The Candle Spring 2025
View Archives The Candle Spring 2025 | Vol 2 | No. 1 Amnesty International Canada’s Candle has long symbolized our collective resolve to confront human rights abuses with the glow […]
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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 […]
Pakistan: Opaque ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ targeting Afghan refugees must be withdrawn
The Pakistani government’s plans to arbitrarily and forcibly expel Afghan nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers, as part of the opaque ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ will only add to their […]
Amnesty International Canada devastated by reports of Canadians executed in China
The Canadian government confirmed that China has executed an “unspecified number” of Canadians since the start of 2025.
Electric shock equipment widely abused by law enforcement agencies due to alarming lack of regulation
States and companies are manufacturing, promoting and selling electric shock equipment that is being used for torture and other ill-treatment, said Amnesty International, in a new report calling for a […]
Webinar: Women and the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Please join us on March 8, International Women’s Day, for the second webinar in this monthly series on the abolition of the death penalty. This series is sponsored by Amnesty […]
International Women’s Day 2025 Canada
On March 8, people around the country will come together to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 in Canada. It’s an annual global day that recognizes and celebrates women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements.
Amnesty’s human rights wins of 2024
This year people around the world continued to prove that change is possible. From changing laws to ensuring justice prevails, here are Amnesty's human rights successes of 2024.
Canadian government’s decision to split Bill C-63 a ‘step in the right direction’
Amnesty International Canada welcomes the federal government’s plan to split Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, into two separate pieces of legislation. Parts 1 and 4, representing the Online Harms […]
Afghanistan: Victory for education activists!
Education activists Ahmad Fahim Azimi and Seddiqullah Afghan have been released after enduring months of unjust imprisonment. Seddiqullah Afghan regained freedom on April 9, 2024, as part of a prisoner […]
The Candle: Updates from around the world – Fall 2024
DONATE Back to The Candle The Candle: Updates from around the world IOPT VENEZUELA UKRAINE IRAN SUDAN EGYPT Thank you for supporting Amnesty’s critical work on the ongoing crisis A […]