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Lobby Your MP: Amnesty’s Human Rights Agenda

Amnesty International is pressing the Canadian government to take decisive action on human rights at home and on the world...

Canada: Don’t Roll Back Refugee Rights

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Take Action for a Corporate Watchdog with Teeth!

Earth defenders and garment workers are suffering staggering human rights abuses: so why has Canada’s new corporate accountability watchdog been...

Defend Threatened Earth Defenders in Latin America

People who speak out to defend land, water and forests in Latin America are seeking to protect the human rights...

Movement toward implementation of Indigenous rights declaration a cause for celebration, not alarm

By Grand Chief Edward John and Sheryl Lightfoot The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration)...

Join Amnesty in calling federal authorities about the Mount Polley mine disaster

Amnesty Launches New “Call the Minister” Action for Justice for Mount Polley Mine Disaster Federal Ministers Wilkinson and Bennett Need...

Why former Sudan president Omar al-Bashir must not escape justice

Omar al-Bashir may have been deposed as President of Sudan after three decades of deeply repressive rule, but he has...

Opinion: Post-SNC Lavalin, it is time to take another look at stopping Site C

By Rachel LaFortune Many Canadians have heard of the Site C dam: a hydro-electric megaproject in northeast British Columbia that...

Six ways to call out racism and bigotry when you see it

If the last couple weeks have shown us anything, it’s that now, more than ever, we need the human courage...

Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise announced today

Ombudsperson announced, but government fails to make good on promises In January 2018, the government of Canada committed to creating...

Youth Media Award Winner Announced!

This year marks the fifth presentation of Amnesty International Canada’s Youth Media Award. Annually this prestigious award is granted to...

Red Women Rising: In conversation with women who collaborated on a survivor-centred report on the experiences of Indigenous women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

On April 3rd, the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC) in Vancouver released Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s...

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