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Aung San Suu Kyi has turned her back on the principles for which Amnesty International honored her

Secretary general Kumi Naidoo writes in The Washington Post about Aung San Suu Kyi’s betrayal of the values she once...

Indigenous women in Canada continue to be coercively or forcibly sterilized

TAKE ACTION to end sterilizations without consent Canadian and international media are reporting on the ongoing practice of coerced of...

Where is the Ombudsperson?

In January 2018, the Government of Canada announced the creation of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, the first of...

Asylum seekers from Honduras need protection not pushbacks

The images are impossible to forget. Men, women and children, many with nothing more than tiny backpacks, walking with...

Canada remains complicit in the war on Yemen.

Over the past month, the story of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and subsequent death inside a Saudi consulate in Istanbul,...

It is Intersex Awareness Day – here are 5 myths we need to shatter

Myth 1: Everybody is either born male or female People often assume that the world is divided neatly into two...

Be a Witness For The Peace

UPDATE: We’re deeply disappointed and very concerned over the decision of the BC Supreme Court to deny the injunction requested...

Fact vs. Fiction: What you need to know about the caravan passing through Mexico on its way to the USA

Fiction: If Mexico or the United States doesn’t turn people back or detain them, more people will come Fact:...

15 big wins for Write for Rights

Our global letter-writing marathon is now more than 15 years old, and bigger and better than ever before. It started...

Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is Crucial to Canada’s Commitments to Reconciliation: Open Letter to All Senators

Our Nations and organizations urge all Senators to support Bill C-262, a private members bill to ensure that the federal...

#ActNow to help put pressure on Canada during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign

Take ACTION to help us make an IMPACT during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign in November-December!...

Crucial Moment to Support Human Rights Defenders and Justice for Berta in Honduras

More than 59,000 supporters of Amnesty Canada have raised their voices to demand justice in Honduras since beloved Indigenous rights...

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