Amnesty International was represented in this case by Laïla Demirdache, Michael Bossin, and Vanessa Gruben. WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? This case arises from changes made by the federal government to […]

Sixty-six percent (66%) of Canadian respondents say our government should do more to help refugees fleeing war or persecution.  Younger Canadians are much more likely to think that their government […]

  , A poison pen letter has been circulating through e-mail and social media for several years now, which falsely claims that refugees receive significantly more income assistance than Canadian […]

  A poison pen letter has been circulating through e-mail and social media for several years now, which falsely claims that refugees receive significantly more income assistance than Canadian pensioners.  […]

, Take the Refugees Welcome Here Pledge!  , ,   ,   , Refugee protection is enjoying a renaissance in Canada, with the generous response of people across the country […]

“You have to understand that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land,” writes Warsan Shire, a Somali-British poet.  On Friday, March […]

“Mohammad” arrived at the Canada-US at Fort Erie in early January.  He is a 16 year old boy from Syria who came to Canada looking for protection.  It is reported […]

By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexNeveAmnesty There has been considerable debate recently about the revelations that Ottawa’s Algonquin College (as well as […]

Photo: Once consultations are complete, the inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls should get underway. Meanwhile widely supported recommendations to help address this crisis can be implemented, such […]

Opening our arms to refugees   By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada My heart burst when I saw the picture of the drowned body of 3 year old Alan Kurdi in his […]

Opening our arms to refugees  ,   , By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada , , My heart burst when I saw the picture of the drowned body of 3 […]

These four Kurdish Syrian family members are traveling on foot. This group of brothers and a slightly older uncle left the town of Amuda located in the Kurdish region of Syria 10 […]