Egypt frees Al Jazeera staff jailed for journalism
Media workers Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed are free. Just weeks after a court sentenced them to another three years in prison, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has cut short […]
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UN human rights report shows that Canada is failing Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples and human rights groups say that a new United Nations report on Canada’s human rights record should be a wake-up call for all Canadians. The UN Human Rights Committee, which […]
This is not the Canada I once knew
A sobering look at Canada’s human rights record By Alex Neve, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada “This is not the Canada I once knew.” Those were the words of a […]
Celebrate Canadian Human Rights Activism!
, Happy Canada Day! We mark today by celebrating amazing Canadians, from coast to coast, who are incredible human rights activists. , , Canadians across Canada organize events from flash […]
5 brave ways activists are fighting for LGBTI rights worldwide
Around the world, people face violent attacks and threats simply because of who they are or who they have sex with. But some brave activists are still standing up for […]
Bill C-51 and the rush to insecurity for human rights
By Alex Neve, Amnesty International Canada’s Secretary General. Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexNeve Amnesty , The rushed passage through Parliament of Bill C-51, the furthest-reaching national security reforms in Canada […]
World Press Freedom Day: Shooting the messenger
When 12 people working at the satirical magazine Charlie Hedbo were gunned down at their offices in central Paris in January, the world woke up to the grim reality of […]
7 reasons why ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’ is the wrong response to mass surveillance
When we launched #UnfollowMe, our campaign to end governments’ use of mass surveillance, the Amnesty Facebook and Twitter feeds were swamped. A lot of people told us: “If you’ve got […]
Next Steps on Bill C-51: Will the government listen to Canadians’ concerns?
By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada. Follow Alex on Twitter: @AlexNeveAmnesty How best to describe the rushed hearings the House of Commons’ Public Safety Committee held over the […]
C-51 Hearings: Government isn’t listening, we need to speak louder
by Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. It’s worth repeating, Bill C-51 is important, very important. Rarely does legislation touch so directly on two of the most fundamental […]
National Security Reform: Time to embrace human rights
By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada. Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexNeveAmnesty Want to feel more secure? Bill C-51, which is being examined by a Parliamentary committee in three […]
National Security and Foreign Law: The Government Insists on Having and Eating its Cake
By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada. Follow Alex on Twitter: @AlexNeveAmnesty There is so much packed into the government’s current national security law reform, it is hard to […]