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 […]

March 8th is International Women’s Day and we’re taking a moment to reflect on how your support has changed women’s lives around the world in the past year. From policy […]

International Women’s Day, March 8, is a rallying point for feminists worldwide. Established by the United Nations in 1975, it is a day to celebrate women’s achievements while highlighting remaining […]

During war and conflict, crisis researcher Joanne Mariner is the first on the ground to gather evidence of serious human rights crimes. She tells us how your support makes her […]

Photo: Once consultations are complete, the inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls should get underway. Meanwhile widely supported recommendations to help address this crisis can be implemented, such […]

Breakthroughs and heartbreak.  Perseverance and triumph.   2015 has reminded us that human rights struggles are very often for the long haul, but also that continuing to shine the Amnesty candle […]

Charbak* who recently escaped Bangladesh after his name appeared on several kill lists, reflects on what the recent murder of Faisal Arefin Dipon and others means for the future of […]

By Marek Marczynski, Head of Amnesty International’s Military, Security and Police team at the International Secretariat. Follow Marek on Twitter @MarekMarczynski. You can also follow discussions and developments at the […]

, Happy Canada Day! We mark today by celebrating amazing Canadians, from coast to coast, who are incredible human rights activists. , , Canadians across Canada organize events from flash […]

Amnesty International challenges what you think you know about capital punishment by debunking the top ten death penalty myths. Myth 1: Only evil people who have committed horrific crimes are […]