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Amnesty International to BC government: avoid criminalization of pipeline protesters

Amnesty International Canada is calling on the BC government to avoid unjustified criminalization of individuals defying an injunction against protests...

Citing grave concerns, Amnesty International Canada withdraws from reporting process on Human Rights and Free Trade between Canada and Colombia

In an open letter to Cheryl Urban, Director General of the Latin America and Caribbean Bureau at Global Affairs Canada,...

International Women’s Day Ottawa announces 10th Annual Femmy Award Winners

Five Ottawa-area feminist leaders recognized for contributions toward gender equality Ottawa, March 6, 2018 – Ottawa-Gatineau’s largest International Women’s Day...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Amnesty International to Launch Feminist Wikipedia Takeover on International Women’s Day

Amnesty International Canada is launching a new initiative to counter online underrepresentation of women, transgender and non-binary human rights defenders...

Amnesty International in Canada and India calls on Trudeau and Modi to press each other on human rights

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares for an official visit to India, Amnesty International has issued Open Letters to both...

Canada: Close the funding gap to ensure safety and support for Indigenous women and girls escaping violence

Every woman and girl has the right to live in safety without threat of violence, intimidation, or harassment. Canadian government...

Fahmy and Neve to call on Parliamentary Committee for implementation of “Protection Charter” for Canadians Facing Human Rights Abuses Abroad

Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and Amnesty International Canada Secretary General Alex Neve will appear before the Standing Committee on Foreign...

Freeland Appears Before Foreign Affairs Committee: Disappointment on Saudi Arms Deal, Welcome Progress on ATT Implementation

In response to remarks today by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs...

Amnesty International’s Human Rights Report Card and 2018 Agenda for Canada:

As Parliament resumes and MPs and Senators set to work tackling numerous and wide-ranging challenges, Amnesty International’s 2018 Human Rights...

Parliamentarians should embrace Bill C-262 as a crucial step toward shared goal of reconciliation; repudiate fear mongering and misrepresentations of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Open Letter to All Members of Parliament The Truth and Reconciliation Commission urged all governments to implement the United Nations...

As Site C Court Challenge Unfolds, Horgan Government Must Uphold Human Rights Commitments

In a strongly worded open letter to British Columbia Premier John Horgan, Amnesty International is urging the province not to...

At Last, Communities Impacted by Canadian Corporations Overseas will be Heard: Government Creates Human Rights Watchdog

OTTAWA – The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) is greatly encouraged by the Minister of International Trade’s announcement of...

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