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‘It always feels like something is about to explode’ – tension along the Chad/Sudan border

By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada, in N’Djamena, Chad Tension is building fast along the Chad/Sudan border. The...

“Are we really foreign agents?” Why we need YOU to get involved in our Sochi Winter Olympics campaign

By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigner and Women’s Rights Campaigner Basic freedoms are under threat in Russia. Restrictive new laws are...

Where is the revolution for women in Egypt?

By Jackie Hansen, Major Campaigns and Women’s Rights Campaigner For months, Amnesty International and other human rights organizations have been...

Eskinder Nega message from prison

by Eskinder Nega , ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia , This article, originally published in the print edition of the New York...

Eskinder Nega message from prison

by Eskinder Nega ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia This article, originally published in the print edition of the New York Times, July...

New Prosperity Mine: Canada must heed warning that proposed mine would have severe impacts on Indigenous rights

by Craig Benjamin, Campaigner for Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples A proposed gold-copper mine would have “severe” and “irreversible” impacts...

Speak out on Ontario’s plan to resume clearcut logging in the traditional territory of the Grassy Narrows First Nation

“Everything around us was disappearing… The clean water, our way of life, our traditions, even the wild rice picking and...

Court hearings a crucial moment for Indigenous rights in Canada

By Craig Benjamin, Campaigner for Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples It’s been called one of the most important Indigenous rights...

‘Society’ is no longer an excuse for Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving

By: Eman Al Nafjan (@Saudiwoman) is a female blogger from Saudi Arabia who has been campaigning against the driving ban....

Violent crackdown on peaceful protests by Indigenous peoples in Colombia cause for concern

By Kathy Price, Colombia campaigner with Amnesty International Canada Witnesses report that security forces fired tear gas canisters filled with...

Hamid is home: Others are not

By Gloria Nafziger, Campaigner, Refugees and Migrants On Thursday October 10, Hamid Ghassemi Shall came home to Canada. Hamid Ghassemi-Shall...

UN expert calls for substantial change in Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples

By Craig Benjamin, Campaigner for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples The United Nation’s top expert on the human rights...

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