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Amnesty International Canada, CLAIHR to participate in court hearing about University of Toronto protest encampment

On June 19, an Ontario judge will consider whether to grant the University of Toronto’s request for an injunction to...
180000 turned out for a mass candlelight vigil organised by the Hong Kong Alliance in support of Patriotic Democratic Movement of China, in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening 4th June 2019, the 30th anniversary of China’s bloody Tiananmen crackdown. Photo © CC/Etan Liam.

What is the Tiananmen crackdown?

On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on students and workers who had been peacefully protesting for political reforms...

Children visit the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, also known as the Victory Museum, at Poklonnaya Hill in western Moscow on May 8, 2024. Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images.

Russia: Authorities targeting children in their crusade against anti-war dissent

The Russian authorities are taking increasingly severe reprisals against children and their families, particularly those opposing Russia’s aggression in Ukraine,...

Iranian members of the diaspora, activists, gathered in front of the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin during the 'United Against Executions in Iran' protest on January 27, 2024.

Amnesty International Death Penalty Report 2023

Executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade in 2023 with a sharp rise across the Middle East,...

Palestinians examine the destroyed makeshift tents and collect usable items after Israeli army attacks on tents of displaced Palestinians living near the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warehouses in Rafah, Gaza on May 28, 2024. Photo by Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images.

New crossing points and ‘floating dock’ are cosmetic changes, as humanitarian access disintegrates in Gaza, warn aid agencies 

As Israeli attacks intensify on Rafah, the unpredictable trickle of aid into Gaza has created a mirage of improved access...

Palestinians salvage belongings from the rubble of a building hit by overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 20, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas movement. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images.

Israeli air strikes that killed 44 civilians further evidence of war crimes in the occupied Gaza Strip

The International Criminal Court should investigate as war crimes three Israeli air strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32...

As the University of Toronto is the site of protests, the university has put up "Temporary Closure" signs around King's College Circle as students are encamping on the cirle to protest the war in Palestine and demanding the University divest in Israel in Toronto. May 2, 2024. Steve Russell/Toronto Star (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Amnesty International Canada warns against criminalizing University of Toronto protest encampment

The University of Toronto announced a plan to issue a trespass notice Friday to people in the protest encampment on...
A Palestinian man and his children sit in a destroyed room following the targeting or a residential building by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 22, 2024. Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images.

Israel must comply with International Court of Justice order calling it to immediately halt military operations in Rafah

Responding to the International Court of Justice’s ruling today, which ordered Israel to immediately halt military operations in the governorate of Rafah,...

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Sudan: UN and African Union must act swiftly to prevent mass atrocities in El Fasher

Responding to reports of escalating violence in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur region, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East...

People at an outdoor rally hold signs calling for justice for Guatemalan prisoner of conscience and former prosecutor Virginia Laparra

Guatemala: Gender bias compounds criminalization of women human rights defenders

A new Amnesty International report probes the alarming gender bias permeating Guatemala's criminalization of women human rights defenders....
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Iran: President Raisi’s death must not deny victims of his grim human rights legacy their right to accountability

The death of president Ebrahim Raisi must not deny people in Iran their right to justice, truth and reparation for...

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Israel/OPT: ICC applications for arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Sinwar and other senior Israeli and Hamas officials crucial step towards justice

Responding to the application for arrest warrants by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against...

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