UDHR 75 and Generation 2048: time to resist, disrupt and transform
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Born from the ashes of World War II under the shadow of the very worst of humanity, […]
Stories of Water: A guest blog by Colombian defender Yuvelis Morales
Yuvelis Morales is a young Black Colombian social leader and defender of water, life and territory. She works with the Colombia Free from Fracking Alliance In the Middle Valley of […]
‘We continue to risk our lives defending Colombia’s rivers and wetlands’
By Colombian water defender Yuly Velásquez Briceño * Rivers and wetlands have always held great significance for me. They are a source of livelihood and economic and emotional well-being for many […]
Breaking Silence: Transnational Advocacy and Gender Based Violence in Afghanistan
Shabnam Salehi is a fellow and researcher at the University of Ottawa a former professor at Kabul University, and a women’s rights commissioner with the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. […]
Call on the United States to support an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel
We are witnessing horror unfolding on an unimaginable scale in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Write to US President Biden and the US ambassador to Canada with an urgent […]
TAKE ACTION DURING THE #16DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Join Amnesty International Canada in taking action during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence that starts on November 25, the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, […]
Wendy Geraldina López: “In Guatemala, women are under attack”
Wendy Geraldina López Rosales is a Maya Kaqchikel lawyer and human rights defender. She has worked with the Human Rights Law Firm (Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos) and the Indigenous […]
It’s hunting season against justice officials in Guatemala
By Adeline Neau and Josefina Salomon* Guatemalan lawyer Flor de María Gálvez Álvarez still struggles to see herself as a refugee. More than a decade after becoming a member of […]
Call on Canada to work towards an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel
We are witnessing horror unfolding on an unimaginable scale in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Write to the Prime Minister and your Member of Parliament with an urgent call […]
Amnesty International Canada in Geneva for Canada’s Universal Periodic Review
Amnesty International Canada will present to the Universal Periodic Review about the poor state of Canada’s relations with Indigenous Peoples.
Supreme Court of Canada Reiterates Importance of International Law
In September, the Supreme Court of Canada reiterated the importance of international law in administrative decision-making. In Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), the Court found that the Immigration Appeal […]
We may be the first people displaced by climate change in Mexico, but we won’t be the last
By Guadalupe Cobos Pacheco As a member of the El Bosque community in Tabasco, Mexico, I face an uncertain future. Rising sea levels caused by climate change have swept away […]