BRAZIL: Environmental Defenders Murdered
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 54/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW On the morning of 5 June, Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, environmental and Indigenous peoples’ rights defenders, were disappeared in the […]
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Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender-Diverse People Are Humans With Rights
Lynne Groulx is a Métis woman from the Treaty Three historic Métis community of Rainy River/Lake of the Woods, and is the Chief Executive Officer for the Native Women’s Association […]
On Intersectionality, Access to Justice, and Walking Between Worlds
Benjamin Vandorpe (they/them) is a Two Sprit, trans, queer Inuk based in Odawa and is the founder of the non-profit organization, JusticeTrans, whose mission is to improve access to justice […]
Ukraine: Russian forces must face justice for war crimes in Kyiv Oblast – new investigation
Russian forces must face justice for a series of war crimes committed in the region northwest of Kyiv, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing following an extensive on-the-ground […]
Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity
Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report. The investigation details how Israel enforces a […]
41 wins for human rights to celebrate this year
It’s been a busy year for Amnesty International with positive changes taking place around the world. Laws have been rewritten, awards have been won, prisoners of conscience released and our […]
Op-ed: Sounding the alarm: Canada must address a growing crisis in Guatemala
As our new Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly assesses priorities for Canada’s foreign policy, it’s crucially important that Guatemala be on the agenda. The Central American country was cause for […]
Reflecting on “The Crossroad of Sports and Politics”
In the winter of grade eleven, I took the course that inspired me to write my article: The Crossroad of Sports and Politics: Boycotting the 2022 Beijing Olympics. This course, Genocide and Crimes […]
Suffer the Little Children – Discussion Guide
A novel exploring systemic racism, Indigenous children’s experiences, family trauma, and the impacts of residential schools in Canada.
Truth is the bedrock of Reconciliation
The Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society is available for survivors and those affected at 1-800-721-0066 or on the 24 hour crisis line at 1-866-925-4419. British Columbia has a First Nations […]
Moving from rhetoric to action to end violence against First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women, girls and two-spirit people
On June 3, 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report, with 231 Calls for Justice. Two years later, on June 3, 2021, […]
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
For almost two years, the world has witnessed unfathomable levels of death and destruction in the occupied Gaza Strip. Israel’s brutal onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza has killed tens of […]
