41 human rights wins to celebrate right now
It’s been a difficult year, but there’s been a lot to celebrate in 2020. From writing letters and taking action to signing petitions and protesting in a safe way, people […]
812 results for 'violence against women'
Egypt: Historic opportunity for international community to halt crackdown on human rights movement
Today’s court decision to freeze the assets of three senior directors from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) demonstrates the urgent need for the international community to sustain pressure […]
Write for Rights: Meet the people inspiring calls for justice around the world
Every year, on or around December 10th, International Human Rights Day, people from across Canada and around the world write millions of letters, emails, tweets, Facebook posts and postcards for […]
Governments have failed to protect trans people from murder, and from COVID-19
By Nadia Rahman, Researcher and Policy Advisor in Amnesty’s global Gender, Sexuality and Identity Team “COVID-19 may be a new killer – but hate has been killing us for decades.” This […]
Iran: Internet deliberately shut down during November 2019 killings – new investigation
The Iranian authorities deliberately shut down the internet during nationwide protests in November 2019, hiding the true scale of unlawful killings by security forces, Amnesty International said today (16 November). […]
Mexico’s new National Guard is breaking its vow to respect human rights
By Amnesty Americas Media Manager Tuncan Tucker Jessica Silva and her husband Jaime Torres were driving through Delicias, a town in the northern state of Chihuahua, late on 8 September […]
Colombia: New report shows how failed policies are putting human rights defenders at risk
The frequent threats, attacks and killings of people defending land, territory and the environment in Colombia have highlighted the government’s failure to address the serious crisis facing the country’s human […]
We have come far and have far to go still
35 years ago, on a wintry evening in early 1985, I attended my first Amnesty International meeting. I had just begun studying law at Dalhousie University in Halifax, with an entirely unformed notion of becoming […]
Lobbying Kit: It’s Time for Transformative Change
On September 23rd, a new session of Parliament will begin and the government will deliver a Throne Speech, outlining their priorities. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has indicated this Throne Speech […]
Human rights defender and poet Ketty Nivyabandi appointed Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada
Lana Verran, Chair of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International Canada (English Branch) today announced the appointment of Burundian human rights defender and poet Ketty Nivyabandi as the branch’s […]
Open letter urges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to adopt ‘transformative’ human rights agenda in Throne Speech
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario September 10, 2020 Dear Prime Minister, We write this Open Letter, on behalf of 400,000 supporters […]
Anniversary of the Global Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
National Implementation More Urgent than Ever The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General Assembly 13 years ago, on September 13th, 2007, […]