Op-Ed: Getting back on the human rights track
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 […]
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Human rights in 2014: Standing together and speaking out for human rights
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 […]
“Don’t they know that winter is coming?” Frustration and fear among Iraq’s displaced
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 […]
Honouring Journalist James Foley
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. […]
Doors Open to Maran but Closed to so Many Others
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 […]
Welcoming Syria’s war-weary
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 […]
Will Canada put human rights first during the Minister’s trip to Middle East?
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 […]
