Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights. We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and are funded by individuals like you. We believe acting in solidarity and compassion with people everywhere can change our world for the better.
We introduce you to fascinating people who are making change unstoppable. Hear powerful stories of resistance and solidarity and learn more about how you can take action now for human rights. This series connects the dots and passes the mic to people building a better future now. Together, we unravel the Canada you think you know and challenge the systems that hold back human rights.
The EU takes one step forward, with a long way left to go. EU leaders have taken a positive step forward by agreeing to share responsibility for 120,000 asylum-seekers. But […]
By Eliza Goroya in Kos, Greece and Khairunissa Dhala and Lorna Hayes in Berlin, Germany. From Greece to Germany, volunteers are joining forces to help newly-arrived refugees and migrants get […]
By Gloria Nafziger, Amnesty Canada’s Refugee Coordinator. , The recent announcement to bring 10,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to Canada by September 2016 has the appearance of being a step […]
Refugees in the region More than 4 million refugees from Syria (95%) are in just five countries Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt: Lebanon hosts approximately 1.2 million refugees from […]
By Gauri van Gulik, Deputy Europe Director at Amnesty International. Follow Gauri on Twitter @GaurivanGulik. A solemn moment of silence. The world over, this is the traditional response when lives […]
By Giorgos Kosmopoulos, Director of Amnesty International Greece , The view was staggering upon my arrival in the village of Idomeni, near Greece’s border with the former Yugoslav Republic of […]
By Geoffrey Mock, orginally published on Amnesty USA blog What happens when a crisis so prolongs that the world tires of it? You get 3.7 million Syrian refugees. You get […]
by Gloria Nafziger, Campaigner, Refugees & Migrants, Amnesty International Canada On June 14, under the banner of ‘My Door is Open for Refugees,’ Amnesty members and friends walked in support […]
By Anna Shea, Legal Adviser on Refugee and Migrant Rights at Amnesty International. What struck me most when I met Zeinah (not her real name), a 29-year-old Syrian refugee in […]
By Khairunissa Dhala, Refugee Researcher at Amnesty International When Khalil, 26, entered Lebanon having escaped the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Syria, he thought his life would finally improve. But […]
People detained following the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) armed group are facing systematic violations and dying in large numbers due to inhumane conditions in north-east Syria. The […]
By Salil Shetty (Amnesty International @SalilShetty), Ken Roth (Human Rights Watch @Ken Roth), and Catherine Woollard (ECRE @ecre) , Let’s not confuse desperation for legality when it comes to Europe’s […]
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