Seven things you need to know about torture in Mexico
Travel guides describe Mexico as one of the world’s great civilisations, whose landscapes are as stunning as they are diverse. But there’s a dark flipside to the family-friendly resorts and […]
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‘It starts right here’ – the road ahead for South Sudan
By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada So many moments stay with me. During the course of this recent mission in South Sudan people recounted unimaginable suffering and acute […]
Tweet now for student facing jail after Twitter use in Turkey
By Milena Buyum, Amnesty’s Turkey Campaigner On 2 June last year, Özge Ünlütezcan, a 24-year-old drama student, grabbed her phone to send out a series of tweets. Shortly after, she […]
Your activism has made visible in Canada the hidden emergency for Indigenous peoples in Colombia
By Kathy Price, Colombia Campaigner It was two years ago that courageous Indigenous women and men in Colombia sent photo messages to Canada to tell us about deadly assaults on […]
Brazil 2014: The fight is even fiercer off the pitch
By Atila Roque, Director at Amnesty International Brazil Brazil is about to host the biggest football frenzy on the planet, where teams from around the world fight for the Cup […]
New UN report highlights “crisis” for the human rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada
by Craig Benjamin, Indigenous Rights Campaigner, Amnesty International Canada A leading United Nations human rights expert says the situation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada has reached “crisis […]
New UN report highlights “crisis” for the human rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada
by Craig Benjamin, , Indigenous Rights Campaigner, Amnesty International Canada , A leading United Nations human rights expert says the situation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada has […]
Letter to My Son By Eskinder Nega
By Eskinder Nega, with Kaliti Prison – Originally published on Ze-Habesha Website The mistakes of my life. Ah! I could go on and on and on about them. (Warning, I am aiming […]
Remembering Loretta Saunders
, By, Kim Irving Cahill, Maritimes Regional Activism Coordinator , Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Loretta Saunders, a young Inuk women who went missing in Halifax on […]
2013 Year-end message from Amnesty International Canada
Standing with individuals, tackling global problems 2013 year-end message from Amnesty International – by Alex Neve Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada One thing so powerful and important about […]
Canada must help Sudan address its many human rights crises
By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada Earlier this fall the Canadian government significantly down-scaled the diplomatic and financial resources devoted to helping make a difference in Sudan when […]
Divided town of Deir Ezzour is a microcosm of Syria’s bitter conflict
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Senior Crisis Researcher As the threat of military intervention looms over an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus, in a far-flung corner of Syria the […]
