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 […]
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“When we’re together, there’s so much strength” Conversation with Connie Greyeyes
Connie Greyeyes is a grassroots activist from Fort St. John, a small community in northeastern British Columbia. She volunteers with the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society, started the Women […]
Rights at Risk in Guatemala: One year on, concerns about mining and human rights remain
By Tara Scurr, Campaigner, Business and Human Rights One year ago, Alex Neve and I were sitting in the Hotel Continental in Guatemala City, waiting for reporters to turn […]
Solving the world’s refugee crisis
The EU takes one step forward, with a long way left to go. EU leaders have taken a positive step forward by agreeing to share responsibility for 120,000 asylum-seekers. But […]
Setting the record straight on protecting the human rights of sex workers
Amnesty International has been in the news recently for our position on how to protect the human rights of sex workers of all genders (women, men, gender non-conforming). There’s been […]
Setting the record straight on protecting the human rights of sex workers
, Amnesty International has been in the news recently for our position on how to protect the human rights of sex workers of all genders (women, men, gender non-conforming). There’s […]
UN human rights report shows that Canada is failing Indigenous peoples
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 […]
This is not the Canada I once knew
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 […]
Torturing a 10-year-old rape victim: how Paraguay authorities are complicit in a pregnant girl’s suffering
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 […]
Torturing a 10-year-old rape victim: how Paraguay authorities are complicit in a pregnant girl’s suffering
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 […]
Where bombs rain terror from the sky while the world looks the other way
, 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 […]
5 brave ways activists are fighting for LGBTI rights worldwide
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 […]