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 […]

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 […]

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Three sub-Saharan African countries on the cusp of abolition must act now and abolish the death penalty once and for all, paving the way for others around the world to […]

What is a crime against humanity?  Crimes against humanity refer to certain crimes committed as part of widespread or systematic attacks against a civilian population. They shock the conscience of humanity […]

UN Member States should support a resolution to promptly begin formal negotiations of a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity, with the aim of strengthening the […]

Igbal Abilov and Bahruz Samadov, both academics, were arrested on false charges, including “high treason.” Their arrest is seen as retaliation for their academic work and activism. Currently, they are […]

Are you an artist passionate about human rights and social justice? We’re looking for talented creators to develop original art pieces for our 2024 Write for Rights campaign. This is […]

Responding to the announcement on Wednesday that the Government of Pakistan has agreed to a one-year extension to more than 1.45 million Afghan refugees who held UNHCR-issued Proof of Registration […]

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Executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade in 2023 with a sharp rise across the Middle East, Amnesty International said today as it released its annual report […]

In 2023, you helped us Be There Be There is an Amnesty International program that supports people around the world whose lives have been torn apart by conflict and crisis, […]