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Philippines: Extension of martial law a threat to civilians in Mindanao

Responding to the Philippine Congress’ approval of President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in the southern region of...

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Must Reform Canada’s Approach to Human Rights Implementation in Canada

In a joint statement released today, a group of 26 Indigenous peoples’ organizations and civil society groups are calling on...

Federal Court grants organizations standing in legal challenge of Safe Third Country Agreement

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International (AI) and the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) welcomed the order made...

Libya: European governments complicit in horrific abuse of refugees and migrants

European governments are knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by...

Continued construction of Site C is an outrageous betrayal of BC government’s human rights commitments

Amnesty International today expressed outrage over the decision by BC Premier John Horgan to allow continued construction of the Site...

UN Security Council: End disgraceful inaction on Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis

New virtual reality film Forced to Flee drives home dire situation of Rohingya refugees Japan should use its United Nations...

El Salvador: Court fails to release woman unfairly jailed after suffering a stillbirth

A court’s decision to postpone the hearing of a woman forced to spend a decade behind bars after having a...

Open Letter to the Participants in the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministerial Meeting on Human Rights

The upcoming ministerial meeting on human rights demonstrates that federal, provincial and territorial governments in Canada recognize that more must...

Burkina Faso: Torture, militia violence and child marriage head human rights concerns ahead of UN review

Authorities in Burkina Faso should tackle violence by local self-defence groups, investigate alleged torture by police and protect women and...

Thailand: Absurd lese-majeste charges against 85-year-old scholar for comments on 16th Century battle

Following the decision today by the Bangkok Military Court to postpone a decision on whether to indict Sulak Sivaraksa, on...

Marriage Equality: Great result, horrendous process

In reaction to the Australian Parliament passing into law the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017, Amnesty International...

Ministerial Human Rights Meeting: Canada’s Opportunity to Get Human Rights Implementation Right

Governments across Canada have an unprecedented opportunity to begin addressing long-standing deficiencies in the implementation of the country’s international human...

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