On Saturday May 27th, the inspirational Indigenous rights movement in Canada and global music artist and activist Alicia Keys were honoured with the 2017 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award at an evening ceremony […]

On Saturday May 27th, the inspirational Indigenous rights movement in Canada and global music artist and activist Alicia Keys were honoured with the 2017 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award at an evening ceremony […]

The Trump administration’s executive order on travel, scheduled for federal appeals court review on Monday, would harm both immigrants and US citizens if allowed to enter into effect, warns Amnesty […]

Human rights defenders are people who stand up for justice and equality in sometimes extraordinary circumstances. But they are under attack. Around the world, brave people who take a stand […]

Attacks on civilians in the first three months of this year and the inability of the Afghan government to ensure their adequate protection show that Afghanistan remains an unsafe country […]

Under strict embargo until 00:01 BST (07.01 HKT/ 23:01 GMT) 11 April 2017  1,032 executions worldwide in 2016, down 37% from 2015 (1,634)  Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Pakistan join […]

Released 00:01 BST on 05 April 2017 A major corporation responsible for running the Australian government’s refugee “processing” centre on Nauru is making millions of dollars from a system that […]

On March 8 Amnesty Internatonal members from Group 46 in Peterbourough hosted their annual fundraising and awareness dinner.  This year their special guests were former Iranian-Canadian prisoner, Hamid Ghassemi Shall […]

By Tarah Demant, Senior Director, Identity and Discrimination Unit, Amnesty International USA It’s hard to keep track of the various assaults on human rights coming out of the Trump administration. It’s […]

New packaging, same fear and hate. Donald Trump’s Executive Order on immigration may have been revised, but it remains blatantly discriminatory.  Thinly disguised as a national security measure, Trump’s travel […]

New packaging, same fear and hate. Donald Trump’s Executive Order on immigration may have been revised, but it remains blatantly discriminatory.  Thinly disguised as a national security measure, Trump’s travel […]

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Canada underwent its sixth review of its compliance to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading […]