Mexican authorities repressed women who were peacefully protesting against gender-based violence in 2020, violating their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly by using unnecessary and excessive force, arbitrary […]

All governments have a responsibility to do everything in their power to prevent violence against women. This includes provincial and territorial governments as well as municipalities. It also includes Indigenous […]

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report on June 3, 2019. The 1,200 page report included 231 Calls for Justice to end […]

Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in Canada experience staggeringly high levels of violence, and for decades, government failed to acknowledge and address this human rights crisis. Indigenous women’s organizations, […]

OTTAWA, June 3, 2019 – Responding to “Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls,” Amnesty International urges all […]

 Amnesty Secretary General Kumi Naidoo in Lesvos as situation on islands reaches crisis point Refugee women raise their voices for change and set out ten demands for European leaders Female […]

On behalf of Amnesty International, and all our members across Canada, we want to express our deepest sympathy to the family of Tina Fontaine, to her friends and to her […]

By Jackie Hansen, Women’s Rights Campaigner Annually since 1991, women’s rights activists from around the world have joined together to take action as part of the 16 Days of Activism […]

By Jackie Hansen and Craig Benjamin Today, a UN expert committee—the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) — released a strongly worded report stating that Canada was […]

By Craig Benjamin and Jackie Hansen The shocking levels of violence faced by First Nations, Inuit and Métis women and girls requires nothing less than a comprehensive, coordinated national response […]

How many Indigenous women and girls have gone missing in Canada? The best available data, an RCMP report released earlier this year, identifies 1,017 women and girls who were murdered […]

By Craig Benjamin and Jackie Hansen “What we do not need now is to stop and talk and study. We need more action.” – Federal Justice Minister Peter McKay, March […]