IPPERWASH INQUIRY
WHAT IS THIS INQUIRY ABOUT? On 6 September 1995, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) sniper shot and fatally wounded an unarmed Indigenous man, Dudley George, after police moved to forcibly […]
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Women on the front lines: In conversation with Iranian women human rights defender Maryam Shafipour
In 2013 and 2014, Amnesty International advocated for prisoner of conscience Maryam Shafipour to be released from Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. In March 2017, Maryam spoke with Amnesty International in […]
One year after the killing of Berta, other threatened land and water defenders in Honduras are counting on our support
By Kathy Price, Honduras Campaigner with Amnesty International Canada It is one year since beloved water defender Berta Cáceres was gunned down in Honduras and a vital moment for renewed […]
South Africa: Longstanding criminal justice failures and toxic populist rhetoric fuelling xenophobia
Authorities must ensure adequate protection for all refugees and migrants living in South Africa, amid the current protests in Pretoria and the escalating xenophobic tension and attacks in different parts […]
‘Politics of demonization’ breeding division and fear
RELEASED WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2017 (00.01 GMT) Amnesty International releases its Annual Report for 2016 to 2017 Risk of domino effect as powerful states backtrack on human […]
Six Human Rights Issues Trudeau must Raise with Trump during First Official Visit
After days of speculation and rumours, the first official meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump has been scheduled. To say there is much anticipation would be […]
Thailand: Civil society under attack as authorities criminalize dissent
Released 06:00 GMT / 13: 00 BANGKOK TIME Thai authorities are waging a campaign to criminalize and punish dissent by targeting civil society and political activists who peacefully exercise their […]
USA: Trump’s seven first steps to sabotage human rights
Since taking over at the White House, US President Donald Trump has wasted little time putting into action his poisonous campaign rhetoric. In his first couple of weeks in office, […]
First hurdle cleared in long walk to justice for Guatemalan anti-mine activists
Adolfo Garcia (pictured, second from the left), is a quiet, serious middle-aged farmer from Guatemala. Once the Guatemalan government began issuing mining licenses in Santa Rosa, he dedicated his life […]
Prime Minister Trudeau must press human rights as a central priority in first official visit with President Trump
In an Open Letter released today, Amnesty International is calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to raise critical human rights concerns during his first meeting with United States President Trump. No […]
Amnesty International USA Responds to Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Executive Action
Amnesty International USA Release Today, President Trump signed an executive action advancing the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline. In response to the news, Amnesty International USA’s Managing Director of […]
Amnesty marched country-wide in support of women’s rights
By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner, Amnesty Internatioanl Canada Amnesty yellow mingled with the Women’s March on Washington’s signature pink toques at solidarity marches from St. John’s […]