Justice for Quesnel Lake – A personal reflection
On August 4, 2021, the Concerned Citizens of Quesnel Lake marked the seventh anniversary of the Mount Polley mining disaster with a special blog series: 7 Years, 7 People, 7 Stories. […]
Call on China to Free Xinjiang Detainees
Imagine if you were detained in an internment camp or sentenced to prison for years because of your ethnicity or religion, your life or travels abroad, the number of children […]
OUTCOME: Venezuela: Women and Girls’ Rights Defender is Free
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 80/21, UPDATE 1 HERE Venezuelan teacher and human rights defender Vannesa Rosales was released on 21 July 2021 after spending nine months detained, six of […]
OUTCOME: Belarus: Pratasevich and Sapega Under House Arrest
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 57/21, UPDATE 1 HERE Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich and his partner Sofya Sapega have been moved from pretrial detention to house arrest and no longer […]
Mount Polley: 7 years on mining in BC remains risky for communities
BC mining remains a risky business 7 years after the Mount Polley tailings dam disaster Guest blog from the BC Mining Law Reform Network, of which Amnesty International Canada is a […]
“I am so, so happy. I still can’t believe it.” After two years in ICE detention, Maura is free!
After a campaign to free Maura, a 41-year-old transgender woman originally from Nicaragua, generated thousands of emails — including at least 3,000 Urgent Actions from Canada — to the ICE […]
Write for Rights: Nassima & Germain are free!
We have more exciting news to share about some of the courageous people you supported during our global Write for Rights 2020 campaign. Thanks to your support and efforts, three more prisoners of […]
Defending Water, Defending Land
The climate crisis is becoming ever more urgent. It is nothing less than a global emergency and the greatest human rights challenge of our time. Indeed, climate change threatens the […]
“She couldn’t be separated from her children”: In conversation with Johanne Durocher
Johanne Durocher is the mother of Nathalie Morin, a Quebec woman who has lived in Saudi Arabia since 2005 with her husband and four children. Nathalie, who Amnesty International considers […]
Stop burning our rights – A new climate policy briefing by Amnesty International
What is Amnesty’s position on decarbonizing our economy, protecting human rights in the face of climate change, and the roles and responsibilities of governments and companies? If this is something […]
Everyone should have the right to a healthy environment!
All people should have the right to a healthy environment, including clean air, water and soil, and a safe and stable climate. That’s why Amnesty Canada has joined forces with […]
Moving from rhetoric to action to end violence against First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women, girls and two-spirit people
On June 3, 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report, with 231 Calls for Justice. Two years later, on June 3, 2021, […]