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MEDIA ADVISORY: Hassan Diab Back in Canada; Press Conference with Diab on Wednesday January 17

16 January 2018, Ottawa — Dr. Hassan Diab arrived in Canada and was reunited yesterday with his family in Ottawa....

Hassan Diab’s Release a Long Overdue Victory for Human Rights

Amnesty International welcomes today’s long-overdue order for the release of Canadian-Lebanese dual citizen Hassan Diab from pre-trial detention in France,...

Amnesty International Canada Announces 2017 Media Awards Winners

Amnesty International Canada is pleased to announce that the winners of its 23rd annual Media Awards are Nathan VanderKlippe of...

Ontario Must Deem Delilah Saunders Eligible for Liver Transplant, Ensure Transplant Policies Adhere to International Human Rights Law

In an Open Letter to Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Dr. Eric Hoskins and President and CEO of...

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Must Reform Canada’s Approach to Human Rights Implementation in Canada

In a joint statement released today, a group of 26 Indigenous peoples’ organizations and civil society groups are calling on...

Federal Court grants organizations standing in legal challenge of Safe Third Country Agreement

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International (AI) and the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) welcomed the order made...

Continued construction of Site C is an outrageous betrayal of BC government’s human rights commitments

Amnesty International today expressed outrage over the decision by BC Premier John Horgan to allow continued construction of the Site...

Open Letter to the Participants in the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministerial Meeting on Human Rights

The upcoming ministerial meeting on human rights demonstrates that federal, provincial and territorial governments in Canada recognize that more must...

Ministerial Human Rights Meeting: Canada’s Opportunity to Get Human Rights Implementation Right

Governments across Canada have an unprecedented opportunity to begin addressing long-standing deficiencies in the implementation of the country’s international human...

Legislation on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Coalition urges Canada to stand by commitment to implement UN Declaration

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a consensus international human rights instrument elaborating standards for...

Federal Commitment to Support Mercury Poisoning Treatment Centre is a Long-Overdue Step Toward Justice in Grassy Narrows

Amnesty International welcomes the federal government’s commitment to support in the establishment of a specialized treatment centre for people suffering...

Federal, Provincial Governments Must Fund Treatment Facility for Mercury Poisoning in Grassy Narrows

In an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, prominent human rights and environmental organizations...

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