The Myanmar security forces are responsible for unlawful killings, multiple rapes and the burning down of houses and entire villages in a campaign of violence against Rohingya people that may […]

For the first time, Amnesty International’s flagship global human rights campaign is taking aim at a human rights case in Canada. On December 10th, activists around the world will call […]

Content Warning: This post includes descriptions of violence. By Catherine Bruce, Director, Refugee Law Office Toronto In September 2016, I spent two weeks working with a group of international volunteers […]

Content Warning: This post includes descriptions of violence. By Catherine Bruce, Director, Refugee Law Office Toronto In September 2016, I spent two weeks working with a group of international volunteers […]

Responding to the news that the President of Myanmar has established a commission to investigate violence in Rakhine state since the 9 October attacks on three border police posts, Amnesty […]

The UN Security Council has failed Syrians. In almost six years of conflict, close to half a million people have been killed and eleven million have been forced to leave […]

The ratification of the peace agreement marks the beginning of a new and hopeful chapter in Colombia’s history, but the real hard work starts now, Amnesty International said today. Last […]

By Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General That which unites us is always greater than that which divides us. Yet, around the world, the forces of division seem to be gathering […]

Everyday across the globe, men, women and youth speak out in defence of the land and environment. They defend our planet and thanks to their work, we have clean air […]

Christy Jordan-Fenton is a grassroots activist, educator, and author who lives with her family on a farm outside of Fort St. John, a small community in northeast British Columbia. Being raised […]

By Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International. There are certain events that mark a turning point in a country. The way a government decides to handle them defines the way […]

It may seem like just one letter, just one petition signature, or just one day tabling at a farmer’s market. But when every signature, every conversation, and every  action are […]