“We want to raise awareness about the importance of our land, water, trees and all the animals that live there … We are threatened and persecuted for protecting something […]

Since March 14, some 9,000 activists and supporters of Amnesty Canada sent email messages to Export Development Canada’s CEO and Canada’s International Trade Minister demanding remedy for the harm caused […]

Indigenous rights defender Berta Cáceres inspired many in her home country of Honduras, and around the world, as she courageously led efforts to stop construction of the Agua Zarca dam on a […]

It’s an all too familiar story. The damming of a river made possible with millions of dollars of public money from Canada. It’s the story of life-changing impacts on the […]

March 2 marks four years since iconic Lenca Indigenous water defender Berta Cáceres was gunned down in Honduras. Bringing to justice everyone responsible for the killing of Berta is vitally important […]

Defenders of land, Indigenous territory and the environment put their lives on the line in Ecuador. Throughout 2018, Amnesty International documented a series of attacks and threats perpetrated against women […]

Their own environmental assessment concluded that flooding the Peace River Valley would have severe, permanent and irreversible harm to First Nations. The federal government and the Province of British Columbia […]

Since 2018, the US government has conducted an unlawful and discriminatory campaign of intimidation, threats, harassment, and criminal investigations against people who defend the human rights of migrants, refugees and […]

People who speak out to defend land, water and forests in Latin America are seeking to protect the human rights and well-being of their communities. Yet, they face unprecedented attacks […]

People who speak out to defend land, water and forests in Latin America are seeking to protect the human rights and well-being of their communities. Yet, they face unprecedented attacks […]

Iranian authorities must stop harassing, arresting and imprisoning women’s rights defenders peacefully protesting against Iran’s degrading and discriminatory forced veiling laws, and release those detained on this basis immediately and […]

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NEWSFLASH March 21, 2019 OTTAWA – Whether it’s the devastating legacy of mercury contamination at Grassy Narrows, ongoing pollution from the Mount Polley mining disaster, or the looming […]