UK: ‘Positive news’ for defenders of press freedom as Assange granted permission to appeal
Reacting to the High Court’s decision to grant Julian Assange permission to appeal his extradition to the United States, Simon Crowther, Legal Adviser at Amnesty International, said: “The High Court’s […]
Amnesty International Canada ‘alarmed’ by police raids on campus protest encampments in Alberta
Last week, police were called to disperse on-campus protest encampments at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary.
World leaders fail to act as Israeli invasion of Rafah worsens humanitarian catastrophe
Despite repeated calls on Israel from heads of state, UN officials and humanitarian NGOs to refrain from expanding its ground offensive to Rafah, Israeli troops entered the governorate on May […]
Nakba Day: Mass forced displacement in Gaza highlights urgent need for Israel to uphold Palestinians’ right to return
The current forced displacement of almost 2 million Palestinians and mass destruction of civilian property and infrastructure in the occupied Gaza Strip puts a spotlight on Israel’s appalling record of […]
Honduras: The state must guarantee truth, justice and reparation for the family of Berta Cáceres
Honduras must do more to bring to justice the people responsible for the murder of Indigenous rights defender Berta Cáceres, Amnesty says.
Open letter: Canadian government must cancel plans to use federal prisons for immigration detention
More than 80 groups have signed a statement urging the government to abandon its plan to expand immigration detention into federal prisons.
Students at Canadian universities face surveillance, harassment by Chinese state authorities, Amnesty reports
The report explores surveillance faced by dozens of Hong Kong and Chinese students studying abroad, including at universities in Canada.
Plans to monitor Global Biodiversity Framework risk harming the rights of Indigenous Peoples
Any system devised to track the progress of the Global Biodiversity Framework must respect Indigenous rights, Amnesty International says.
Good News from Zimbabwe: Charges against student protestors dropped
On April 5, Zimbabwean authorities dismissed the “malicious damage to property” charges against six University of Zimbabwe students: Benjamin Watadza, Emmanuel Sitima, Comfort Mpofu, Lionel Madamombe, Darlington Chigwena, and Gamuchirai […]
Israel/OPT: Over 300 Palestinian-Bedouin face forced evictions following mass home demolitions in Negev/Naqab
The Israeli authorities’ demolition on 8 May 2024 of 47 homes in Wadi al-Khalil, an unrecognized Palestinian/Bedouin village in the Negev/Naqab, without proper consultation or compensation underscores the urgency to […]
Joint Letter urges Justice Minister to split the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63)
OpenMedia, Amnesty International Canada and more than 20 civil society groups and legal experts delivered an open letter to Minister of Justice Arif Virani, urging the government to separate controversial […]
Israeli military must guarantee civilians’ safety as ground operation gets underway in eastern Rafah
Responding to the Israeli military’s orders for over 100,000 residents, most of whom are internally displaced, to “evacuate” whole neighbourhoods in Eastern Rafah amid news its military operations in the […]