Countries

Members of Amnesty International in Canada campaign on human rights in the Americas and in a number of other countries where the actions of the Canadian government and of Canadians can have the greatest impact.

A protester holds 'Stop executions in Iran' and 'Free Iran'

Iran

Amnesty International continues to document serious human rights violations in Iran including detention of human rights defenders and other prisoners of conscience, unfair trials, torture and mistreatment in detention, deaths in custody and the application of the death penalty.

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A women and her 2 children walk through the rubble in Syria

North-East Syria

People detained following the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) armed group are facing systematic violations and dying in large numbers due to inhumane conditions in north-east Syria.

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Protesters carrying flags and brightly coloured signs march on an asphalt road on a bright day.

Mexico

Many Canadians know Mexico as a winter get-away, a tourism paradise. But the vast majority of Mexicans experience a very different reality. Poverty, discrimination and inequity mean that millions of Mexicans face insurmountable challenges to meet basic human needs with regard to food, water, housing, health and education.

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Colombia

Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world to defend land, Indigenous territory, and the environment according to the 2023 report of Global Witness. Between 2016 and 2022, an average of one human rights defender was killed every 61 hours in Colombia, according to the organization Somos Defensores (We Are Defenders).

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180000 turned out for a mass candlelight vigil organised by the Hong Kong Alliance in support of Patriotic Democratic Movement of China, in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening 4th June 2019, the 30th anniversary of China’s bloody Tiananmen crackdown. Photo © CC/Etan Liam.

China

Human rights violations in China are widespread, touching many sectors of society. China is a world leader with respect to the number of executions performed. The death penalty is not only imposed for violent crimes, but for some non-violent ones, as well.

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3 children stand staring at the rubble of their homes in Gaza

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

For almost two years, the world has witnessed unfathomable levels of death and destruction in the occupied Gaza Strip. Israel’s brutal onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza has killed tens of thousands of people, wiped out entire families, and flattened residential neighbourhoods.

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For full details on Amnesty International’s human rights advocacy and research work in countries and regions around the world, please visit our global website.

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