Red Dress Day 2024: Take Action on May 5
May 5 is Red Dress Day, a day to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples (MMIWG2S+). Red Dress Day serves as a painful reminder […]
Gaza 200 days at risk of genocide and famine
As we approach the 200th day of this unprecedented and devastating conflict on April 24, over two million people in the occupied Gaza Strip remain at risk of genocide and […]
Protect the Protest in Iran, Sri Lanka and Russia
Executions Surge in Iran Since the Woman Life Freedom uprising, Iranian authorities have doubled down on their brutal use of the death penalty as a tool of oppression to terrorize […]
Earth Day 2024: Take action on April 22 and beyond
Earth Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 22. It’s a day to support protecting our beautiful blue planet and all its life. Amid the urgency of the climate crisis, […]
Apple threat notifications: What they mean and what you can do
What are the Apple threat notifications? On 10 April 2024, Apple sent threat notifications to users of iPhones in 92 countries. According to Tech Crunch, the warning text read: “Apple detected […]
What’s at stake in Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador: Investor protections vs the rights of communities and nature
The following words were shared by Amnesty International Canada’s Secretary General Ketty Nivyabandi at a webinar on April 4 with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, […]
Understanding the long roots of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel
The armed conflict between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is one of the longest running in modern history. It’s also open to various interpretations, stories and misinformation. Learning […]
Remembering Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli
It is 10 years since the death of human rights activist Cao Shunli, who passed away on 14 March 2014 after being denied medical treatment while detained by the Chinese […]
Talking women, peace and security in Colombia
Recently, Amnesty Canada organized a meeting to enable four threatened women human rights defenders in Colombia to share their experiences with Canada’s Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, Jacqueline O’Neill. […]
Land and water defenders face a new wave of deadly threats in Colombia
It was 3 AM when armed men arrived at the homes of Maria, Luz Angela, and Richar. The three water defenders had just returned from a meeting with other leaders […]
Sudan: Give UN Fact-Finding Mission a Chance
By Sarah Jackson In October 2023, the UN rights body voted to establish a much-needed independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, yet four months later, it is still woefully underfunded, understaffed, and […]
Black History Month Canada 2025
February marks Black History Month in Canada, a time when we seek to recognize, celebrate, and amplify the voices of Black Canadians. Today and every day, we are reminded of […]