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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A haunting novel that weaves themes of intergenerational trauma, Indigenous identity, grief, and the power of dreams.

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 Amnesty International’s Global Annual Human Rights Report  READ THE REPORT Amnesty International sounds alarm on a watershed moment for international law amid flagrant […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

“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 […]

A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns in early February poses serious risks to the coordination of emergency assistance and humanitarian services to millions […]

Recently, Amnesty Canada organized a meeting to enable four threatened women human rights defenders in Colombia to share their experiences with Canada’s Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, Jacqueline O’Neill. […]