By Jacqueline Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner, in conversation with Dr. Donald Payne, Health Network Coordinator Toronto-based psychiatrist Dr. Donald Payne has treated survivors of torture for almost […]

By: Alex Neve and Béatrice Vaugrante Published on Fri Jan 02 2015 in the Toronto Star No doubt about it, 2014 has been a tough year for human rights. As […]

  Don’t Let Down Your Guard:  Standing together and speaking out for human rights – Year end message to Amnesty International supporters from Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada There were […]

“Forced Confessions” Teaches About the Intangibility of the Soul Screening at AI Toronto Reel Awareness Human Rights Film Festival, Sunday November 23rd, 3:30pm @Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton Street, Toronto article […]

It was a year ago that I returned to Canada after five and a half grueling years in an Iranian prison.  Believe you me, many a time I thought it […]

Joan Francis, one of Amnesty International’s longest-serving volunteers, passed away on September 3 at the age of 97. Joan was well known for her support of Amnesty International (AI), and […]

By Gloria Nafziger, Refugee, Migrants and Country Campaigner Maran was a journalist and owned his own media company in a country riddled with conflict. Believing that the media was a […]

, By Gloria Nafziger, Refugee, Migrants and Country Campaigner , “Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand was in the bed to my right, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was in the bed to my left; Saeed […]

By Eskinder Nega, with Kaliti Prison – Originally published on Ze-Habesha Website The mistakes of my life. Ah! I could go on and on and on about them. (Warning, I am aiming […]

Even Canadians are at risk while the death penalty remains in this world This time last year, Toronto resident and Canadian citizen Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, was in an Iranian prison, facing […]

GLOBAL FIGURES At least 778 people were executed in 22 countries in 2013. In 2012, Amnesty International reported at least 682 executions in 21 countries worldwide. Most executions took place […]

Amnesty International challenges what you think you know about capital punishment by debunking the top five death penalty myths. MYTH #1 The death penalty deters violent crime and makes society […]