For the first time, Amnesty International’s flagship global human rights campaign is taking aim at a human rights case in Canada. On December 10th, activists around the world will call […]

Did You Know That Your Social Media Has the Power to End Human Rights Abuses?   These days, many government bodies and heads of states have Twitter accounts and Facebook […]

The condemning of 15 people to death by the Specialized Criminal Court today after a grossly unfair trial is a travesty of justice and a serious violation of human rights, […]

World-renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is joining forces with Amnesty International to mobilize hundreds of thousands of supporters around the world to inundate the White House with messages in support […]

Ezat Taheri, Mohammad Ali Taheri’s mother, sits front and centre as Amnesty International campaigner Gloria Nafziger thanks everyone for their commitment. In Amnesty International’s Toronto office there is a bookcase full […]

By Anna Neistat, Senior Director for Research at Amnesty International , “I have lumps in my breasts, in my throat, and in my uterus…” – Halimeh spoke softly, but as […]

By Anna Neistat, Senior Director for Research at Amnesty International “I have lumps in my breasts, in my throat, and in my uterus…” – Halimeh spoke softly, but as she […]

By Gloria Nafziger, Amnesty International Canada’s Campaigner for Iran , Where would you spend a Sunday in July? , On Sunday July 17, the members of Amnesty International’s TriCities Group […]

Written by Amnesty Canada Refugee Coordinator, Gloria Nafziger @refugeescanada  , Champions. Prevention. Solidarity. Rights. Empowerment , I’m not at home, I’m a refugee. I left my rights behind. , In the […]

By Conor Fortune, News Writer at Amnesty International , You can’t stop a ship dead in its tracks, but sometimes you can change its course. , And that’s what happened […]

Written by Tirana Hassan, Crisis Response Director Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Director Tirana Hassan has spent the last ten years living and working in conflict zones. Here she describes the events […]

Written by the Ottawa Mennonite Church Refugee Assistance Program  TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE     Ottawa Mennonite Church (OMC) has been involved with refugee sponsorship since 1979, when Canadians […]