April 13, 2017

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Celebrating Refugee Rights

By: Marium Yousuf On a beautiful, crisp sunny day last weekend, Amnesty International, Sojurn House, Culture Link and the Centre...

Month of Action for Mining Justice

Government officials have told us that they plan to create an ombudsperson for the extractive sector – yet they have...

British Columbia: Make This An Election for Human Rights

On May 9th, a provincial election will be held in British Columbia. Amnesty International is urging all candidates to make...

Israel must end ‘unlawful and cruel’ policies towards Palestinian prisoners

Israel’s decades-long policy of detaining Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza in prisons inside Israel and depriving them...

Egypt: 10-year prison term for insulting President an outrageous assault on freedom of expression

The sentencing of a lawyer to 10 years in prison for a Facebook post exposes the abuse of Egypt’s new...

Nigeria: Chibok anniversary a chilling reminder of Boko Haram’s ongoing scourge of abductions

Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls and thousands of others abducted...

USA: Arkansas must urgently halt ‘conveyor belt’ of executions

The US state of Arkansas must halt the execution of eight death row prisoners, seven of whom are due to...

Indigenous rights movement in Canada and Alicia Keys honoured with top Amnesty International award

Celebrated global music artist and activist Alicia Keys and the inspirational movement of Indigenous Peoples fighting for their rights in...

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