16 days of activism against gender-based violence
By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner Since 1991, women’s rights activists from around the world have come together for 16 days in November and December to raise […]
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Where is the revolution for women in Egypt?
By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner For months, Amnesty International and other human rights organizations have been sounding the alarm bell about the erosion of women’s human […]
The killing of Sushmita Banerjee and Afghanistan’s ‘war on women’
By Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan researcher at Amnesty’s International Secretariat in London, England Her body ridden with bullets and left on the outskirts of Paktika province in Afghanistan, Sushmita Banerjee’s killing […]
Egypt: Sexual assaults on women protestors continuing amid the political turmoil
Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Egypt researcher, blogs from Cairo While the world is focusing on the political fall-out of millions of people taking to the streets in Egypt, with widespread […]
We can’t compromise on women’s human rights
By Jacqueline Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner This week Canada had the rather unenviable position of chairing negotiations at the UN Human Rights Council on its annual resolution on […]
The lives of Indigenous women and girls count
Recent comments by the RCMP concerning the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada do a great disservice by creating uncertainty, where clarity and urgency are required. The lives of […]
Sexual attacks on women in Egypt
Amnesty International’s Egypt researcher Diana Eltahawy writes from Cairo. Almost every girl and woman – regardless of age, social status or choice of attire – who has walked the streets […]
Mexico: Urgent call to locate human rights defender
Sandra Domínguez, a Mexican human rights defender, and her husband, Alexander Hernández, have gone missing. Sandra’s family reported their disappearance to the Office of the Attorney General of Oaxaca. The […]
Sudan: UN and African Union must act swiftly to prevent mass atrocities in El Fasher
Responding to reports of escalating violence in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur region, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said; “Civilians are caught in […]
Canada: Consideration of UPR Reports at HRC 55
The following oral statement was submitted for Item 6 Consideration of UPR Reports: Canada at the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council on March 25, 2024. Mr. President, Amnesty […]
Haiti: Grave crisis requires international condemnation and lasting solutions
Following the spiral of violence that erupted after armed gangs took control of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas of Haiti in an attempt to force the resignation of prime […]
Amnesty International Canada shares concerns at parliamentary study of free trade negotiations with Ecuador
On February 13, Amnesty International Canada testified before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) as part of its study of free trade negotiations between Canada and Ecuador. […]
