Legal Briefs

In addition to its monitoring work and public campaigns, Amnesty International is very involved in legal work to ensure that the Canadian and provincial governments are acting consistently with their international human rights obligations. Amnesty’s legal work frequently involves the themes of the rights of Indigenous Peoples, security and human rights, the rights of refugees and migrants, and corporate accountability, among others.
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH STUDY ON FORCED STERILIZATION OF WOMEN IN CANADA

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUBMISSIONS TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Amnesty International submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee that forced...

ENVIRONNEMENT JEUNESSE (ENJEU) V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Amnesty International is represented in this case by Audrey Mayrand and Giacomo Zucchi, with assistance from Anne Levesque. WHAT IS...

BRIEF TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION ON CLAUSE 306 OF BILL C-97, THE BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT

SUMMARY OF BILL C-97 Bill C-97, the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1, was tabled in the House of Commons...

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR V. UASHAUNNUAT (INNU OF UASHAT AND OF MANI-UTENAM), ET AL.

Amnesty International is represented in this case by Perri Ravon, Ryan Beaton, Audrey Mayrand, and Francis Larocque. WHAT IS THIS...

SUBMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SEVENTH PERIODIC REPORT OF CANADA BY THE UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Canada underwent the seventh review of its compliance to...

SUBMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE 21ST TO 23RD PERIODIC REPORTS OF CANADA BY THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Canada underwent a review of...

SUBMISSION TO THE THIRD UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF CANADA

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUMISSIONS TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON CANADA’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Canada underwent its second...

ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR SASKATCHEWAN V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA (GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION PRICING ACT CHALLENGE)

Amnesty International is represented in this case by Justin Safayeni and Zachary Al-Khatib. WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT? On 21...

CANADA (CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION) v CANADA (ATTORNEY GENERAL)

Amnesty International was represented in this case by Justin Safayeni, Stephen Aylward and Maxine Vincelette. WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT?...

MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ET AL v TUSIF UR REHMAN CHHINA

Amnesty International was represented in this case by Michael Bossin, Laïla Demirdache and Jamie Liew. WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT?...

NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. V. GIZE YEBEYO ARAYA, ET AL.

Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists were represented in this case by Paul Champ, Jennifer Klinck, François Larocque,...

SUBMISSIONS TO THE QUEBEC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON BILL 60, PROPOSING THE QUEBEC CHARTER OF VALUES

SUMMARY OF BILL 60 AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S POSITION ON THE PROPOSED LAW Bill 60 was introduced in Quebec’s National Assembly...

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