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A member of the front in resistance against the hydroelectric dam hugs Bernardo Caal Xol just out of the second criminal court of first instance in Cobán, 18/07/2017. Bernardo's case was featured in Write for Rights in 2021. © Simone Dalmasso

Write for Rights – the life-changing power of words

Reading the news can be really depressing. Sometimes there seems to be so much wrong in the world, the idea...

Apply Now! Write for Rights Art Commission

Background Amnesty International Canada Section (English) is looking to commission 5 artivists (activists and artists) to develop creative content for...

Ontario ruling on sex work law endangers workers’ rights: Amnesty International Canada

Responding to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s dismissal of a constitutional challenge against Canada’s criminal laws forbidding sex work,...

A street sign commemorating Mahsa Jina Amini is installed outside the former Embassy of Iran on Metcalfe street in Ottawa, June 2023 (c) private

Mahsa Amini: One year later we still say her name

The death in detention of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, following her violent arrest by Iran’s “morality”...

A young woman stands at a microphone wearing a red dress and a red handprint painted on her face while holding a sing that reads #HeartlessHeather #SearchTheLandfills

Take Action on September 18: International Day of Action to #SearchtheLandfills

International Day of Action: September 18 2023   September 18 is the International Day of Action to Search the Landfills. This...

Protestors in Guatemala hold signs denouncing criminalization of prosecutors and human rights defenders

Take action to support defenders of justice under attack in Central America

Canadians acted with concerned solidarity and welcomed tens of thousands of refugees from Central America during decades of armed conflict...

An image of Mahsa Amini is project during the press conference for the launch of Amnesty International’s Annual Report in Paris March 27, 2023. © christophemeireis.com

Crisis and Tactical Round Up Fall 2023: Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan and more

Solidarity with Women and Girls in Iran and Afghanistan, Protect Civilians in Sudan and Ethiopia, Ban the Scan and more...

9 Afro-Latina and Afro-Caribbean women, collectives devoting their lives to justice

Amnesty International is highlighting nine rights defenders and collectives who have devoted their lives to ending inequality and violence....

Good News: Cecillia Chimbiri and Joanah Mamombe acquitted of publishing falsehoods about their abduction

We are pleased to announce that on July 4, Cecillia Chimbiri and Joanah Mamombe were found not guilty of communicating...

Online Learning for a Rainy Day!

Online learning opportunities to expand your knowledge of human rights, campaigning, and skills for activism....

Honouring National Indigenous History Month 2023

Celebrate Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ land and water defenders during National Indigenous History Month 2023....

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