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Time is ticking for MPs, Senators to pass human rights bills

By Alex Neve May. 22, 2019 With only five sitting weeks to go, Parliamentarians face high expectations on bills on...

Zimbabwe: Authorities escalate attack on human rights defenders

Zimbabwean authorities have this afternoon arrested two more human rights defenders at the Harare airport in a mounting onslaught on...

Good News: Aasia Bibi, Merzoug Touati, World Press Freedom Day

Aasia Bibi, who experienced discrimination in Pakistan, has relocated to Canada. Merzoug Touati from Algeria is free! Members of the...

WHATSAPP HACK: WHEN SPYWARE COMPANIES GO ROGUE, NO ONE IS SAFE | OPINION

Danna Ingleton is Deputy Director of Amnesty Tech In June last year, one of my colleagues at Amnesty International received...

Imprisoned by the Occupation

Palestinians living in the occupied territories cannot get to work or school, or see their friends and family without feeling...

Op-ed: Passage of UN Declaration implementation bill should be non-partisan no-brainer

This article was originally published by First Nations Drum By Grand Chief Dr. Abel Bosum and Alex Neve In 2010,...

FAQ: Indigenous rights and caribou recovery initiatives in northeast BC

Why is a caribou protection plan needed in northeast BC? The BC government reported in 2018 that the six caribou...

Good News: Reuters Journalists Released

“I want to thank everyone who helped us in prison, and everyone around the world who called for our release....

Shell ruling a vital step toward justice for widows of the Ogoni 9

Ruling on Shell a ‘vital step towards justice’ for Nigerian widows On May 1, the District Court of The Hague,...

“I miss you my dearest” – Nasrin Sotoudeh’s letters to her children from prison

Iranian lawyer and women’s rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh’s heartbreaking letters from prison reveal the trauma inflicted on families by the...

Protest LGBTI rights abuses at Pride this summer

All around the world, Pride marches and events are held to celebrate hard won rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...

Strike for Climate: Taking Action for Human Rights

On Friday, May 3rd, students across Canada and around the world will strike for the climate and call on governments...

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