Bangladesh: Government must urgently halt mounting death toll of protestors
Responding to what has been the deadliest day for protests in Bangladesh with 32 deaths in a single day yesterday during the quota reform protests and ongoing violence in the […]
International Court of Justice opinion declaring Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories unlawful is a historic vindication of Palestinians’ rights
Responding to the historic advisory opinion delivered today by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and […]
Peru: Killings, injuries in protests could implicate President Dina Boluarte as criminally responsible
A new Amnesty International report details decisions made by Peru President Dina Boluarte during violent repression that left 51 people dead.
Israel must end mass incommunicado detention and torture of Palestinians from Gaza
Israeli authorities must end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip, without charge or trial under the Unlawful Combatants law, in flagrant violation of international law, […]
Hijab bans in French sport expose discriminatory double standards ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games
The ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing at the Olympic Games breaches international human rights laws and exposes the discriminatory hypocrisy of French authorities and the […]
Israel/OPT: Hamas and other armed groups must immediately release civilians held hostage in Gaza
Hamas and other armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilian hostages who have been held in captivity in the occupied Gaza Strip since 7 October, Amnesty International reiterated […]
Pakistan: One-year extension of UN-registered Afghan refugees a welcome first step, lifeline must extend to all
Responding to the announcement on Wednesday that the Government of Pakistan has agreed to a one-year extension to more than 1.45 million Afghan refugees who held UNHCR-issued Proof of Registration […]
Afghanistan: New UNAMA Report stresses urgent need for Taliban to roll back on moral policing
Responding to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan on the sweeping gross violations of human rights by the Taliban’s so-called de-facto Ministry for the Propagation of […]
Guatemala: Amnesty International condemns new judgment against former prosecutor Virginia Laparra
Violence surrounding Canadian mining projects should raise red flags for Canada as it begins trade talks with Ecuador’s government.
Israel/OPT: Dutch Investor pushes for human rights safeguards to stop use of surveillance technology against Palestinians
Amnesty International welcomes the demand from a major investor in the Dutch manufacturer of cameras deployed in occupied East Jerusalem that it must apply human rights safeguards. ASN Impact […]
Open Letter: Stop the criminalization, harassment and unlawful surveillance of Wet’suwet’en land defenders
The BC supreme court in Smithers will decide on the sentencing of Chief Dsta’hyl. Read our open letter to BC Premier David Eby urging him to end the criminalization of […]
U of T encampment ruling fails to uphold the right of peaceful assembly
Toronto, ON – July 2, 2024 – Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) regret the Ontario Superior Court’s decision to grant the injunction sought […]