Shaping the Future of Amnesty International Canada
Amnesty International Canada wants to hear from YOU! We’re currently exploring our national human rights strategies for 2022-2030. We know that people are the heart and power of our movement, […]
Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin
In the summer of 2020, Amnesty International Canada used a photo without permission as part of a series of Covid and human rights promotion. We removed the image as soon […]
“It’s all from our heart.” In conversation with Bridget Tolley of Families of Sisters in Spirit
Gladys Tolley, the mother of Bridget Tolley from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec, was struck and killed by a police officer’s vehicle on October 5, 2001. Ever since, […]
No subsidies for enhanced oil production
This week, Amnesty International Canada and 46 other environmental, health and human rights organizations sent a letter opposing the creation of a new federal tax policy designed to subsidize increased oil production […]
It’s time to recognize the right to a healthy environment
There is no doubt that humanity is facing an environmental crisis of unprecedented proportions. Climate change, biodiversity loss, ecosystems degradation and toxic pollution of air, water and soil are dramatic […]
Women’s lives have been shattered by COVID-19 – but there’s still plenty to celebrate
International Women’s Day 2021 International Women’s Day should be a time of celebration. It might feel like there’s not much to be positive about right now, especially when we consider […]
Mexico: Authorities used illegal force and sexual violence to silence women protesting against gender-based violence
Mexican authorities repressed women who were peacefully protesting against gender-based violence in 2020, violating their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly by using unnecessary and excessive force, arbitrary […]
Five years after Berta Cáceres was murdered, governments are still failing to protect human rights defenders
Photo Credit: Image of Lenca defender Berta Cáceres by Camila Villota B/Amnesty International By Mary Lawlor, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders This article was first published in Al Jazeera […]
Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court hears
OTTAWA, ON / March 2, 2021 – Today the Federal Court of Canada hears a case alleging that the Canadian government is improperly withholding information about its diplomatic interventions on […]
Ottawa must disclose how it aided Canadian mining company
Photo Credit: Amnesty International Canada On March 2 the Federal Court of Canada will hear a case alleging that the Canadian government is improperly withholding information about its diplomatic interventions on […]
Write for Rights 2020: You’re already changing lives!
On or around December 10th, International Human Rights Day, Amnesty International supporters around the world take part in our biggest global day of action, Write for Rights, in solidarity with individuals […]
The Mauritanian and the renewed push to Close Guantánamo
“I am an example because the government’s suspicion that I was a criminal was totally and one hundred percent wrong. I was never charged, let alone convicted, of any crime. […]