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Open letter urges federal and provincial governments to suspend construction of Site C dam

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier John Horgan can’t ignore recommendations of United Nations anti-racism committee A new statement from...

Amnesty to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in historic corporate accountability case

Amnesty International, joined by the International Commission of Jurists, will intervene before the Supreme Court in a precedent-setting corporate accountability...

Amnesty International supports call for federal government to address landmark UN decision on health care access for migrants

Amnesty International is joining more than 1,500 members of the health care community in calling on the federal government to...

Six Exceptional Journalists Win Amnesty International Canada’s 24th Annual Media Awards

Amnesty International Canada is pleased to announce the six winners of the 24th annual Media Awards for 2018: Print Long...

Bill C-47 passes Parliament: Canada one step closer to joining Arms Trade Treaty, but further reforms still needed

Reacting to news that Bill C-47 has been passed by Parliament and received Royal Assent, Amnesty International today welcomed this...

Urgent Action Needed to Ensure Indigenous Women Are Not Sterilized Without Their Consent

English PDF     French PDF Sign our online petition to #DefendConsent (December 10, 2018) Across Canada and as recently as 2017,...

UN Committee Calls on Canada to Take Action on 22 Torture and Ill-Treatment Concerns

Amnesty International welcomes the release today of the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee Against Torture, following last month’s review...

New report first to show mercury impacts on Grassy Narrows kids

Grassy Narrows First Nations youth are renowned for their activism, art, and leadership in spite of mercury burden Today Grassy...

Grassy Narrows youth paying a high price for government inaction on mercury crisis

A new study released today documents the very cost of ignoring the mercury crisis at Grassy Narrows. Alex Neve, Secretary...

Canada’s Sanctions Against 17 Saudi Nationals Welcome, But Not Enough

In response to Minister Chrystia Freeland’s announcement today that the Canadian government will place sanctions on 17 Saudi nationals believed...

Amnesty International Letter-Writing Campaign Shines Spotlight on Women Fighting for Human Rights

Write for Rights also coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Whether they face vitriolic...

Canada: Arms Control and Human Rights Advocates Call for Law Reform to Ensure Oversight, Transparency on Arms Deals

The government of Canada must establish parliamentary oversight to ensure Canadian-made weapons will not be transferred to countries like Saudi...

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