Silent Disco hits streets of Montreal
Supporters “Dance for Rights” to raise awareness for Amnesty’s global letter-writing event Write for Rights This past Saturday on December 6th, supporters of Amnesty International took to the streets […]
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Shocking Surge of Honor Killings in Pakistan
By Mustafa Qadri, Amnesty International’s Pakistan Researcher For anyone following the news from Pakistan, the past few weeks have made for grim reading when it comes to violence against women. […]
Boko Haram: Now What?
By Adotei Akwei. Johanna Lee contributed to this post. Originally published by AIUSA. In mid-April, Islamist armed group Boko Haram abducted 276 schoolgirls aged 15-18 from the village of Chibok in […]
Remembering Amina: Forced to marry the man that raped her
Amina Filali committed suicide by swallowing rat poison in March 2012. She was 16 years old. Her desperate act showed the depth of her pain and despair: she must have felt that nobody […]
Nigeria: Bring Back Our Girls!
By Adotei Akwei, Guest Writer – originally published on Amnesty USA Blog. On April 14, 234 school girls between the ages of 16 and 18 were abducted from the Government Girls […]
“Are we really foreign agents?” Why we need YOU to get involved in our Sochi Winter Olympics campaign
By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigner and Women’s Rights Campaigner Basic freedoms are under threat in Russia. Restrictive new laws are making it difficult for NGOs to carry out their work. […]
A historic victory for truth, justice and human rights in Guatemala
By Val Croft, an Amnesty activist from Toronto with a passionate commitment to human rights in Guatemala. Photo: An Ixil woman is sworn in before giving her testimony in the […]
Colonial Policing in a Drug Crisis: How Bill 6 and Bill 223 Endanger Lives
Bill 6, Ontario’s “Safer Municipalities Act”, is now law. Despite being framed as a public safety measure, its real effect is to deepen a long-standing colonial pattern: punishing poverty, expanding police control […]
Growing transphobia and authoritarianism go hand in hand – they must be resisted
Growing transphobia and authoritarianism go hand in hand – they must be resisted Late one summer’s night in 2018, I was walking with a friend through central Thessaloniki when a man […]
Afghanistan: Forced returns to Taliban rule must end as latest figures reveal millions unlawfully deported in 2025
All forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Afghanistan must immediately end, Amnesty International said, as the latest UN figures revealed that Iran and Pakistan alone have unlawfully expelled […]
Sustainable peace requires international justice for all victims of all crimes in Israel and the OPT
States must demonstrate their commitment to international justice to ensure genuine accountability for victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide for all those in the Occupied Palestinian Territory […]
Sudan: Rapid Support Forces’ ruthless attack on Zamzam camp should be investigated for war crimes
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deliberately killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged and destroyed mosques, schools, and health clinics during a large-scale attack in April on Zamzam, the largest camp for […]
