Don’t You Be My Neighbour
Rights Back At You | Episode 3 Rowa Mohamed showed up to support her neighbours at an encampment eviction and was injured by police during the protest. Her experience of […]
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Crisis and Tactical Round Up: Afghanistan, End Israeli Apartheid, Iran, Torture-Free Trade Treaty
Afghanistan Since seizing control of Afghanistan in August 2022, the Taliban have mounted a sustained attack on human rights, persecuting minority groups, violently clamping down on peaceful protests, and using […]
2022 in rights: Covid-19 legacy, rising authoritarianism and Russian aggression in Ukraine sum-up 2022
Op-ed by Deprose Muchena, senior director for regional human rights impact at Amnesty International. It’s been 74 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN […]
Write for Rights 2022: Canada celebrates world’s largest human rights event with first in-person Write-A-Thons in three years
Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign sees advocates in more than 200 countries and territories take millions of actions in support of people whose human rights are under attack.
Division, distrust and despair – Egypt votes on a new Constitution
By Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s North Africa Researcher Arriving in Cairo a few days before the constitutional referendum held on Saturday 15 December, I couldn’t remember a more bitterly divided […]
Iran: Over 1,000 people executed as authorities step up horrifying assault on right to life
Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people thus far in 2025, the highest number of yearly executions in Iran that the organization has recorded in at least 15 years, said […]
Ecuador: Enforced disappearances committed by the military reveal failed security strategy
A new report by Amnesty International reveals how the militarization of public security in Ecuador has facilitated enforced disappearances at the hands of the Armed Forces, leaving entire families in […]
Spark Newsletter September 2025
View Archives Spark Newsletter September 2025 | Vol 2 | No. 2 Spark is Amnesty International Canada’s monthly guide to activism and human rights in Canada (formerly known as the […]
The Candle Fall 2025
View Archives The Candle Fall 2025 | Vol 24 | No. 2 Amnesty International Canada’s Candle has long symbolized our collective resolve to confront human rights abuses with the glow […]
Colombia: Stop harassment of the fishing community
Between June and August, 26 fisher families from San Silvestre, Barrancabermeja, were forced to leave their homes after receiving threats to their safety. On July 5 and again on August […]
Iran: Authorities unleash wave of oppression after hostilities with Israel
Authorities in Iran are waging a terrifying crackdown under the guise of national security in the aftermath of the June 2025 hostilities with Israel, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The deepening […]
Viet Nam: Grave fears for activist Cấn Thị Thêu’s health in prison
Cấn Thị Thêu, a prominent human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, has been jailed for five years. She recently told her family about serious health problems. Reports also suggest […]