It’s no coincidence that three of Amnesty’s highest priority, ongoing cases in Canada all revolve around the industrial contamination and destruction of rivers, lakes and streams.  The struggle over mercury contamination at Grassy Narrows. The risks to water and fish from the Mount Polley...

Water defenders living in the shadow of the Mount Polley mine say their fight to protect the waters in and around Quesnel Lake is not over, despite Imperial Metals’ announcement that it will suspend operations at the mine in May, 2019 until global copper prices improve. This is why: Mount Polley...

By Kathy Price, campaigner responsible for work on human rights defenders in Latin America From November 5-12, an Amnesty International mission is visiting Guatemala and Honduras to send a clear message: land and water defenders need protection NOW.  My colleague, Tara Scurr, and I will join...

By Kathy Price, Amnesty International Canada’s Latin America campaigner It is a story of immeasurable courage and the lengths to which shadowy and not-so-shadowy forces will go in brazen attempts to extinguish it. The place is Honduras, a country of staggering poverty and a tiny minority with...

Take part in our solidarity action for water defenders under dangerous attack in Central America.  Indigenous leader Berta Caceres won the prestigious Goldman Envrionmental Prize for her efforts to protect the rights of Indigenous river communities in Honduras threatened by a dam project. Last...

By Kathy Price, Honduras Campaigner with Amnesty International Canada It is one year since beloved water defender Berta Cáceres was gunned down in Honduras and a vital moment for renewed action from Canada, amidst ongoing deadly violence in the Central American country. On March 2, 2016, shortly...

Yuly Velásquez is a hope-inspiring defender of human rights and the environment in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia. President of the Federation of Artisanal, Environmental and Tourist Fishers of the Department of Santander, known by its acronym FEDEPESAN, Yuly is lucky to be alive. She has...

The defenders of land, water, forests, Indigenous rights and a healthy environment are a beacon of hope in the ever more worrying climate crisis. Yet across our hemisphere, these defenders are under attack, especially when their efforts challenge the profits of powerful companies and their backers....

All eyes were on Wet’suwet’en territory in Northwest British Columbia again this November as militarized RCMP officers arrested peaceful Indigenous land defenders and their supporters. This is the third time since 2019 that the RCMP have enforced an injunction to evict and arrest those opposed...

The climate crisis is the greatest human rights challenge of our time. That’s why Amnesty International is prioritizing advocacy and activism to support the vital efforts of grassroots movements, led by Indigenous peoples, seeking to protect a healthy environment for all. The situation simply...

From the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador and Brazil, to the watersheds of Colombia, the canyons of Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara, across beautiful Guatemala, Honduras and beyond, Latin America is a region that is incredibly rich in biodiversity and natural resources. Amid a global climate emergency,...

From the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador and Brazil, to the watersheds of Colombia, the canyons of Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara, across beautiful Guatemala, Honduras and beyond, Latin America is a region that is incredibly rich in biodiversity and natural resources. Amid a global climate emergency,...