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Following release of BC activist Rita Wong, Amnesty International calls on governments across Canada to avoid criminalization of protest

Following poet and activist Rita Wong’s release from prison on September 3, 2019, Amnesty International reiterates its call on the...

Myanmar: Two years since Rohingya exodus, Canadian response to needs of refugees urged

Spokespeople available for interviews With the threat of returns to Myanmar once again looming over Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Amnesty...

Letter urges federal government not to appeal ruling on goods from Israeli settlements

15 August 2019 The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor Minister of Health The Honourable James Carr Minister of International Trade Diversification...

Amnesty International welcomes federal government decision to cover legal aid funding cuts for refugees and immigrants

Amnesty International welcomes the federal government’s decision to cover the legal aid funding cuts to services for refugees and immigrants...

Canada: Liu Xiaobo Empty Chair Memorial Unveiling Ceremony

Amnesty International, PEN Canada and Toronto Association for Democracy in China are pleased to announce the unveiling of the Liu...

Amnesty International endorses campaign to bring 200 refugees on Manus and Nauru to Canada

Amnesty International is proudly supporting a new project, Operation #NotForgotten, which will sponsor up to 200 refugees living on the...

Amnesty International welcomes Saeed Malekpour’s return to Canada

After learning that Saeed Malekpour has returned to Canada following close to 11 years of unjust and unlawful imprisonment in...

Nine months later, still no review: Civil society groups press PM on Saudi Arabia military exports

A coalition of 12 Canadian civil society organizations (CSO) has written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, expressing...

Amnesty International delivers hundreds of solidarity messages to communities affected by the Mount Polley mine disaster

VANCOUVER, B.C. – On the 5th anniversary of the Mount Polley Mine disaster, a delegation lead by Amnesty International will...

Amnesty International Reacts to Release of Report into the Extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab

OTTAWA (29 July 2019) – Reacting to the release on 26 July 2019 of the report of the External Review...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hassan Diab press conference on Parliament Hill, 3pm Friday July 26, to respond to Segal Report

We were informed that the Department of Justice will release tomorrow (Friday) the findings of an external review of Dr....

Amnesty International protests TripAdvisor for promoting tourist attractions in illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

OTTAWA, ON – Amnesty International will be demonstrating outside of TripAdvisor’s offices in Ottawa today to urge the company to...

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