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Arms exports to Saudi Arabia: Canada must take action now

Today, as Canada formally accedes to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a coalition of Canadian civil society organizations (CSOs) are...

Open Letter to Federal Election Candidates: The Next Session of Parliament Must Prioritize Protection and Fulfillment of the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and numerous reports by...

Canadian organizations call on political leaders to respect dignity of refugees and migrants during federal election campaign

(La version française suit) AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA RELEASE September 12, 2019 Canadian organizations call on political leaders to respect dignity...

Amnesty chief urges schools to let children take part in climate strikes

Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Kumi Naidoo, has written a personal plea to more than 30,000 schools around the world today,...

Amnesty International urges Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to abandon ‘Fight Back Strategy’ in Open Letter

EDMONTON, AB – Amnesty International has sent an Open Letter to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, highlighting serious human rights concerns...

Iran: Prison and flogging sentences for seven journalists and activists ‘disgraceful injustice’

Responding to reports of a Revolutionary Court’s decision on 7 September to hand four journalists and three labour rights activists...

Deal or no deal, Brexit poses ‘serious human rights concerns’

The on-going uncertainty around Brexit poses serious human rights issues, Amnesty International said today. While Amnesty does not take a...

Morocco: Release journalist detained for ‘unlawful abortion’

The Moroccan authorities must immediately release and drop all charges against journalist Hajar Raissouni, who has been accused of having...

Russia: Run-up to local Moscow election marred by unprecedented attacks on rights

Spokespeople are available for interviews The multiple new ways in which the authorities trampled on freedom of assembly and expression...

Robert Mugabe: 1924-2019, a liberator turned oppressor

Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe for almost four decades, has died aged 95, leaving behind an indelible stain on his...

Following release of BC activist Rita Wong, Amnesty International calls on governments across Canada to avoid criminalization of protest

Following poet and activist Rita Wong’s release from prison on September 3, 2019, Amnesty International reiterates its call on the...

Afghanistan: Killing of human rights defender is a war crime

Responding to the news that Abdul Samad Amiri, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission’s acting director in Ghor province, was...

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