Students at Canadian universities face surveillance, harassment by Chinese state authorities, Amnesty reports
The report explores surveillance faced by dozens of Hong Kong and Chinese students studying abroad, including at universities in Canada.
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Joint Letter urges Justice Minister to split the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63)
OpenMedia, Amnesty International Canada and more than 20 civil society groups and legal experts delivered an open letter to Minister of Justice Arif Virani, urging the government to separate controversial […]
Human rights organizations sound alarm as Canada-Ecuador trade talks get underway
Violence surrounding Canadian mining projects should raise red flags for Canada as it begins trade talks with Ecuador's government.
Ecuador: Detainees face hunger and health risks
Detainees in at least five major prisons in Ecuador face the risk of hunger and health issues. Since April 24, prison authorities have stopped providing food and medication. Amnesty International […]
The State of the World’s Human Rights
THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS Amnesty International’s Global Annual Human Rights Report READ THE REPORT Amnesty International sounds alarm on a watershed moment for international law amid flagrant […]
Americas: States must commit to ending violence against environmental defenders
A few days prior to the start of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to […]
Earth Day 2024: Take action on April 22 and beyond
Earth Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 22. It’s a day to support protecting our beautiful blue planet and all its life. Amid the urgency of the climate crisis, […]
CANADA: Trade negotiations with Ecuador must not sacrifice human rights and the environment
Write a letter to the Trade Minister reminding her that she must uphold Canada’s human rights obligations Amid a dire human rights situation in Ecuador, its government and the government […]
2023 Human Rights Agenda
THE GLOBAL RECESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Our 2023 Human Rights Agenda looks back at Canada’s human rights record over the past year against the backdrop of a global recession on […]
Canada: No Ecuador trade deal without human rights and consent
“We, the Amazonian Women of Ecuador, Defenders of the Amazon Rainforest have organized to defend our human rights, and to protect the Amazon from irreversible tipping points, which would have […]
Pakistan: Government must stop ignoring global calls to halt unlawful deportation of Afghan refugees
Reacting to the announcement by the newly elected Government of Pakistan to expand and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport Afghan refugees in the country after the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr […]
Iran executes 853 people in eight-year high amid relentless repression and renewed ‘war on drugs’
Robust international action is urgently needed to halt a horrifying surge in executions that saw Iran’s prisons transformed into sites of mass killings in 2023, said Amnesty International. In a […]
