Amnesty International Canada shares concerns at parliamentary study of free trade negotiations with Ecuador
On February 13, Amnesty International Canada testified before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) as part of its study of free trade negotiations between Canada and Ecuador. […]
‘I yearn to see you’ – Valentine’s letters to activists detained in mainland China and Hong Kong
Human rights activists jailed in mainland China and Hong Kong will not be able to see their loved ones this Valentine’s Day. Here, the partners of three detained activists write […]
Stand with the People of Myanmar and be part of our Paper Airplane Campaign
After a military coup in February 2021 and a brutal crackdown on protests, the human rights situation in Myanmar rapidly deteriorated. Thousands of people were arbitrarily detained and by 2022 […]
‘They are waiting for us to give up’: Activists face harassment and killings in campaign to protect rivers in Honduras
By Graciela Martínez González, campaigner at Amnesty International’s Latin America Regional Office. This piece was published in Newsweek en español When Honduras President Xiomara Castro took office in January 2022 […]
Stop arms sales fuelling conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
On December 5, 2023, a new investigation published by Amnesty International found that US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) were used by the Israeli military in two deadly, unlawful air strikes on […]
Iran: Free women human rights defenders Narges Mohammadi and Zeynab Jalalian
Narges Mohammadi and Zeynab Jalalian, both long-term women human rights defenders, have been repeatedly targeted and detained for their human rights work. Amnesty International is calling for their immediate and […]
Keep hope alive: get involved in our new campaign to support defenders in Colombia who protect land and water vital to us all
Yuly Velásquez is a hope-inspiring defender of human rights and the environment in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia. President of the Federation of Artisanal, Environmental and Tourist Fishers of […]
What is spyware and what can you do to stay protected?
What actually is spyware? Spyware is a type of malicious software. It interferes with a device’s normal operation to collect information without alerting the user and sends it to another […]
Kanahus Manuel: “Canada must end violence against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ land and water defenders”
Kanahus Manuel is a land and water defender, tattoo artist and traditional birth keeper belonging to the Secwepemc and Ktunaxa Nations of the south-central interior of so-called British Columbia. Kanahus […]
How three environmental defenders are fighting fossil fuel injustice and climate change
By Graciela Martinez, Americas Regional Campaigner, Amnesty International This piece was originally published in Spanish in Open Democracy The Americas is the world’s deadliest region for those defending land, territory and […]
On the frontline: Defending Indigenous lands and Indigenous women’s bodies in northern Mexico
By Mariana Villarreal Frías, Coordinator of the Network for Defense of Indigenous Territory in the Sierra Tarahumara (REDETI, see * below). Mariana has been working with Indigenous communities in the […]
The Hidden Figures of #DropKiwiFarms
Liz Fong-Jones is a developer advocate, labor and ethics organizer, and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 18+ years of experience. She is currently the Field CTO at Honeycomb. Previously, she […]