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TIME FOR CONCERTED ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CANADA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA

We, members of the Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China, represent groups across the country who are deeply concerned...

Egypt: End shocking reprisal campaign against leading Egyptian rights group

Authorities in Egypt must end their vicious reprisal campaign against the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and immediately and...

Peru: Amnesty International documents excessive use of force by National Police

Through the immediate verification of audiovisual evidence, Amnesty International has confirmed the veracity of material showing the excessive and unnecessary...

Bangladesh: Plan to relocate hundreds of Rohingya to remote island must be dropped

The Bangladeshi authorities must abandon plans to relocate more than 100 Rohingya families to a remote island in the Bay...

Write for Rights: A chance for governments to stand up for humanity

Amnesty International today launches the world’s biggest human rights campaign, Write for Rights, calling on governments to put right injustices...

G20 leaders, don’t buy the spin: Saudi Arabia’s real changemakers are in jail

Tell King Salman to free Nassima al-Sada G20 leaders attending this weekend’s virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia must take...

Trump Administration’s Refusal to Cooperate with President-Elect Biden is Worsening COVID-19 Human Rights Crisis

As the U.S. tops 250,000 deaths from COVID-19 today and President Trump continues to reject cooperation with President-Elect Biden’s team...

Iran: Internet deliberately shut down during November 2019 killings – new investigation

The Iranian authorities deliberately shut down the internet during nationwide protests in November 2019, hiding the true scale of unlawful...

Pakistan: One year on from his disappearance authorities must reveal Idris Khattak’s whereabouts

The Pakistani authorities must immediately disclose the whereabouts of Idris Khattak and lift the veil of secrecy surrounding his case,...

Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Meeting: Collaborative action to uphold human rights in Canada still lacking

Following the conclusion of a meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for human rights, 26 of the civil...

Syria: Lack of adequate COVID-19 response puts thousands of lives at risk

Nearly eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Syrian government is failing to adequately protect its health workers, still lacks...

Ethiopia: Investigation reveals evidence that scores of civilians were killed in massacre in Tigray state

Spokespersons available to take media interviews Amnesty International can today confirm the that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were...

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