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Good News! Cuban lawyer Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces has been released!

Although it didn’t come soon enough, Amnesty supporters can welcome the release of Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces, Cuban lawyer,...

Write for Rights: Updates on 2019 cases

Last December during Write for Rights, the world’s biggest human rights event, Amnesty supporters took more than 6.6 million actions...

More than 50 years since police killing of Fred Hampton: Anti-Black racism remains deeply rooted in the United States and Canada

Amnesty International must honestly and openly confront concerns about anti-Black racism within our organization, historically and currently. We are moving...

Write for Rights victory! Magai removed from death row in South Sudan

“Thank you so much. I have no words. You have no idea how my heart is filled with happiness.” –...

Take action to #Empower the Ombudsperson and #Enact corporate accountability legislation!

In 2019 the Canadian government appointed an Ombudsperson to ensure justice and remedy for individuals and communities harmed by Canadian...

A letter from Nasrin Sotoudeh

On 11 August, Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, posted on Facebook that Nasrin Sotoudeh had gone on hunger strike to...

Human rights activists are allies in fighting COVID-19 – why are they under attack?

By Lisa Maracani, Amnesty International’s Researcher on Human Rights Defenders COVID-19 has presented a set of huge new challenges which...

Amazonian Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19: ‘We’re not still waiting for help as we know it’ll never arrive’

By Nadino Calapucha, head of communications at COICA (Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon basin) The Indigenous Peoples of...

Minister Champagne: Defend the threatened defenders of Rios Vivos in Colombia

Honourable François-Philippe Champagne Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 August 4, 2020 Dear Minister Champagne,...

Minister Ng: Act to ensure EDC no longer supports destructive projects like Hidroituango

August 4, 2020 Honourable Mary Ng, MP Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Global Affairs Canada House...

Annexation formalizes ongoing theft of Palestinian land

Amnesty International Canada is deeply concerned with and strongly opposes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to “annex” a large...

Iran: Leaked official letters reveal state denial of COVID-19 crisis in prisons

Leaked official documents newly obtained by Amnesty International reveal that the Iranian government has ignored repeated pleas by senior officials...

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