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Red Dress Day 2024: Take Action on May 5

May 5 is Red Dress Day, a day to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+...

Palestinian children are walking past the rubble of the al-Bukhari mosque in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on March 2, 2024, following an overnight Israeli air strike amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

Gaza 200 days at risk of genocide and famine

As we approach the 200th day of this unprecedented and devastating conflict on April 24, over two million people in...

Protect the Protest banner with Leidy from Colombia by Amnesty International

Protect the Protest in Iran, Sri Lanka and Russia

Executions Surge in Iran Since the Woman Life Freedom uprising, Iranian authorities have doubled down on their brutal use of...

Earth Day 2024: Take action on April 22 and beyond

Earth Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 22. It’s a day to support protecting our beautiful blue planet and...

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Apple threat notifications: What they mean and what you can do

What are the Apple threat notifications?  On 10 April 2024, Apple sent threat notifications to users of iPhones in 92...

protest outside Canada's Embassy in Ecuador with signs that say "Danger" and "FTA with Canada = more poisonous extractivism"

What’s at stake in Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador: Investor protections vs the rights of communities and nature

The following words were shared by Amnesty International Canada’s Secretary General Ketty Nivyabandi at a webinar on April 4 with...

moke rises after Israeli airstrikes on the east of Gaza City, on 07 August 2022. Photo by Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

Understanding the long roots of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel

The armed conflict between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is one of the longest running in modern history....

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Remembering Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli

It is 10 years since the death of human rights activist Cao Shunli, who passed away on 14 March 2014...

Women confronting risks stand in a circle, their arms round one another

Talking women, peace and security in Colombia

Recently, Amnesty Canada organized a meeting to enable four threatened women human rights defenders in Colombia to share their experiences...

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Land and water defenders face a new wave of deadly threats in Colombia

It was 3 AM when armed men arrived at the homes of Maria, Luz Angela, and Richar. The three water...

A Sudanese rebel fighter from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) sombrely watches the abandoned village of Chero Kasi burn less than an hour after Janjaweed militiamen set it ablaze in the violence plagued Darfur region September 7, 2004. Photo by Scott Nelson/Getty Images.

Sudan: Give UN Fact-Finding Mission a Chance

By Sarah Jackson In October 2023, the UN rights body voted to establish a much-needed independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, yet...

Black History Month Canada 2025

February marks Black History Month in Canada, a time when we seek to recognize, celebrate, and amplify the voices of...

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