Indigenous peoples and human rights groups say that a new United Nations report on Canada’s human rights record should be a wake-up call for all Canadians. The UN Human Rights Committee, which […]

A sobering look at Canada’s human rights record By Alex Neve, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada  “This is not the Canada I once knew.”  Those were the words of a […]

By Guadalupe Marengo, Deputy Director Americas Program Amnesty International. , Every now and then there comes along a case that seems too tragic to comprehend — where cruelty from one […]

By Guadalupe Marengo, Deputy Director Americas Program Amnesty International. Every now and then there comes along a case that seems too tragic to comprehend — where cruelty from one individual […]

, By Alex Neve, Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada Section , SOUTHERN KORDOFAN – Time and again, as we have interviewed women, men and young people throughout Sudan’s besieged […]

Around the world, people face violent attacks and threats simply because of who they are or who they have sex with. But some brave activists are still standing up for […]

By Tara Scurr, Amnesty International Canada Business and Human Rights Campaigner “We have faith that Amnesty International’s campaigning will inform investors in Tahoe Resources about our suffering in Guatemala.” Resident […]

When 12 people working at the satirical magazine Charlie Hedbo were gunned down at their offices in central Paris in January, the world woke up to the grim reality of […]

By Tarek Chatila, Montreal-area activist and writer for Amnesty Canada’s Isr/OT/PA co-group “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” wrote French critic Alphonse Karr in 1849. Turbulent […]

The injustice facing one man in Saudi Arabia has brought into focus the harrowing human-rights reality that Canada routinely overlooks in its relationship with the kingdom. As concern increases for […]

The injustice facing one man in Saudi Arabia has brought into focus the harrowing human-rights reality that Canada routinely overlooks in its relationship with the kingdom. As concern increases for […]

By: Alex Neve and Béatrice Vaugrante Published on Fri Jan 02 2015 in the Toronto Star No doubt about it, 2014 has been a tough year for human rights. As […]