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Lifesaver: Help protect the planet and Indigenous rights

Imagine planning a camping trip with your family. You’ve found the perfect spot—next to a sparkling river where fish leap...

Join the Write for Rights Student Challenge

Are you ready to take your activism to the next level and make an unforgettable impact on human rights? Prepare...

Incoming British Columbia government must stop criminalization of Indigenous land defenders

British Columbia must stop the criminalization of Wet’suwet’en land defenders, starting with 3 defenders whose cases return to court Monday....

Open Letter: civil society organizations call for a better Canada Disability Benefit

In Canada, people with disabilities are twice as likely to live in poverty than those without disabilities. Disabled women are...

Amnesty International Canada attends the UN CEDAW Committee’s 89th Session

(October 14, 2024) Amnesty International and a coalition of Indigenous-led and civil society organizations attended the 89th Session of the...

“This is Why We Say No!” Ecuadorian Indigenous Women and Rights Defenders Speak Out About Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Negotiations

From 29 September to 6 October 2024, Amnesty International Canada co-hosted a delegation of Indigenous women leaders and environment defenders...

Amnesty International calls on Canada to uphold its international law obligations after Syrian trans woman refused asylum

Amnesty International urgently calls on Canada to reinstate its approval of Arwa Almsrawi, a trans woman from Syria, to settle...

Wet’suwet’en Campaign Updates: First Prisoner of Conscience and Key Legal Developments

Prisoner of Conscience Designation Following his 60 days house arrest sentencing on July 31, 2024, Amnesty International took the historic...

Canada must Protect Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People

Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ currently face the highest rates of femicide in Canada. They make up 16 per cent...

Chief Dsta’hyl, Canada’s first-ever prisoner of conscience, completes house-arrest sentence

Amnesty International’s declaration of Wet’suwet’en Wing Chief Dsta’hyl as Canada’s first prisoner of conscience made headlines worldwide....

Amnesty Canada Media Awards 2024: Nominations deadline moved to August 25

There's still time to nominate human rights journalists and their work for the 2023/2024 Amnesty International Canada Media Awards....
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