“Tearing my heart to pieces” – a mother’s story from prison in Iran
Narges Mohammadi has been in and out of prison for more than a decade for her support of human rights in Iran. Three months after her most recent imprisonment, she […]
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Women Get the Short End of the Stick in Iran and Can’t Even Protest
By Elise Auerbach, AIUSA As if it weren’t bad enough. Iranian women face persistent systemic discrimination in terms of family law. New legislation being considered by Iran’s parliament is intended […]
Stand with Bahareh Hedayat and promote women’s rights in Iran
By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner Campaigning against laws in Iran which discriminate against women and girls has just gotten a whole lot harder for Bahareh Hedayat […]
The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse – Discussion Guide
Learn about the impacts of war, displacement, and intergenerational trauma in this memoir by Vinh Nguyen.
2026 FIFA World Cup: A year out, growing attacks on rights
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should take immediate and demonstrable steps to safeguard human rights for all people involved in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, the Sport […]
USA: Trump’s travel ban will harm people seeking safety, spread hate and discrimination
In response to President Trump imposing a new discriminatory travel ban on visitors from Afghanistan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan […]
Maryam Shafipour
Dear Amnesty International Canadian Section (English Speaking) Members, My name is Maryam Shafipour, and I am honored to submit my candidacy for a position on the Board of Directors. As […]
Webinar: Political violence & the abolition of the death penalty
Please join us on Saturday, May 10 at 12:30pm-2:30pm EDT for the fourth webinar in this monthly series on the abolition of the death penalty. This series is sponsored by Amnesty […]
Annual Report 2025: Amnesty International warns of global human rights crisis as ‘Trump effect’ accelerates destructive trends
The Trump White House’s anti-rights campaign is turbocharging threats to human rights, Amnesty International warns in its 2025 annual report.
The Candle Spring 2025
Amnesty International Canada’s newsletter, the Candle, is now available online. Read for updates on campaigns in Canada and worldwide.
Webinar: International human rights and the abolition of the death penalty
Please join us on April 12 at 12:30pm-2:30pm EDT for the third webinar in this monthly series on the abolition of the death penalty. This series is sponsored by Amnesty International […]
Global: Recorded executions hit their highest figure since 2015
Global executions hit their highest figure since 2015, as over 1,500 people were executed across 15 countries in 2024, said Amnesty International today as it released its annual report on […]
