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A shocking attack on students has ignited Mexico and must spur us to action too

By Kathy Price, Mexico Campaigner The photos arrived in a steady stream on my Facebook feed, a flood of images...

‘You feel that just anybody can be detained’ Russia’s shrinking space for peaceful protest

A quiet Saturday morning in Moscow: the distant chime of bells at an Orthodox church and the faint hum of...

Site C Dam – Will Canada respect Indigenous rights?

“Our people have a deep connection with this land because our ancestors told the stories and legends that are connected...

Creating Medicines for the Love of Our People: Conversation with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network

The Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) is an organization by and for Indigenous youth that works across issues of...

Ecuador: historic apology to Sarayaku people raises hope of justice

By Lucia Hernandez, Campaigner in the Americas Program at Amnesty International. , No one thought it would happen, but it...

Ecuador: historic apology to Sarayaku people raises hope of justice

By Lucia Hernandez, Campaigner in the Americas Program at Amnesty International. No one thought it would happen, but it has....

Hong Kong: “I have not seen anything like this in decades”

By Mabel Au, Director of Amnesty International in Hong Kong. The streets of Hong Kong are hard to recognize these...

“I want Canadians to care” – a conversation with Bev Jacobs

Bev Jacobs, a Mohawk lawyer and grandmother from Six Nations, was the lead researcher on Amnesty International’s 2004 Stolen Sisters...

We can’t wait on the government’s political will: Conversation with Ellen Gabriel

Ellen Gabriel, a Mohawk artist, educator and activist from Kanehsatà:ke, is well known in Canada as a powerful voice for...

Canadian Mining in Guatemala: Human Rights at Risk

by Tara Scurr, Business & Human Rights Campaigner, Amnesty International Canada – from Guatemala City “It’s been hard, because it’s...

Final countdown to UN Arms Trade Treaty starts but Canada missing in action

By Hilary Homes (Amnesty International Canada), Robert Fox (Oxfam Canada) and Ken Epps (Project Ploughshares) Long a significant advocate of...

The ‘secret’ doctor on a mission to help Afghanistan’s women

By Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan researcher at Amnesty International “Nearly every woman in Afghanistan has a painful story to tell,” says...

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