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Grassy Narrows: New report strongest evidence yet of mercury poisoning

Grave health impacts linked to fish from poisoned river A new health report by a renowned Canadian mercury expert provides...

Statement read by Bashir Makthal National Press Conference, House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario

I am here today, a free man, after a nightmare of imprisonment in Ethiopia that stole from me, my wife...

UN human rights review of Canada wraps up: now time for transparency, dialogue and implementation

Reacting to the adoption today of the draft outcome document of an important UN review of Canada’s human rights record,...

Advocacy groups call on Premier Horgan to follow federal lead on Site C injunction

Indigenous peoples’ organizations and social justice groups are welcoming the news that the federal government will not oppose a First...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Canada’s record under Trudeau Government to be examined for the first time by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review process

A Canadian delegation led by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould will receive questions and recommendations from other countries regarding Canada’s human...

Government tactics in Site C injunction hearing already at odds with BC’s commitments to respect Indigenous rights

First Nations and human rights groups are questioning why lawyers for the government of BC and BC Hydro wanted to...

JUSTICE FOR TREATY 8 FIRST NATIONS IS IN ALL OUR INTERESTS:

Organizations call for suspension of Site C dam; new website launches to monitor court challenge “The fundamental issue is First...

Amnesty International and BCCLA call for Independent Inquiry into Hassan Diab Extradition

In an Open Letter to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Amnesty International and the BC...

As UN Rapporteur Wraps Up Official Visit, Coalition calls for Immediate Government Action to Address MMIW crisis

As the UN’s expert on violence against women prepares to deliver preliminary conclusions from a 12-day official visit to...

Amnesty International Welcomes Canadian Citizen Bashir Makhtal’s Release from Ethiopian Prison and Return to Canada

Amnesty International welcomes the return home today of Canadian Citizen Bashir Makhtal following his release from prison in Ethiopia on...

Prime Minister Trudeau Must Take Action to Ensure Justice for Abousfian Abdelrazik

In an Open Letter, Amnesty International Canada is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take “direct and personal” action...

Ashley Hyshka wins Amnesty International Youth Media Award for 2018

Amnesty International Canada is proud to announce that Ashley Hyshka has won its annual Youth Media Award. Her story “No...

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