Women’s rights and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating existing gender inequalities as lockdowns lead to higher rates of gender-based violence, less access to sexual and reproductive health services, increased unpaid care work, and […]
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Human rights defenders increasingly face threats, intimidation over China advocacy: report
Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China says Canadian government’s inadequate response emboldens pro-Beijing actors OTTAWA – Advocates across Canada are increasingly facing threats, intimidation, and harassment for sounding the […]
Amnesty International calls for the release of all prisoners of conscience worldwide
Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all the prisoners of conscience it is campaigning for worldwide, who are now at heightened risk due to the […]
Trump’s Proposal to “Halt Immigration” Is Fueled by Bigotry and Xenophobia
Responding to plans announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States”, Joanne Lin, the national advocacy director of […]
USA: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, authorities must release immigration detainees
The Trump administration is failing to protect people in immigration detention during the COVID-19 public health emergency, Amnesty International said today in a new report, ‘We are adrift, about to […]
Americas: Governments must halt dangerous and discriminatory detention of migrants and asylum seekers
Authorities in a number of countries across the Americas, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Curaçao, and Trinidad and Tobago, among others, are detaining migrants and asylum seekers in a […]
Americas: Amnesty International highlights human rights priorities for state responses to COVID-19
Amnesty International has published recommendations today for states in the Americas to ensure that their responses to COVID-19 are in line with their international human rights obligations, as well as […]
The defenders of this river are under attack and here’s why action from Canada is vital
It’s an all too familiar story. The damming of a river made possible with millions of dollars of public money from Canada. It’s the story of life-changing impacts on the […]
Women around the world continue to challenge misogynist and sexist discourses and policies
Amnesty International will participate in the demonstrations on 8th March alongside women’s movements fighting for the protection and ongoing promotion of their rights. In view of the disturbing global trend […]
Middle East and North Africa: Renewed wave of mass uprisings met with brutality and repression during ‘year of defiance’
Report reviews human rights in 19 MENA states during 2019 Wave of protests across Algeria, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon demonstrates reinvigorated faith in people power 500+ killed in Iraq and […]
Nigeria: 2020 could be Shell’s year of reckoning
In 2020 Shell will face unprecedented legal scrutiny over decades of human rights abuses in Nigeria, Amnesty International said today, as the oil giant braces itself for conclusions in a […]
Saudi Arabia: Specialized Criminal Court a political tool to muzzle critical voices
A new report published by Amnesty International today exposes how despite all their rhetoric of reforms, the Saudi authorities are using the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) as a weapon to […]
