Inequality and Austerity: Our Weak Links in Countering COVID-19
By David Griffiths, Director of the Office of the Secretary General, and Sarah Jackson, Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes There are weeks where […]
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Thirty-Eight Rights Groups Call on BC’s Chief Coroner to Direct Immediate Public Inquest into Death in Corrections Custody
VANCOUVER, Coast Salish Territories – Today, 38 human rights, health, prisoner rights, and legal organizations are calling on BC’s Chief Coroner and BC’s Solicitor General to direct an immediate inquest […]
Letter from Amnesty International concerning attack on Tiny House Warriors camp in BC
Honourable John Horgan Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Strachan Premier of British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police Parliament...
Being a refugee: From a journey of struggle to a journey of survival
Nazik Kabalo is the founder of the Sudanese Women Human Rights Project. She fled to Egypt in 2011 after being detained for her human rights work. There she continued to face harassment […]
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 […]
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 […]
