on film what authorities in Libya and in Europe do not want you to see: migrants being bought and sold. A damning new Amnesty International report released this week paints a shocking picture of how...