Write for Rights Launches
Your words can change people’s lives. This is how. Every year, people from around the world take part in the world’s largest human rights campaign. This week, Amnesty International’s Write […]
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Colombia: Protect Amazon defender, Jani Silva
On September 10, Jani Silva, a defender of land and the environment in the Colombian Amazon, received a death threat. A caller warned they would “blow you up, car and […]
SPARK! Human rights education and training
OCTOBER 2024 SPARK! is a somewhat monthly post and newsletter for our volunteers and activists with news about human rights education, skills training, and new opportunities for volunteer engagement and […]
Wet’suwet’en Campaign Updates: First Prisoner of Conscience and Key Legal Developments
Prisoner of Conscience Designation Following his 60 days house arrest sentencing on July 31, 2024, Amnesty International took the historic step of designating Likhts’amisyu Clan Wing Chief Dsta’hyl of the […]
Canada must Protect Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ currently face the highest rates of femicide in Canada. They make up 16 per cent of all femicide victims, 11 per cent of all missing […]
Speak up to ensure trade negotiations do not sacrifice human rights in Ecuador
In September, Canada is hosting the third round of fast track negotiations to secure a free trade agreement with Ecuador. To date, Canada has failed to act on calls from […]
Kyrgyzstan: Rita Karasartova released from prison following Amnesty’s Urgent Action
Kyrgyzstan: Rita Karasartova released from prison following Amnesty’s Urgent Action https://amnesty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/294144.mp4 If we have a dream, then fears can be overcome. Rita Those are the words of Rita Karasartova, a […]
The State of the World’s Human Rights
THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS Amnesty International’s Global Annual Human Rights Report READ THE REPORT Amnesty International sounds alarm on a watershed moment for international law amid flagrant […]
South Africa: Human Rights Defender’s Life in Danger
Nomsa Sizani, a former General Secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) and human rights defender, is currently facing severe threats to her life. These threats began the day after she reportedly […]
Azerbaijan: Detained academic, Gubad Ibadoghlu’s health deteriorates
Gubad Ibadoghlu is a renowned economist and political activist. On July 23, 2023, the Azerbaijani authorities detained him on fabricated charges in an apparent retaliation for his criticism of the […]
What’s at stake in Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador: Investor protections vs the rights of communities and nature
The following words were shared by Amnesty International Canada’s Secretary General Ketty Nivyabandi at a webinar on April 4 with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, […]
Canada: No Ecuador trade deal without human rights and consent
“We, the Amazonian Women of Ecuador, Defenders of the Amazon Rainforest have organized to defend our human rights, and to protect the Amazon from irreversible tipping points, which would have […]
