By Kathy Price Kathy Price leads AI Canada’s campaigning on human rights issues in Latin America. It has come to be known as “the other 9-11” – an infamy that […]

By Refugee and Migrants Campaigner Gloria Nafziger and Secretary General Alex Neve With over 2 million Syrian refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and well over 4 million Syrians internally […]

April 4 is Refugee Rights Day in Canada. This day marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1985 Singh decision. In this decision the Supreme Court found that the Canadian […]

By Amnesty Canada Secretary General Alex Neve Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s current trip through the Middle East offers a tremendous opportunity to press a strong message that increased respect […]

Amnesty International invites you to a film screening of the documentary My Friend Omar at our Toronto office on Wednesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. to raise awareness of human rights abuses related to Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

On July 9, Amnesty International’s Toronto office hosted a screening of My Friend Omar, drawing 30 attendees—many new to Amnesty—for a powerful evening of learning, dialogue and action. The film […]

Climate change is a human rights issue, and Amnesty Canada’s Climate Justice Advocacy Team is taking action! This passionate group of activists from across the country campaigns on everything from […]

In January 2024, three months after the start of Israel’s genocide against over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the launch of a Temporary […]

Learn about the impacts of war, displacement, and intergenerational trauma in this memoir by Vinh Nguyen.

In early May 2024, Tunisian authorities arrested four people without a valid reason. Among them was Sherifa Riahi, taken from her home while on maternity leave and caring for her […]

In early May 2024, Tunisian authorities arrested Mustapha Djemali and Abderrazek Krimi of the Tunisian Council for Refugees (CTR), a respected group that works with the UN Refugee Agency. They […]

A novel addressing themes of war, displacement, human rights, and survival, featured in the Amnesty Book Club. Suitable for readers interested in social justice and contemporary conflict.