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Amnesty International Canada warns against criminalizing University of Toronto protest encampment

The University of Toronto announced a plan to issue a trespass notice Friday to people in the protest encampment on...

Amnesty International Canada ‘alarmed’ by police raids on campus protest encampments in Alberta

Last week, police were called to disperse on-campus protest encampments at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary....

Open letter: Canadian government must cancel plans to use federal prisons for immigration detention

More than 80 groups have signed a statement urging the government to abandon its plan to expand immigration detention into...

Joint Letter urges Justice Minister to split the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63)

OpenMedia, Amnesty International Canada and more than 20 civil society groups and legal experts delivered an open letter to Minister...

Take Action During Dalit History Month and Beyond

April is Dalit History Month. In Canada, the celebration of Dalit History Month provides an opportunity to amplify the experiences...

Canada: End Corporate Abuse

Canadian companies are implicated in grave human rights abuses in many places around the world. These include killings, forced labour,...

Immigration Detention: STOP jailing people for seeking safety or a better life in Canada

Canada incarcerates thousands of people on administrative immigration-related grounds every year, including people who are fleeing persecution, those seeking employment...

Stop All Arms Sales to Israel

As Gaza faces a potential genocide and famine, states must stop fueling the crisis in Gaza and prevent further humanitarian...

#WelcomeToCanada: Act Now to stop the federal government from using prisons for immigration detention 

We need to act now to stop the federal government from doubling down on its harmful immigration detention system. Through...

Red Dress Day 2024: Take Action on May 5

May 5 is Red Dress Day, a day to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+...

Earth Day 2024: Take action on April 22 and beyond

Earth Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 22. It’s a day to support protecting our beautiful blue planet and...

Canada: No Ecuador trade deal without human rights and consent

“We, the Amazonian Women of Ecuador, Defenders of the Amazon Rainforest have organized to defend our human rights, and to...

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