Join activists around the world this Human Rights Day for a letter-writing marathon on Twitter and Instagram. Write for Rights is the world’s largest human rights events and on Human Rights Day we want the world to see how far and wide the campaign reaches, and all the great work we do to change...

From calling out climate injustice to calling for women’s rights, tackling homelessness to exposing police brutality, children and young people are a leading force for change. At 3.1 billion, they account for 42% of the world’s population – many of them in the Global South. Too often, they...

Amnesty International has today launched Write for Rights, the world’s biggest human rights campaign, which this year champions children’s rights and youth activists. “This year Write for Rights, Amnesty’s flagship human rights campaign, champions youth activists who are taking on the...

Each year, the world’s biggest human rights event just gets bigger. Write for Rights 2018 was no exception, with people writing millions of messages that transformed the lives of women activists worldwide. They came in their dozens, hundreds, even thousands. They were students, parents, teachers,...

Amnesty International is welcoming news that Maryam Mombeini has finally reunited with her two sons in Canada, more than 18 months after Iranian authorities separated the family at Tehran’s airport. In a heartfelt video posted to Twitter, Maryam is seen embracing her sons, Ramin and Mehran...

What is legacy giving? Legacy giving is a way of making a charitable gift to charities or non-profit organizations in your last Will and testament. It can be a legacy gift in your Will (or a charitable bequest) or a percentage of your assets. It could also include naming a charity of choice as an...

Why capital punishment should be abolished? The death penalty violates human rights. The right to life and the right not to be subject to cruel or inhumane treatment or punishment are fundamental rights enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To read more about...

So you’ve signed up to host a Write for Rights event. THANK YOU! Your time and enthusiasm means more people are taking action for human rights on December 10! (Haven’t signed up yet? You can still sign up HERE!) Planning to write on your own? Register to view our online webinar here...

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 2019. A total of $25.7 million will be allocated to Ontario, as well as $1.16 million to British...

Together, we are a powerful force demanding that everyone’s human rights be protected.

On August 2, Maryam Malekpour was finally reunited with her brother Saeed in Vancouver after she had campaigned tirelessly for 11 years to free him from prison in Iran. “The nightmare is finally over!” Maryam wrote on Twitter. “Together we prevailed.” Maryam thanked “every single person...

After learning that Saeed Malekpour has returned to Canada following close to 11 years of unjust and unlawful imprisonment in Iran, Amnesty International Canada Secretary General Alex Neve said: “We are relieved and delighted to learn of Saeed Malekpour’s safe return to Canada after more than a...