Red Dress Day 2024: Take Action on May 5
May 5 is Red Dress Day, a day to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples (MMIWG2S+). Red Dress Day serves as a painful reminder […]
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Gaza 200 days at risk of genocide and famine
As we approach the 200th day of this unprecedented and devastating conflict on April 24, over two million people in the occupied Gaza Strip remain at risk of genocide and […]
Earth Day 2024: Take action on April 22 and beyond
Earth Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 22. It’s a day to support protecting our beautiful blue planet and all its life. Amid the urgency of the climate crisis, […]
Sudan: One year since conflict began, response from international community remains woefully inadequate
One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in Sudan, the response from the international community has remained woefully inadequate […]
CANADA: Trade negotiations with Ecuador must not sacrifice human rights and the environment
Write a letter to the Trade Minister reminding her that she must uphold Canada’s human rights obligations Amid a dire human rights situation in Ecuador, its government and the government […]
More than 250 humanitarian and human rights organisations call to stop arms transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups
An open call to all UN Member States to stop fueling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life. We, the undersigned organisations, call […]
Amnesty International Canada lays out human rights priorities ahead of next federal election
The 2023 Human Rights Agenda lays out Amnesty's calls to action for parties and politicians vying for power in Canada’s next federal election.
Canada: No Ecuador trade deal without human rights and consent
“We, the Amazonian Women of Ecuador, Defenders of the Amazon Rainforest have organized to defend our human rights, and to protect the Amazon from irreversible tipping points, which would have […]
Yemen: Release Five Arbitrarily Detained Baha’is
On May 25, armed Huthi forces stormed a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sana’a, Yemen. They took 17 members of the Baha’i community, including five women and human rights and […]
Iran: Draconian campaign to enforce compulsory veiling laws through surveillance and mass car confiscations
Iranian authorities are waging a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive compulsory veiling laws through widespread surveillance of women and girls in public spaces and mass police checks targeting women drivers, […]
Land and water defenders face a new wave of deadly threats in Colombia
It was 3 AM when armed men arrived at the homes of Maria, Luz Angela, and Richar. The three water defenders had just returned from a meeting with other leaders […]
Protect the Protest in Iran
The death in detention of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini on September 16, 2022, following her violent arrest by Iran’s “morality” police sparked an unprecedented popular uprising. The crackdown was swift […]