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We introduce you to fascinating people who are making change unstoppable. Hear powerful stories of resistance and solidarity and learn more about how you can take action now for human rights. This series connects the dots and passes the mic to people building a better future now. Together, we unravel the Canada you think you know and challenge the systems that hold back human rights.
What actually is spyware? Spyware is a type of malicious software. It interferes with a device’s normal operation to collect information without alerting the user and sends it to another […]
Liz Fong-Jones is a developer advocate, labor and ethics organizer, and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 18+ years of experience. She is currently the Field CTO at Honeycomb. Previously, she […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) must prioritize and accelerate the delivery of justice for victims of crimes committed by the Taliban, as well as by other actors in Afghanistan before […]
Yuvelis Morales is a young Black Colombian social leader and defender of water, life and territory. She works with the Colombia Free from Fracking Alliance In the Middle Valley of […]
Israeli authorities have dramatically increased their use of administrative detention, a form of arbitrary detention, of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank; extended emergency measures that facilitate inhuman and degrading treatment of […]
Venezuelan nationals in Peru can no longer apply for temporary protection, which allowed refugees to have a regular migratory status. On November 14, the Peruvian government issued the legislative decree […]
Background Amnesty International Canada Section (English) is looking to commission 5 artivists (activists and artists) to develop creative content for our Write for Rights (W4Rs) 2023 campaign. The chosen artivists […]
People stand around shoes and stuffed animals that honour Indigenous children during the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on September 30, 2021. (Photo […]
The death in detention of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, following her violent arrest by Iran’s “morality” police sparked the unprecedented Woman Life Freedom popular uprising in […]
The international community must pursue pathways for justice at the international level to address systemic impunity for Iranian officials responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings of protesters and widespread torture, […]