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We introduce you to fascinating people who are making change unstoppable. Hear powerful stories of resistance and solidarity and learn more about how you can take action now for human rights. This series connects the dots and passes the mic to people building a better future now. Together, we unravel the Canada you think you know and challenge the systems that hold back human rights.
On Saturday, September 14, Juan López, an environmental defender and coordinator of the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Assets, was shot and killed. He was leaving […]
Table of Contents Canada is supposed to be where people come to live because it’s a nice country where people are free, but it doesn’t feel like that for First […]
Between July 29 and August 7, 2024, over 2,000 people were arrested for protesting or being perceived as critical of the government. Many detainees are young, with at least 105 […]
As Zimbabwe prepares to host the 44th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community on August 17, the government is tightening its grip […]
On June 26, 2024, Egypt’s Emergency State Security Court sentenced Mahmoud Hussein to three years in prison. He was arrested for wearing a T-shirt that protested against torture. Mahmoud, also […]
Reacting to the announcement that a new interim government is to be formed following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid mass protests in Bangladesh today, Smriti Singh, Regional […]
June is Pride Month —a time dedicated to celebrating 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities, advocating for equal rights, and fostering a world where everyone can embrace their true selves without fear, violence or […]
On July 9, defense and security forces arrested activists Oumar Sylla (also known as Fonike Mengue) and Mamadou Billo Bah at Oumar Sylla’s home in Conakry, Guinea’s capital. Since then, […]
Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian academic, has been arbitrarily detained in Iran for over eight years. He is now at grave risk of execution, having exhausted all legal avenues to overturn […]
Hamas and other armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilian hostages who have been held in captivity in the occupied Gaza Strip since 7 October, Amnesty International reiterated […]
In June 2024, three relatives of political workers from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were forcibly disappeared. On June 6, Professors Mazhar-ul-Hassan and Zahoor-ul-Hassan, brothers of PTI member Azhar Mashwani, were disappeared. […]