by Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexNeveAmnesty CANADA: WELCOME SYRIAN REFUGEES Canada’s commitment to resettling refugees has been modest and processing rates painfully slow. Remind the Prime Minister and all party leaders that Canadians...

By Gloria Nafziger, Amnesty Canada’s Refugee Coordinator. , The recent announcement to bring 10,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to Canada by September 2016 has the appearance of being a step in the right direction. Without a doubt, in the face of the most urgent refugee crisis in the past 40...

Canada incarcerates thousands of people on administrative immigration-related grounds every year, including people who are fleeing persecution, those seeking employment and a better life, and people who have lived in Canada since childhood. People in immigration detention are subjected to solitary...

Since November 1, 2023, at least 300,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan have been deported to Afghanistan. Others have been subjected to arbitrary arrests and unlawful detentions, with many families being separated as a result of the crackdown. Those being kept in newly established detention centres...

On January 25, 2024, at 7:30 ET, join us for a discussion on the #WelcomeToCanada campaign to end immigration detention. In this interactive gathering, Amnesty staff and activists will share updates on ongoing efforts and tips on how to lobby government officials. Lobbying the federal government is...

The Supreme Court of Canada's decision today on the Safe Third Country Agreement misses the mark on refugee rights, but offers some hope.

The decision to expand the Safe Third Country Agreement threatens the rights and safety of people trying to claim refugee status in Canada.

Ending immigration detention in provincial jails was a key recommendation of the jury in the inquest into the 2015 death of Abdurahman Ibrahim Hassan

by Marilyn McKim, AI Canada Group 18 Persistence. Is that not the best quality in an Amnesty International member?  Persistence is what community groups in Hamilton/Burlington, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ottawa, Thornbury, Toronto and Vancouver exhibit in their quest for the release from a Chinese...

The organization’s annual report on the state of human rights in Canada was released one day before UN Human Rights Day.

The Safe Third Country Agreement prevents most people arriving at Canada’s land ports of entry from claiming refugee protection.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, over 5 million people have made the agonizing choice to protect themselves and their families by leaving Ukraine to seek safety in other countries. In times of danger, people usually take the quickest and most accessible routes to safety, which may lead them to...