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Ontario Superior Court Ruling Recognizes the Fundamental Right of Charities to Advocate for Change

Amnesty International strongly welcomes the recent Ontario Superior Court judgement that restricting the ability of Canada Without Poverty, a registered...

Civil society leaders call on Parliamentary Committee to Ensure Protection of Human Rights for Refugee Claimants crossing into Canada from the United States

As the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration holds hearings as part of its study related to the “Impact of...

Rights groups tell Justice Minister that Hassan Diab external review is not enough

OTTAWA – Amnesty International and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) have written to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to express...

Defence Minister Must Provide Answers as Joint Canada-USA Maritime Anti-Drug Trafficking Operation Draws Concerning Parallels to Afghan Detainee Scandal

In an Open Letter, Amnesty International and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) are calling on Defence Minister Harjit...

Civil Society Coalition calls for independent, external review into reports of misuse of Canadian military exports by Saudi Arabia

A coalition of civil society organizations is calling on Canada to commit to an independent, external review following a flawed...

The US is less safe than ever for refugees, evidence filed in court challenge shows

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International (AI) and the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) yesterday completed filing extensive...

Coalition Letter on Canada’s Refugee Determination System

The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, P.C., M.P. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship House of Commons Ottawa ON K1A 0A6 Dear...

A G7 summit shrouded in fear and intimidation: Preliminary findings of the monitoring mission

QUÉBEC and OTTAWA, June 10, 2018 – The Ligue des droits et libertés (LDL) and Amnesty International Canada (English-speaking and...

Amnesty International Canada and Quebec Civil Liberties Union provide a progress report on their joint monitoring mission at the G7

Quebec City, June 7, 2018 – On the eve of the G7 Summit in Quebec, Amnesty International Canada Francophone Branch...

Amnesty International alarmed at Canada’s failure to act on MMIWG Inquiry police task force recommendation

Ottawa, June 5, 2018 – Amnesty International is alarmed at the government of Canada’s failure to act on a recommendation...

Coalition welcomes House of Commons commitment to implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples – made up of Indigenous Nations, Indigenous peoples’ organizations, civil society...

Open Letter in Support of Bill C-262

Open Letter to All Members of Parliament Bill C-262 provides principled framework for implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights...

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