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Canada can champion gender equality without UN Security Council seat

Earlier today, Canada lost its bid to be elected to a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council. Despite...

Gender Equality must be at the core of Canada’s Security Council Agenda

When Canada starts its two-year term on the United Nations Security Council on January 21, 2021, gender equality must be...

Amnesty International open letter urges federal government to address anti-Black racism

Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 Honourable Bardish Chagger Minister of...

CANADA MUST PUT AN END TO SAUDI ARMS EXPORTS

MEDIA ADVISORY June 11, 2020 CANADA MUST PUT AN END TO SAUDI ARMS EXPORTS A broad coalition of civil society...

Canada: New interactive project explores COVID-19 solutions in Indigenous communities

OTTAWA – As COVID-19 restrictions begin to relax across Canada, remote and Indigenous communities are developing their own solutions specific...

Open letter urges Canadian government to explicitly oppose West Bank annexation plan

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 June 3, 2020 Dear...

Canadian government must work urgently within international community to head-off imposition of China’s national security law in Hong Kong

OTTAWA – The Canadian government must advance consistent and globally-coordinated action to reverse China’s deeply problematic decision to apply its...

Not just in the US: Amnesty International Canada strongly condemns anti-Black racism

The shocking death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has once again highlighted that anti-Black...

Women’s rights, gender justice must be at heart of global COVID-19 response

Women make up 70% of health care workers globally, putting their lives at risk caring for those infected by COVID-19....

Manitoba Hydro must respect Indigenous rights at Keeyask dam

Despite opposition from First Nations in northern Manitoba who are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 to their communities, this...

Canada urged to repatriate orphaned five-year-old girl held in Syrian camp

GENEVA (20 May 2020) – UN experts today called on Canada to secure the urgent release and repatriation of a...

Civil Society Organizations Decry Global Affairs Canada Justifications for Resumption of Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia

Today, in an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a coalition of Canadian civil society organizations expressed deep...

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