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Civil Society Organizations Denounce Canada’s Ongoing Export of Weapons to Saudi Arabia

Following the one-year anniversary of Canada’s accession to the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a coalition of civil society organizations...

Venezuela: Hard-hitting UN report backs claims of crimes against humanity and identifies possible perpetrators

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, created by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2019, presented its conclusions...

Reports of Forced Sterilization of Women in ICE Detention Deeply Alarming

Responding to reports that there have been hysterectomies performed on immigrant women detained in the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC)...

Kenya: Arrest of Amnesty International Kenya’s Chairperson, Renee Ngamau, is an attack on human rights defenders

Spokespersons available to take media interviews Following last night’s arrest of Amnesty International Kenya’s Chairperson and advocate, Renee Ngamau, and...

Colombia: Amnesty International condemns torture and excessive use of force by police

The highest-level authorities in Colombia must send a clear and strong message that the disproportionate use of force by the...

Open letter urges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to adopt ‘transformative’ human rights agenda in Throne Speech

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario September 10, 2020 Dear Prime Minister,...

Anniversary of the Global Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

National Implementation More Urgent than Ever The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the...

Global coalition urges UN to address China’s human rights abuses

More than 300 organizations call for international mechanism The United Nations should urgently create an independent international mechanism to address...

No safe haven: New report highlights Canada’s failure to prosecute individuals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity

OTTAWA – The recent murder of a Liberian national who had settled in Ontario has made one thing clear: Canada...

UK: Assange extradition hearing will be a key test for UK and US justice

US authorities must drop all charges against Julian Assange relating to his publishing activities, and UK authorities must reject the...

Venezuela: New evidence contradicts official version of Rafael Acosta Arévalo’s death

In the new report, Dying before a judge: the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and death of Rafael Acosta Arévalo,...

Global: Amnesty analysis reveals over 7,000 health workers have died from COVID-19

New analysis by Amnesty International has found that at least 7,000 health workers have died around the world after contracting...

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