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Amnesty International welcomes the arrival of two of the “Snowden Refugees” to Canada, urges government to expedite resettlement of remaining five

Amnesty International joins others here today in welcoming Vanessa Rodel and her daughter to Canada as refugees resettled through private...

Two of the Snowden Refugees to Arrive in Canada

TORONTO, March 25, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – This evening a plane carrying Vanessa Rodel and her 7-year-old daughter Keana will...

Amnesty International welcomes ruling that Omar Khadr has served his sentence, urges federal government to refrain from appeal

Amnesty International welcomes today’s Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision that Omar Khadr’s sentence has been served. The decision gives...

Amnesty urges Canada to respect Federal Court decision striking down PRRA bar for DCO claimants, refrain from launching appeal

Amnesty International welcomes the Federal Court decision on 20 March 2019 striking down the 36-month Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) bar...

World Water Day: Environmental racism threatens health and well-being of Indigenous peoples across Canada

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NEWSFLASH March 21, 2019 OTTAWA – Whether it’s the devastating legacy of mercury contamination at Grassy Narrows, ongoing...

NGOs Maintain that Canada Must Make a Decision on the Light Armoured Vehicles Sales to Saudi Arabia

A Coalition of Canadian civil society organizations have written an open letter to PM Justin Trudeau expressing their concern about...

Call on provinces and territories in Canada to end sterilization without consent

Across Canada and as recently as 2018, Indigenous women report being forcibly or coercively sterilized. Some women were incorrectly told...

Political and Constitutional Divisions Do Not Excuse Failure to Comply with Human Rights Obligations Related to Climate Change

In advance of Saskatchewan Court of Appeal hearings on February 13 and 14, in a case brought by the provincial...

Amnesty International remembers human rights champion Paul Dewar

Across Canada, Amnesty International supporters remember and honour Paul Dewar today as a passionate and fiercely committed human rights champion...

Canada: Comments with respect to Amnesty International’s International Secretariat Staff Well-being Review

A report on staff well-being at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International was released on January 31, 2019. The report...

‘Rule of Law’ is not a justification for colonial violence

By Rachel LaFortune, a legal fellow with Amnesty International Canada A shorter version of this article originally appeared on The...

Amnesty International concerned about accounts of violence and abuse of Indigenous women at labour camps in northern Manitoba

January, 28, 2019 (Ottawa): First Nations advocates and leaders in northern Manitoba have shared very concerning accounts of violence and...

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