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 […]

THE GLOBAL RECESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Our 2023 Human Rights Agenda looks back at Canada’s human rights record over the past year against the backdrop of a global recession on […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

June 20th is World Refugee Day, a day to honour and celebrate refugees from around the world. In Canada, thousands of people will continue to be incarcerated on immigration-related grounds, […]

Since Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International launched the joint #WelcomeToCanada campaign in October 2021 calling on Canada to stop incarcerating immigration detainees in provincial jails, more than 5,000 people […]