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Canada shows promise on human rights, but still a work in progress

The federal government has come halfway in improving the country’s human rights record. A year-end Report Card assessment by Amnesty...

Amnesty International USA: Trump’s Proposed State Department Leadership Deeply Concerning

NEW YORK – Responding to reports that President-elect Donald Trump’s intends to nominate Rex Tillerson to serve as Secretary of...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Amnesty International issues 2016 Human Rights “Report Card” for Trudeau government

Press Conference: Amnesty International issues 2016 Human Rights “Report Card” for Trudeau government On December 13, Amnesty International Canada will...

Cameroon: Excessive force that led to deaths of protesters must be urgently investigated

Authorities in Cameroon must investigate the use of excessive and unnecessary force that led to the deaths of between two...

Sri Lanka: Much remains to be done on torture

The Sri Lankan authorities must take decisive action to stop torture and other ill-treatment, investigate complaints, and hold perpetrators accountable,...

Egypt: Free journalist detained for over three years for taking photos

Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release photojournalist Mohammed Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan, who has spent more than...

Sudan: Arrest of leading human rights activist underscores crackdown on dissent

The arrest of award-winning Sudanese human rights activist Dr Mudawi Ibrahim Adam is further proof of the government’s intolerance of...

Amnesty International global campaign takes aim at British Columbia’s Site C dam

For the first time, Amnesty International’s flagship global human rights campaign is taking aim at a human rights case in...

Egypt: Prominent women’s rights activist arrested in worrying escalation

The arrest today of Azza Soliman, the founder of the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance, an NGO which works...

Saudi Arabia: Mass death sentences in ‘spy trial’ a travesty of justice

The condemning of 15 people to death by the Specialized Criminal Court today after a grossly unfair trial is a...

Turkey: Curfews and crackdown force hundreds of thousands of Kurds from their homes

First anniversary of round-the-clock curfew in UNESCO world heritage site Forced displacement may amount to collective punishment Tens of thousands...

Halting DAPL Should Be Just the First Step in Full Consultation of Indigenous Voices

Following reports that the Army Corps of Engineers will halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline under the Missouri River...

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