Upholding the Norms that Protect Humanity
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 […]
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Transgender rights legislation: today Canada recognized that my rights matter too
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 […]
A miscarriage of justice in Argentina: #FreeBelen
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 […]
Early and forced marriage in Burkina Faso
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 […]
2.5 million actions and counting: Looking back at Write for Rights 2015
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 […]
12 ways to rebuild Canada’s human-rights record in 2016
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 […]
Everyone matters: The struggle for human rights in 2015
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 […]
What exactly is a National Inquiry? #MMIW #OurInquiry
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 […]
What exactly is a National Inquiry? #MMIW #OurInquiry
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 […]
The insecurity of being a refugee woman or girl in Lebanon
What is it like to be a refugee in Lebanon? The answer you’ll get will be different depending on whether you speak to a women, girl, man, or boy. Early […]
The insecurity of being a refugee woman or girl in Lebanon
What is it like to be a refugee in Lebanon? The answer you’ll get will be different depending on whether you speak to a women, girl, man, or boy. , […]
Challenging Tunisia’s homophobic taboos
The case of a 22-year-old student sentenced to one year in prison for engaging in “homosexual relations” has finally sparked public debate on same-sex relations in Tunisia. Yesterday, the Minister […]