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 […]

  Standing with individuals, tackling global problems 2013 year-end message from Amnesty International – by Alex Neve Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada   One thing so powerful and important about […]

By Gloria Nafziger, Campaigner, Refugees and Migrants On Thursday October 10, Hamid Ghassemi Shall came home to Canada.  Hamid Ghassemi-Shall spent the past 5- ½ years in Iran’s notorious Evin […]

by Gloria Nafziger Campaigner for human rights of refugees and migrants Take action now for Hamid   Antonella Mega (centre) and members of Amnesty’s Iran Action Circle in Toronto call […]

Governments and other organizations across the world are perfecting techniques to prevent journalists from shining a light on corruption and human rights abuses. From trumped-up charges, and removing work licences […]

By Aubrey Harris, Coordinator for the Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty My Neighbour: Hamid Ghassemi-Shall I live in Toronto’s east end, a neighbourhood known as Leslieville. It’s between The […]