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Canadian Refugee Champion: York University Refugees Welcome Here

Brought together by shared passion and commitment for inclusivity, youth empowerment and human rights, the Local Organizing Committee for the...

Grassy Narrows – It’s time to act on one of the worst health crises in Canada

Chief Rudy Turtle of the Grassy Narrows First Nation describes a community that was once able to thrive from living...

Nigeria: Starving women raped by soldiers and militia who claim to be rescuing them

Displaced women confined to remote camps forced to become “girlfriends” of military in exchange for humanitarian assistance Thousands have died...

Why Ireland’s emigrants are coming home to fight for safe abortion

Ahead of Ireland’s historic referendum on abortion, the #hometovote hashtag has unleashed a wave of solidarity and inspired Irish voters...

Why Ireland’s emigrants are coming home to fight for safe abortion

Ahead of Ireland’s historic referendum on abortion, the #hometovote hashtag has unleashed a wave of solidarity and inspired Irish voters...

​​​​​​​5 LGBTI activists to look out for on IDAHOTB 2018

May 17 is the International Day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. Here are 5 brilliant lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and...

Canada’s silence speaks volumes as Site C raised once again at United Nations

UPDATE: The federal government has decided not to oppose the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations while they seek...

From Mexico to Canada, Amnesty activists are speaking out and making a difference

It was a day of powerful solidarity and deeply appreciated action across borders, in support of families in Mexico facing...

Stories from Kutupalong Refugee Camp – Bangladesh

By: Naureen Shah In March 2018, I visited the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp near Cox’s bazaar in south eastern Bangladesh....

Muskrat Falls: the provincial government must act now to protect the lives and safety of downstream communities

It should be an easy decision. Expert scientific studies have found that completion of Labrador’s Muskrat Falls dam as currently...

“You can now see your husband, but there is just one thing – he is dead”

“You can now see your husband, but there is just one thing – he is dead, having committed suicide in...

North Korea: Is Change Really Around the Corner?

K-pop band Red Velvet performed to a packed theatre in Pyongyang with Kim Jong-un’s attendance earlier this month – they...

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