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 […]

This speech was delivered at the World Humanitarian Summit on 24 May 2016 by Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty.  Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: When thinking of how best to […]

By Alexander Kennedy, LGBTI Coordinator In June 2005, I sat in the gallery of the House of Commons the night the Civil Marriage Act was passed. It was a moment […]

  Fernanda Doz Costa, researcher on the Americas, reports from a protest outside a court in Argentina where “Belen” returns after being sentenced to eight years following a miscarriage. It […]

The statistics tell a sobering tale. Burkina Faso has the 7th highest rate of child marriage in the world. More than half of all women were married before the age of […]

  THANK YOU to all Write for Rights participants for creating amazing momentum on December 10th, International Human Rights Day!  We could actually feel the wave of energy from east to […]

Photo: Once consultations are complete, the inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls should get underway. Meanwhile widely supported recommendations to help address this crisis can be implemented, such […]

Breakthroughs and heartbreak.  Perseverance and triumph.   2015 has reminded us that human rights struggles are very often for the long haul, but also that continuing to shine the Amnesty candle […]

Read the FAQ on Public Inquiries Today the government of Canada launched the design process for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada. Amnesty […]

Read the FAQ on Public Inquiries ,   , Today the government of Canada launched the design process for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls […]