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Amnesty Canada’s Climate Justice Resource Kit: Now Available with Tools to Engage Your Community

We all worry about climate change and the violations of human rights it brings. We want the climate crisis to...

Help free a brave young woman in prison!

Imagine being punished just for saying what you believe is right. This is what happened to a young woman named...

Bangladeshi soldiers disembark armored vehicles as they patrol the streets to disperse the anti-quota protesters in Dhaka on July 20, 2024. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images.

What is happening at the quota-reform protests in Bangladesh?

On July 15, 2024, students of Dhaka University were sitting with placards and flags in a peaceful protest calling for...

Lex jeux event organised by Les Hijabeuses, a collective of football players campaigning to overturn hijab bans in French football. 29 June 2024. Photo by Amnesty International.

The Olympics should be for all women, including Muslim women

Anna Błuś is Amnesty International’s Researcher on Gender Justice in Europe. Excitement is mounting ahead of the Paris Olympic Games,...

Friendly women's basketball tournament in Paris, France in April 2024 (private photo)

“Excellence, respect, friendship”: Why hijab bans in French sports defy Olympic values and human rights

26 July 2024: the Paris Olympic Games begin. A moment of joy for sports fans around the world. A moment...

Young people hold up signs at the annual Canal LGBTQIA Pride Parade in 2019. Photo by Pierre Crom/Amnesty International NL

World Youth Skills Day 2024

Amnesty International Canada’s Inspiring Youth Activists On July 15, United Nations World Youth Skills Day, we celebrate the incredible achievements...

12 February 2023, Berlin: Illustration: Fictitious html pages and hacker programs are seen on screens while a man has his hands on the keyboard. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa (Photo by Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Canada must end Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence continues to be a concerning issue across Canada. Cyberbullying and online harassment on social media platforms, the...

Open Letter: Stop the criminalization, harassment and unlawful surveillance of Wet’suwet’en land defenders

The BC supreme court in Smithers will decide on the sentencing of Chief Dsta’hyl. Read our open letter to BC...

Oday Al Talab, a Syrian refugee living in the UK, who lost one of his brothers in the Pylos shipwreck in 2023. Photo © Oday Al Talab

Greece: Pylos shipwreck anniversary

“Over 600 people drowned in the Pylos shipwreck, including my brother. They are not numbers. They are people,” writes Oday...

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Jordan: Syrian journalist released after 50 days in detention

On May 29, 2024, Jordanian authorities released Syrian refugee and student journalist Atiya Mohammad Abu Salem. They also revoked his...

Good News: Four Afghan women protestors released!

Zholia Parsi, Neda Parwani, Parisa Azada, and Manizha Seddiqi, women human rights defenders and protestors, have been released following several...

Take Action During Dalit History Month and Beyond

April is Dalit History Month. In Canada, the celebration of Dalit History Month provides an opportunity to amplify the experiences...

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