Op-Ed: Getting back on the human rights track
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 […]
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Human rights in 2014: Standing together and speaking out for human rights
Don’t Let Down Your Guard: Standing together and speaking out for human rights – Year end message to Amnesty International supporters from Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada There were […]
New book highlights global framwork of Indigenous human rights
By Craig Benjamin, Campaigner for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples I’m honoured to have contributed a chapter to a new book examining crucial issues for the human rights of […]
New book highlights global framwork of Indigenous human rights
By Craig Benjamin, Campaigner for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples , I’m honoured to have contributed a chapter to a new book examining crucial issues for the human rights […]
Indigenous rights: common cause for activism across the Americas
By Crystal Giesbrecht, a field worker and activism leader with Amnesty International in Saskatchewan I am extremely grateful to have been part of a fantastic team of activists who travelled […]
Central African Republic: Fear and Loathing in Bangui
By Joanne Mariner, Senior Crisis Response Adviser at Amnesty International , In Bangui’s Nguingo neighbourhood, up the Oubangui river from the city center, people are scared. , “There are rumors […]
How to be a good ally to LGBTI activists in Uganda
By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner There appears to be a rise in homophobia around the world. From Russia and Kyrgyzstan to Nigeria, Uganda, and beyond, homosexuality […]
Creating Medicines for the Love of Our People: Conversation with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network
The Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) is an organization by and for Indigenous youth that works across issues of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice throughout Canada and […]
Hong Kong: “I have not seen anything like this in decades”
By Mabel Au, Director of Amnesty International in Hong Kong. The streets of Hong Kong are hard to recognize these days. The exhilarating energy filling the city’s main roads, crowded […]
“I want Canadians to care” – a conversation with Bev Jacobs
Bev Jacobs, a Mohawk lawyer and grandmother from Six Nations, was the lead researcher on Amnesty International’s 2004 Stolen Sisters report. Bev went on to serve as President of the […]
We can’t wait on the government’s political will: Conversation with Ellen Gabriel
Ellen Gabriel, a Mohawk artist, educator and activist from Kanehsatà:ke, is well known in Canada as a powerful voice for rights of Indigenous peoples. Amnesty International has been honoured to work alongside […]
A time to grieve and a time to dance
By Conor Fortune, News Writer at Amnesty International, who recently returned from St Petersburg Ekaterina Khomenko’s throat was slit when a street cleaner found her in a car with the […]