Youth Media Award Winner Announced!
This year marks the fifth presentation of Amnesty International Canada’s Youth Media Award. Annually this prestigious award is granted to a student journalist, who produces a human rights story with […]
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Canada must end torture by forced and coerced sterilization, Amnesty International tells Senate Human Rights Committee
Amnesty International appeared today before the Senate Human Rights Committee to urge government to take immediate steps to address sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada without their consent. Amnesty International […]
Saudi sisters leave Hong Kong to start new life
Responding to news that two sisters from Saudi Arabia, known as Reem and Rawan, whose lives would have been in danger had they been sent back to the Kingdom, have […]
Yemen: Ta’iz authorities must tackle child rape and abuse under militia rule
Warning: This media release contains graphic testimonies from child survivors of sexual abuse. An investigation by Amnesty International has revealed that children as young as eight years old have been […]
Call on provinces and territories in Canada to end sterilization without consent
Across Canada and as recently as 2018, Indigenous women report being forcibly or coercively sterilized. Some women were incorrectly told the procedure is reversible. Others were separated from their babies […]
Global assault on NGOs reaches crisis point as new laws curb vital human rights work
Governments across the world are increasingly attacking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by creating laws that subject them and their staff to surveillance, nightmarish bureaucratic hurdles and the ever-present threat of imprisonment, […]
When is a crisis no longer a crisis? Certainly not yet for the Rohingya
Dhaka, Bangladesh As I arrive in Bangladesh, joining an Amnesty International delegation that is here for two weeks to meet with and hear from Rohingya refugees in the country, a […]
Zimbabwe: Ruthless crackdown on freedom of assembly exposes intolerance for dissent
A new briefing by Amnesty International documents how the Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown and violence against protesters, using killings and torture, among other serious human rights violations […]
Pakistan: End crackdown on PTM and release protestors
Release prisoners of conscience Investigate death of PTM activist Arman Luni Disclose whereabouts of human rights defender Gulalai Ismail The Pakistani authorities must immediately and unconditionally release protestors belonging to […]
Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018
The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty International, a year after a […]
What are human rights?
It’s a big question, but someone’s got to ask it. At this year’s Human Rights Defenders World Summit in Paris, France, Amnesty asked 11 prominent activists about the essence of […]
Global action plan calls for States at the UN General Assembly to ensure protection of human rights defenders worldwide
A plan of action for how to protect and promote the work of human rights defenders will be presented today to the UN General Assembly following a major international summit […]
