By Francesca Pizzutelli, Refugees and Migrants’ Rights Researcher/Advisor at Amnesty International From the plane, the change of seasons is evident: what three months ago was a large expanse of arid, […]

By: Alex Neve and Béatrice Vaugrante Published on Fri Jan 02 2015 in the Toronto Star No doubt about it, 2014 has been a tough year for human rights. As […]

  Don’t Let Down Your Guard:  Standing together and speaking out for human rights – Year end message to Amnesty International supporters from Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada There were […]

by By James Lynch, Refugee and Migrants’ Rights researcher, in northern Iraq. Everywhere in northern Iraq thousands of people driven from their homes by the conflict are now struggling to survive […]

Syria is a Dangerous Place for Journalists – But Here’s Why We Need Them There by Geoffrey Mock, Egypt country specialist and chair of the Middle East County Specialist, Amnesty USA. […]

By Gloria Nafziger, Refugee, Migrants and Country Campaigner Maran was a journalist and owned his own media company in a country riddled with conflict. Believing that the media was a […]

By Philip Luther, Middle East and North Africa Programme Director at Amnesty’s International Secretariat in London, England As the humanitarian and human rights crisis caused by Syria’s internal armed conflict […]

By Amnesty Canada Secretary General Alex Neve Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s current trip through the Middle East offers a tremendous opportunity to press a strong message that increased respect […]