Early and forced marriage in Burkina Faso
The statistics tell a sobering tale. Burkina Faso has the 7th highest rate of child marriage in the world. More than half of all women were married before the age of […]
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2.5 million actions and counting: Looking back at Write for Rights 2015
THANK YOU to all Write for Rights participants for creating amazing momentum on December 10th, International Human Rights Day! We could actually feel the wave of energy from east to […]
12 ways to rebuild Canada’s human-rights record in 2016
Photo: Once consultations are complete, the inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls should get underway. Meanwhile widely supported recommendations to help address this crisis can be implemented, such […]
Everyone matters: The struggle for human rights in 2015
Breakthroughs and heartbreak. Perseverance and triumph. 2015 has reminded us that human rights struggles are very often for the long haul, but also that continuing to shine the Amnesty candle […]
What exactly is a National Inquiry? #MMIW #OurInquiry
Read the FAQ on Public Inquiries Today the government of Canada launched the design process for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada. Amnesty […]
What exactly is a National Inquiry? #MMIW #OurInquiry
Read the FAQ on Public Inquiries , , Today the government of Canada launched the design process for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls […]
The insecurity of being a refugee woman or girl in Lebanon
What is it like to be a refugee in Lebanon? The answer you’ll get will be different depending on whether you speak to a women, girl, man, or boy. Early […]
The insecurity of being a refugee woman or girl in Lebanon
What is it like to be a refugee in Lebanon? The answer you’ll get will be different depending on whether you speak to a women, girl, man, or boy. , […]
Challenging Tunisia’s homophobic taboos
The case of a 22-year-old student sentenced to one year in prison for engaging in “homosexual relations” has finally sparked public debate on same-sex relations in Tunisia. Yesterday, the Minister […]
“When we’re together, there’s so much strength” Conversation with Connie Greyeyes
Connie Greyeyes is a grassroots activist from Fort St. John, a small community in northeastern British Columbia. She volunteers with the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society, started the Women […]
Rights at Risk in Guatemala: One year on, concerns about mining and human rights remain
By Tara Scurr, Campaigner, Business and Human Rights One year ago, Alex Neve and I were sitting in the Hotel Continental in Guatemala City, waiting for reporters to turn […]
Solving the world’s refugee crisis
The EU takes one step forward, with a long way left to go. EU leaders have taken a positive step forward by agreeing to share responsibility for 120,000 asylum-seekers. But […]
