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Federal Commitment to Support Mercury Poisoning Treatment Centre is a Long-Overdue Step Toward Justice in Grassy Narrows

Amnesty International welcomes the federal government’s commitment to support in the establishment of a specialized treatment centre for people suffering...

Egypt: Release journalist who has spent two years behind bars without charge or trial

The Egyptian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release a journalist and prisoner of conscience who, as of today, has spent...

Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees must not be relocated to uninhabitable island

The Bangladesh government must abandon all plans to relocate more than 100,000 Rohingya refugees on to an uninhabitable island, Amnesty...

Zimbabwe: Dropping of Pastor Mawarire charges must signal fresh start for Zimbabwe

In response to the dropping of subversion charges against Zimbabwean Pastor and activist, Evan Mawarire, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for...

Amnesty launches world’s biggest human rights campaign

The family of an LGBTI activist hacked to death in Bangladesh, the sister of a young man gunned down by...

Egypt: 16 men jailed amidst unprecedented homophobic crackdown

Responding to the news that a Cairo court convicted 16 men of “debauchery” and sentenced them to three years prison...

Myanmar: Pope’s visit highlights horrific crimes against Rohingya

Reacting to the remarks by Pope Francis during his visit to Myanmar today, Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty International’s Deputy Campaigns...

Federal, Provincial Governments Must Fund Treatment Facility for Mercury Poisoning in Grassy Narrows

In an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, prominent human rights and environmental organizations...

Nigeria/UK/Netherlands: Investigate Shell for complicity in murder, rape and torture  

Massive cache of internal documents and other evidence points to Shell’s complicity in horrific crimes committed by the Nigerian military...

Mexico/Central America: Authorities turning their backs on LGBTI refugees

The lives and safety of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people (LGBTI) from violence-ridden El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras...

London: Investigation launched after Amnesty cobalt child labour claims

Responding to reports that the London Metal Exchange has launched an investigation into whether cobalt mined by children is being...

Amnesty International Welcomes Canada’s Promise of a Human Rights-Based National Housing Strategy

Amnesty International welcomes the federal government’s promise of a rights-based national housing strategy aimed at improving access to housing in...

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