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Human rights defender and poet Ketty Nivyabandi appointed Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada

Lana Verran, Chair of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International Canada (English Branch) today announced the appointment of Burundian...

Civil Society Organizations Denounce Canada’s Ongoing Export of Weapons to Saudi Arabia

Following the one-year anniversary of Canada’s accession to the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a coalition of civil society organizations...

Open letter urges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to adopt ‘transformative’ human rights agenda in Throne Speech

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario September 10, 2020 Dear Prime Minister,...

No safe haven: New report highlights Canada’s failure to prosecute individuals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity

OTTAWA – The recent murder of a Liberian national who had settled in Ontario has made one thing clear: Canada...

Organizations call on federal government to immediately stop sending refugee claimants back to the United States

On July 22, 2020 the Federal Court ruled that sending refugee claimants back to the USA under the Safe Third...

Organizations welcome Federal Court decision confirming that sending refugees back to the US is not safe

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International (AI) and The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) welcomed today’s Federal Court...

We will never forget Liu Xiaobo: Human rights advocates honour Nobel Laureate

OTTAWA – Today, on the anniversary of the death of Liu Xiaobo, human rights groups commemorated the incredible life of...

Open Letter: Canadian Government Must Ban Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance by Federal Law Enforcement, Intelligence Agencies

Group of 77 privacy, human rights and civil liberties advocates call on Public Safety Minister Bill Blair to act July...

Over 70 Organizations Call for a Ban on Police Street Checks

We Need a Ban on Police Street Checks! “Indigenous people continue to experience institutionalized discrimination in the justice system and...

Canada’s exclusion of sex workers from COVID-19 emergency income supports is shameful and violates human rights

Within weeks of lockdown measures shuttering businesses across Canada, the federal government announced broad-reaching emergency income supports. But three months...

Sixties Scoop Network launches innovative mapping project for 60s Scoop survivors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sixties Scoop Network launches innovative mapping project for 60s Scoop survivors (Ottawa/Unceded Algonquin Territory – June...

Canada Must Urgently Intervene on Behalf of Yasser Albaz

Amnesty International is calling on Canada to urgently intervene to secure the release from prison of Yasser Albaz, a Canadian...

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