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A group of protesters on the sidewalk hold up a banner stating "Hands Of Wet'suwet'en" and featuring a red hand print in the middle of the text.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Wet’suwet’en Nation hearing at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Wet’suwet’en leaders will highlight the unjust criminalization of land defenders opposing the building of the CGL pipeline on their territory....
About a dozen people raise their fists an hold signs outside a prison at a rally opposing immigration detention in British Columbia's provincial jails.

Extension of B.C, Alberta immigration detention contracts ‘appalling and unnecessary’

Amnesty International Canada condemns the temporary extension of immigration detention in British Columbia and Alberta jails....
The head and shoulders of a woman with dark brown hair, black-rim glasses, wearing a black blazer over a red blouse.

Honduras: Castro government emulates human rights suspensions in El Salvador

Amnesty International is calling on Honduras to protect human rights in response an ongoing rise in murders in the country....
Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at sunset.

Open Letter Calls on Federal Government to End the Incarceration of People in Immigration Detention

June 26, 2023 To: Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau Minister of Public Safety, Marco Mendicino Minister of Immigration, Refugees...

Honouring National Indigenous History Month 2023

Celebrate Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ land and water defenders during National Indigenous History Month 2023....
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Paris PACT summit must deliver urgent assistance to states struggling with debt, climate crises

Leaders at the Paris PACT summit must ensure that wealthy nations commit to debt relief for low-income nations, Amnesty International...
Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at sunset.

Open letter: Civil society groups decry inadequate consultation on Bill C-20

Bill C-20 proposes an oversight body for the Canada Border Services Agency and changes to how complaints about the RCMP...
People walk among scattered objects in the market of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, as fighting continues in Sudan between the forces of two rival generals, on April 29, 2023. - At least 96 people were reported to have been killed in El Geneina this week, the UN said, as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a third week, violating a renewed truce. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Sudan: Civilians at grave risk amid escalating violence in West Darfur

Responding to reports of escalating violence in West Darfur in recent days, including attacks by the Rapid Security Forces (RSF)...

A graphic showing a map of Canada showing the eight provinces, the latest being Ontario, that have decided to cancel their immigration detention contracts with the Canada Border Services Agency.

Ontario win a ‘tipping point’ in movement against immigration detention

Ontario notified the federal government earlier this week that it has decided to cancel its immigration detention contract with the...
Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court decision on Safe Third Country Agreement ultimately fails refugees

The Supreme Court of Canada's decision today on the Safe Third Country Agreement misses the mark on refugee rights, but...
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Companies must act now to ensure responsible development of artificial intelligence

There is a brutal double irony at play when over 350 artificial intelligence professionals proclaim that “Mitigating the risk of...

Two hands hold up a sign that reads, "Abolish Immigration Detention in Provincial Jails Now."

Quebec, New Brunswick to end immigration detention in provincial jails

Amnesty International Canada applauds Quebec and New Brunswick for cancelling their immigration detention contracts with the CBSA....
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