Colombia: Threats against community leaders
On November 18, the presidents of the community associations of El Porvenir and Matarratón in Puerto Gaitán (Meta) received threatening WhatsApp messages from the same phone number. The messages asked […]
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Group 9 Hosts Write for Rights
You are invited to join human rights advocates in Waterloo Region as we take part in Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights letter-writing campaign. We have been hosting Write for […]
Global: Fossil fuel infrastructure is putting rights of 2 billion people and critical ecosystems at risk
Human Rights News https://amnesty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Extraction-Extinction-PR-video-header-1.mp4 Extraction Extinction Why the lifecycle of fossil fuels threatens life, nature, and human rights First-of-its-kind mapping exercise, paired with multi-country qualitative research, reveals...
Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine
Thirty years after the Nigerian government brutally executed environmental activists, the Ogoni Nine, for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, their friends and family are still […]
What is COP and why is this year’s meeting in Brazil so important?
From 10-21 November, world leaders, scientists, activists, negotiators, diplomats, Indigenous Peoples and other affected communities will gather in Belém, Brazil for COP30, the annual UN climate conference. COP30 arrives at […]
Colombia: Stop harassment of the fishing community
Between June and August, 26 fisher families from San Silvestre, Barrancabermeja, were forced to leave their homes after receiving threats to their safety. On July 5 and again on August […]
Colombia: Protect the health of the Bari people
Since late August, the Comité de Integración Social del Catatumbo (CISCA) and other local civil society groups have raised the alarm about a serious health outbreak in the Bridikayra settlement […]
Canada: First 100 days of new Parliament signal regression on human rights
Amnesty International Canada says the Canadian government must change course after a disappointing first 100 days of Parliament.
Viet Nam: Grave fears for activist Cấn Thị Thêu’s health in prison
Cấn Thị Thêu, a prominent human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, has been jailed for five years. She recently told her family about serious health problems. Reports also suggest […]
Get inspired by Amnesty’s Climate Justice Advocacy Team
Climate change is a human rights issue, and Amnesty Canada’s Climate Justice Advocacy Team is taking action! This passionate group of activists from across the country campaigns on everything from […]
Hope in action: Mid-Year victories thanks to you
Every letter, email, and signature you’ve sent this year has made a real difference. Thanks to your urgent actions, 2025 has already brought hope, freedom, and dignity to people who […]
Mexico: The search for disappeared persons is a high-risk activity for collectives of women searchers
Women who search for their loved ones among the more than 128,000 disappeared and missing persons in Mexico additionally face a growing number of impacts and violence which have so far […]
