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Canada’s COVID-19 response needs human rights oversight, says Amnesty International

Human rights organization recommends 10 guiding principles for pandemic response OTTAWA – Amnesty International is urging governments across Canada to...

Canadian COVID-19 policy reversal, shutting down US border to refugee claimants, breaches international law

Today’s news that the Canadian government will turn back refugee claimants attempting to cross the Canada-U.S. border is a shameful...

Open letter urges Canadian leaders to support human rights defenders following explicit Greta Thunberg sticker

To: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Dwight Ball, Premier Caroline Cochrane, Premier Doug Ford, Premier Blaine Higgs, Premier John Horgan,...

Open letter: Canada must support International Criminal Court decision to investigate war crimes in Palestine

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau The Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne Prime Minister of Canada […]

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Mining company lawsuit can be heard in Canada, rules Supreme Court in historic decision

Amnesty International says Nevsun ruling ‘sends clear message’ that Canadian companies must be held accountable for alleged human rights abuses...

Open letter: Amnesty International visits Tyendinaga, urges Trudeau to act on reconciliation

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 February 24, 2020 Dear...

RCMP crackdown on journalists in Wet’suwet’en territory threatens free press

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about reports that RCMP officers threatened to arrest journalists for taking photographs and documenting police...

Op-ed: Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh have a right to an education

Last week, in the lead up to the International Day of Education, Amnesty International once again pressed the government of...

Open letter urges Canadian, B.C., and Alberta governments to heed UN racism committee’s call to respect Indigenous rights

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Ottawa, Ontario The Honourable John Horgan Premier of British Columbia Victoria,...

Amnesty International Canada extends deadline for 25th annual Media Awards

OTTAWA ­– With little more than a week left to submit entries, Amnesty International Canada invites Canadian journalists and students...

Comics Without Borders, Amnesty International present eight talented comedians for night of laughs

TORONTO – There is not much to laugh at in the world these days, but Comics Without Borders is partnering...

Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne Heads to Egypt, Canadian Citizen Yasser Ahmed Albaz’s Family Calls for Him To Bring Yasser Home

Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Citizen Yasser Ahmed Albaz has been arbitrarily detained by Egyptian authorities for 10 months without charge in...

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