Defending the land with their lives
By Kathy Price, AI Canada’s Honduras campaigner. Follow Kathy on Twitter @KPriceAmnesty “Admirable, courageous, inspiring”: those were the words we heard over and over again from the Members of Parliament, […]
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Israeli forces carry out violent hospital raids in ruthless display of force
Israeli soldiers and police stormed a Palestinian hospital twice over the past week terrifying staff and patients and in some cases preventing doctors from providing emergency medical care to […]
12 ways your support means Amnesty works
Put simply, without the support of people like you, we couldn’t achieve the many things we do year in and year out. It’s thanks to your action, your determination and […]
Morocco/Western Sahara: Torture Allegations Cast Shadow over Trial
Verdict Awaited for Sahrawis Charged in Fatal 2010 Clashes The Moroccan judicial authorities should ensure that upcoming verdicts in a mass trial are not based on confessions or statements […]
Amnesty’s human rights colleagues in Mexico target of disturbing cyber-surveillance scandal
By Kathy Price, Mexico campaigner at Amnesty International Canada It was a year ago that Amnesty International Canada organized a visit to Ottawa by courageous Mexican human rights defenders. Among […]
Hong Kong: President Xi’s attack on human rights a grave threat to city’s freedoms
President Xi to visit Hong Kong to mark 20th anniversary of handover to China. Reports of freedom of expression restricted to avoid “embarrassing” criticism of Chinese government during President Xi’s […]
Turkey: Blocking of Istanbul Pride March the latest blow to right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
For a third year running, authorities in Istanbul banned, on spurious grounds, the Istanbul Pride March, historically the biggest event held by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) people […]
Show your Pride with Amnesty International this summer!
By George Harvey and Alex Xavier, LGBTI Coordinators Summer is officially here, and with it some of the first Pride festivals of the year in Canada. We have a lot […]
Tunisia: Fifth man facing jail term for breaking fast during Ramadan
The conviction of five people for the charge of “public indecency” after smoking a cigarette or eating in public during the month of Ramadan is a clear violation of individual […]
Amnesty activists’ message to Chechnya: End this purge now
When reports emerged in April that the Chechen authorities have been detaining, torturing and even killing gay men, as part of a deplorable campaign to purge the republic of people of “non-traditional […]
Bahrain: At least one dead and hundreds injured as government violently cracks down on opposition
The Bahraini security forces used excessive force against protesters in the village of Duraz, the majority of whom were peaceful, as part of an ongoing crack down on the village […]
Attacks on human rights activists reach crisis point globally
Amnesty International launches new global campaign to stop the wave of attacks against those defending human rights 281 people killed in 2016 for defending human rights, up from 156 in […]