Showing Up for Our Communities and Ourselves
The world can feel overwhelming right now. As we strive to create a more just and equitable future, we can struggle at this time to know where to start. While […]
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Canada: 301 organizations, academics and others urge governments to adopt human rights oversight of COVID-19 responses
OTTAWA – A total of 301 organizations, academics and former politicians from across the country are calling on all levels of government in Canada to take urgent steps to strengthen […]
301 civil society groups, Indigenous organizations, academics and others urge governments across Canada to adopt human rights oversight of COVID-19 responses
OTTAWA – A total of 301 organizations, academics and former politicians from across the country are calling on all levels of government in Canada to take urgent steps to strengthen […]
Action for Berta and Earth Defenders Under Attack in Honduras
Indigenous rights defender Berta Cáceres inspired many in her home country of Honduras, and around the world, as she courageously led efforts to stop construction of the Agua Zarca dam on a […]
Americas: Governments must halt dangerous and discriminatory detention of migrants and asylum seekers
Authorities in a number of countries across the Americas, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Curaçao, and Trinidad and Tobago, among others, are detaining migrants and asylum seekers in a […]
Cambodia: Overcrowded detention centres a ‘ticking time bomb’ for COVID-19 amid raft of ‘fake news’ arrests
At least 22 arrested, 7 charged amid crackdown on alleged “false information” about outbreak Authorities claim they are ‘working with Facebook’ to track down individuals Cambodia’s largest prison 500% over […]
Am I next? Conversation with Holly Jarrett
Holly Jarrett is the grassroots activist behind the “Am I Next?” viral social media campaign. Originally from Labrador and now based in Ontario, she has worked with national Aboriginal organizations, […]
Voices for Human Rights: Shantel Watson, National Organizer
Following my experience in high school as a member of a human rights initiative created to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada, I knew […]
Brazil: Two years after killing of Marielle Franco, Rio de Janeiro authorities must solve unanswered questions
Two years after the fatal shooting of the human rights defender and Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco, and her driver, Anderson Gomes, on 14 March 2018, the crime […]
Open letter urges Canadian leaders to support human rights defenders following explicit Greta Thunberg sticker
To: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Dwight Ball, Premier Caroline Cochrane, Premier Doug Ford, Premier Blaine Higgs, Premier John Horgan, Premier Jason Kenney, Premier Dennis King, Premier François Legault, Premier Stephen […]
Colombia: Decision not to decriminalize abortion is a missed opportunity
The decision by the Constitutional Court of Colombia not to take action to decriminalize abortion represents a missed opportunity for the realization of the sexual and reproductive rights of women […]
Americas: States cracked down on asylum and the right to protest in 2019
As millions took to the streets to protest rampant violence, inequality, corruption and impunity, or were forced to flee their countries in search of safety, states across the Americas clamped […]