Nauru: Australia’s shame and a warning for Europe
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 […]
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Amnesty In Action for detained prisoner Narges Mohammadi
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 […]
World Refugee Day 2016
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 […]
Chios chronicle: Here’s how Europe welcomed a young Afghan man who fled the Taliban
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 […]
Bearing witness: My life in crisis response
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 […]
Canadian Refugee Champions: Ottawa Mennonite Church Refugee Assistance Program
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 […]
10 ways we’ve defended women’s rights in the past year
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 […]
8 reasons why we still need International Women’s Day (and what you can do about it!)
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 […]
10 ways you help us respond to a crisis
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 […]
12 ways to rebuild Canada’s human-rights record in 2016
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 […]
Everyone matters: The struggle for human rights in 2015
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 […]
In Bangladesh, blogging can get you killed
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 […]