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There are countless opportunities to get involved with Amnesty International. The Activism Guide is updated seasonally and so we encourage you to bookmark this page and keep checking back here for recent updates and new materials and resources.

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Going Public to Support Water Defenders in Canada

It’s no coincidence that three of Amnesty’s highest priority, ongoing cases in Canada all revolve around the industrial contamination and...

Support Water Defenders in Canada

Water defenders living in the shadow of the Mount Polley mine say their fight to protect the waters in and...

Police accountability and Indigenous land rights in Ontario

In April 2008, in response to a land occupation and road blockades by members of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Nation, the...

Amnesty York Writes for Rights!

By Cassandra DeFreitas The York University Community was eagerly waiting for the most anticipated event of the year; Write for...

Save the Date! Amnesty’s Annual General Meeting

Save the Date! Toronto is hosting the 2019 Amnesty AGM from May 31-June 2! The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is...

Keep hope alive for Edwin Espinal and Raul Alvarez, imprisoned unjustly in Honduras

January marks one year since Edwin Espinal and Raul Alvarez were arrested and sent to a military-run prison without trial,...

One year has passed – but still no Ombudsperson

January 17th marks the one year anniversary of the Canadian government’s announcement to create an independent Ombudsperson that would enable people harmed...

Join Women’s Marches on January 19th

On Saturday, January 19th, be part of a global movement expressing outrage at ongoing gender-based rights violations and demonstrate solidarity...

Grassy Narrows: Justice long overdue for First Nation confronting devastating impacts of mercury poisoning

“You look at the lake, it looks good, it looks clean, the fish look all right. How to believe that...

BC government can’t hide behind Site C injunction decision

Last Fall, the BC government was able to convince a provincial judge to allow construction of the Site C dam...

Defend Human Rights Defenders Under Deadly Attack in Colombia

Erlendy Cuero, pictured above testifying to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, knows only too well how dangerous it is...

Crucial Moment to Support Human Rights Defenders and Justice for Berta in Honduras

More than 59,000 supporters of Amnesty Canada have raised their voices to demand justice in Honduras since beloved Indigenous rights...

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