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China: UN must act on Xinjiang atrocities after petition shows mass global outrage

More than 323,000 people worldwide sign Amnesty International’s ‘Free Xinjiang Detainees’ petition Open letter urges UN to investigate human rights...

UN: Recognition of the right to a healthy environment is a milestone in the battle against the climate crisis

Responding to the Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution recognizing the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and...

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov’s Nobel Peace Prize win is a victory for press freedom globally

Responding to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their fight for...

Turkey: Welcome acquittal of all Pride participants ‘a victory that should never have been necessary’

Responding to the decision of Ankara Criminal Court of First Instance to acquit 18 students and an academic who were...

World Day Against the Death Penalty: Women on death row face despicable discrimination

Women on death row have, in many cases, been denied justice for the prolonged physical and sexual violence and abuse...

Afghanistan: 13 Hazara killed by Taliban fighters in Daykundi province – new investigation

Nine former members of government security forces extrajudicially executed after surrenderingVictims included a 17-year-old girl who was caught in crossfire...

Huseyin Celil holding a baby in his arms

With the release of the ‘two Michaels’, we must not forget about Huseyin Celil and the other Canadians still imprisoned in China

OTTAWA – Now that Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are safely on Canadian soil after more than 1,000 days in prison in China, the federal...

Notes and orange knots hang on a wooden tipi

Truth is the bedrock of Reconciliation

The Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society is available for survivors and those affected at 1-800-721-0066 or on the 24 hour...

POLAND: DIGITAL INVESTIGATION PROVES POLAND VIOLATED REFUGEES’ RIGHTS

A digital investigation by Amnesty International has revealed previously unknown details about the situation facing 32 Afghan asylum-seekers, including four...

Federal Court decision on compensation for First Nations children a step towards justice for Indigenous Peoples

 OTTAWA – Amnesty International welcomes a Federal Court decision to uphold a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling on compensation and public services for Indigenous children today. ...

COVID-19: States must take immediate action and deliver surplus vaccines now, not next year

In response to today’s Global Covid-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better, where US President Biden and EU...

New report shows leading Covid-19 vaccine pharma companies fuelling unprecedented human rights crisis

AstraZeneca, BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Novavax and Pfizer refused to participate in initiatives to boost global vaccine supply Less...

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