On 10 October 2019, Andrew Scheer, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, went to Roxham Road in Quebec to announce a revised “immigration policy,” including closing the “loophole” in […]

Regardless of their status in a country, both regular and irregular migrants have human rights, including the right to freedom from slavery and servitude, freedom from arbitrary detention, freedom from exploitation and forced labour, the right to freedom of assembly, the right to education for...

(La version française suit) AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA RELEASE September 12, 2019 Canadian organizations call on political leaders to respect dignity of refugees and migrants during federal election campaign Organizations and […]

  Alex Neve is the Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada The conflict between the people Hong Kong and their government has become increasingly alarming to watch. While no one […]

Spokespeople available for interviews With the threat of returns to Myanmar once again looming over Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Amnesty International warned that Rakhine State remains unsafe while those responsible […]

Amnesty International welcomes the federal government’s decision to cover the legal aid funding cuts to services for refugees and immigrants that were announced by the Government of Ontario in April […]

Amnesty International is calling afresh on the Government of Canada to immediately suspend the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), in light of a new US Department of Justice and […]

This article was originally published in the Toronto Star. By Justin Mohammed Refugee claimants who cross the Canada-U.S. border irregularly do not reach that decision lightly. Upon doing so, they […]

A violent attack by fighters who opened fire on refugees and migrants at a detention centre on the outskirts of Tripoli highlights the urgent need to ensure civilians are protected […]

Responding to a news report that more than 700 refugees and migrants in Libya were trapped in a detention centre in Qasr bin Ghasher in close proximity to intense armed […]

The US is not safe for all refugees. The Canadian government should suspend the US/Canada border pact and allow those in need of refugee protection to access it in Canada. […]

Today, Amnesty International released the organization’s 2019 Human Rights Agenda for Canada and called on all governments in the country to take a serious stance against human rights abuses, domestically […]