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Amnesty International Highlights Concerns Regarding Canada’s Record of Preventing Torture at UN Review

On November 20, Amnesty International will appear before the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) in Geneva, highlighting ongoing and...

Landmark immigration detention case to be heard at the Supreme Court this week

Amnesty International will intervene to argue for the right to challenge the legality of immigration detention Amnesty International, alongside other...

Amnesty International Warns Journalists to ‘Proceed With Caution’ at Saudi Embassy as Over 100K Demand Independent Investigation into Khashoggi’s Murder

In the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Amnesty International staged a public stunt outside the Royal Embassy...

Amnesty International Canada disappointed by delayed French Court of Appeal decision for Hassan Diab

Amnesty International Canada is renewing calls for a public inquiry into the extradition and imprisonment of academic Hassan Diab, after...

Protecting the Peace River Valley: A call to all Canadians to redouble our efforts after court decision on the Site C dam leaves Treaty rights at risk

Amnesty International is deeply disappointed that the BC Supreme Court has decided to allow construction of the Site C dam...

Trump’s border bigotry should prompt Canada to suspend refugee agreement with U.S.

By Alex Neve, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada Donald Trump has clearly decided that several thousand Honduran refugees and migrants...

Mexico’s human rights crisis must be a top priority for the Canada-Mexico relationship

As Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland meets with Mexican secretaries-designate today in Ottawa, Amnesty International Canada released the...

Amnesty International responds to the tragic passing of Grassy Narrows leader Steve Fobister Sr.

“Steve always wanted the government to admit that he had been poisoned by mercury. Now we take up his fight...

Canada: Supreme Court decision not a license for legislators to trample on the rights of Indigenous peoples

The Supreme Court has issued a narrow and highly technical decision that, while disappointing to many Indigenous nations, critically does...

Grassy Narrows Land Declaration: Federal and provincial governments owe the First Nation a debt of justice

The Grassy Narrows First Nation has declared that it will exercise self-determination over its traditional territory and not allow any...

The UPR of Canada is a missed opportunity to escalate human rights commitments

Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review outcome on Canada Amnesty International is disappointed that Canada’s response to its UPR,...

International Women’s Rights Coalition Calls on Montreal Summit of Women Foreign Ministers to Champion Women Human Rights Defenders at UN General Assembly

A coalition of women’s rights organizations is calling on women foreign ministers participating in a precedent-setting meeting in Montreal this...

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