Canada: RCMP raid of Wet’suwet’en territory a ‘flagrant attack’ on Indigenous rights
The RCMP’s March 29 raid is the latest act in a “campaign of violence, intimidation and dispossession,” Amnesty International says.
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Russia Federation: Imprisoned nurse, Irina Danilovich denied healthcare
Irina Danilovich, a nurse and human rights activist from Russian-occupied Crimea was abducted by Russian security service on April 29, 2022. Her fate and whereabouts were unknown to her family […]
Amnesty International’s 2022/23 Annual Report denounces Canada’s record on Indigenous People’s rights, climate justice
Amnesty International's 2022/23 Annual Report highlights how Canada unfairly criminalizes Indigenous defenders for protecting their lands.
Ten years since Rana Plaza and still no laws to prevent a similar tragedy
On April 24, 2023, we mark the tenth anniversary of the deadliest disaster in the global garment industry. On that day in 2013, the Rana Plaza garment factories collapsed in […]
Cameroon: Activist Abdul Karim Ali held arbitrarily for 200 days
Peace activist Abdul Karim Ali has been arbitrarily detained since August 11, 2022. He was interrogated repeatedly about a video he made on July 9, 2022, denouncing a Cameroonian military […]
Canada: UN Special Rapporteur’s visit must shift ‘glacial progress’ on Indigenous rights
Ottawa is facing new calls to stop violating Indigenous rights as UN Special Rapporteur Francisco Calí Tzay kicks off his visit to Canada.
Good News from Chile: Investigations into torture of Moisés Órdenes continue
On February 24, 2023, a court in Chile ordered the reopening of investigations into the officers involved in the attack on Moisés Órdenes. Previously, the seven officers were excluded from […]
Belarus: Human rights defender, Nasta Loika faces criminal charges
Belarussian human rights defender, (Anastacia) Nasta Loika is facing unfounded criminal charges after serving almost 75 days in detention for purported petty hooliganism. Nasta Loika, an educator, remains in detention. […]
Ex-prisoner of conscience detained in Cuba
Download a copy of the 1st UA 19/23 below On February 14, 2023, state security officials detained former prisoner of conscience Josiel Guía Piloto in his home in Havana, according […]
Honduran water defenders under attack
Download a copy of the 2nd UA 03/23 below Attacks on Honduran water defenders in the community of Guapinol persist a month after the murder of activists, Aly Magdaleno Domínguez […]
Nicaragua: 222 people stripped of citizenship, deported to U.S.
The 222 Nicaraguans had been held under arbitrary detention in their home country for exercising their rights.
Street Surveillance and the War on Drugs
Rights Back At You | Episode 2 What does the future of harm reduction look like for communities that are already overpoliced and surveilled? In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, we connect […]