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Canada: Letter to University of Toronto Faculty of Law and its International Human Rights Law Program (IHRP)

Amnesty International and Amnesty International Canada expresses deep concern about the sequence of events that led to the Faculty of...

Amnesty International announces winners for 2020-2021 Media Awards in Canada

OTTAWA – Amnesty International is thrilled to announce the winners of the 26th annual Amnesty International Media Awards in Canada....

Federal Court of Appeal decision disappointing but acknowledges ineffectiveness of review process

The Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International and The Canadian Council of Churches responded with disappointment to the Federal Court...

Amnesty International Canadian Section (English-Speaking) (AICES) statement on systemic racism and workplace culture

Amnesty International Canadian Section (English-Speaking) (AICES) respects the privacy of its employees’ personal information and will therefore not make any...

Climate Action Network Canada Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Carbon Pricing

Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 25 March 2021 : Today’s ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada on the Government...

One year after border closure, Canada continues violating refugee rights

One year after enacting a measure to ban refugee claimants from crossing into Canada from the US in response to...

Shaping the Future of Amnesty International Canada

Amnesty International Canada wants to hear from YOU! We’re currently exploring our national human rights strategies for 2022-2030. We know...

Dashmaawaan Bemaadzinjin

In the summer of 2020, Amnesty International Canada used a photo without permission as part of a series of Covid...

“It’s all from our heart.” In conversation with Bridget Tolley of Families of Sisters in Spirit

Gladys Tolley, the mother of Bridget Tolley from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec, was struck and killed by...

No subsidies for enhanced oil production

This week, Amnesty International Canada and 46 other environmental, health and human rights organizations sent a letter opposing the creation of a...

Civil society groups urge Canada to support global access to COVID-19 vaccine at WTO

OTTAWA – As governments around the world prepare for World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings on intellectual property rights March 10-11,...

Amnesty International welcomes Canada’s request for formal negotiations against Syria under Convention Against Torture

Ottawa, ON – Amnesty International welcomes Canada’s decision to request formal negotiations on Syria under the Convention against Torture. “Holding...

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