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South Africa: Women and girls risk unsafe abortions after being denied legal services

Women and girls risk unsafe abortions that can lead to serious health complications, and even death, due to persistent barriers...

Open Letter to Minister Goodale: Canada must revise Ministerial Directives on torture

The Honourable Ralph Goodale Minister of Public Safety 269 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P8 January 30, 2017 Dear...

BC Court of Appeal Ruling: A Breakthrough for Corporate Accountability for Human Rights

In a precedent-setting ruling for human rights defenders, British Columbia’s Court of Appeal has ruled that a lawsuit against Tahoe...

Philippines: The police’s murderous war on the poor

Extrajudicial executions may amount to crimes against humanity Police plant evidence, take under-the-table cash and fabricate reports Paid killers on...

Amnesty International: Canada must strip USA of “safe third country” designation for refugees

In an Open Letter to Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Amnesty International’s Canadian and US Sections,...

Canada: Solidarity must defeat hate after heinous attack on Québec mosque

Following last night’s deadly shooting at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Québec City, Béatrice Vaugrante, Director General of Amnesty International...

Philippines: The real problem is Duterte’s deadly policy

Responding to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s and the police’s announcements that they are suspending anti-drug operations, Amnesty International’s Crisis Response...

UK: Shell ruling gives green light for corporations to profit from abuses overseas

A UK High Court ruling that two Niger Delta communities devastated by oil spills cannot have their claims against Shell...

Remembering human rights pioneer Nigel Rodley 1941 – 2017

Nigel Rodley’s outstanding achievement, earning him a place in history, was to be an architect of the process leading to...

Amnesty International USA Responds to Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Executive Action

Amnesty International USA Release Today, President Trump signed an executive action advancing the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline. In...

Site C court decision: more important than ever that the Trudeau government keep its promises

This week’s Federal Court of Appeal decision leaves unanswered the critical question of whether the construction of the Site C...

UK: Shell ruling could give green light to corporations for abuses abroad

On Thursday 26 January the UK High Court will rule on whether two Niger Delta communities whose environment and livelihoods...

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