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Canada: Consideration of UPR Reports at HRC 55

The following oral statement was submitted for Item 6 Consideration of UPR Reports: Canada at the 55th Session of the...

Canada: All 10 provinces to end immigration detention in jails

Newfoundland and Labrador is the latest of Canada's provinces to announce it will stop holding migrants detained on immigration-only grounds....

No More Stolen Sisters! Canada, search the landfills

During his visit to Canada in March 2023, the UN Special Rapporteur of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Calí-Tzay also expressed his...

End violence against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ land and water defenders in Canada

Canada has a long history of harm and human rights abuses against Indigenous land and water defenders who are opposing...

Feminist organizations oppose Premier Smith’s reckless proposed restrictions on the rights, freedoms, and medical care of trans youth and their families

February 15, 2024 – We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the Government of Alberta’s planned changes to gender-affirming care, education, and...

Pierre Poilievre’s comments about trans women ‘a dangerous distraction,’ Amnesty International Canada says

Pierre Poilievre, the federal Opposition leader, made comments targeting the rights of trans women at a press event in Kitchener,...

Amnesty International Canada to make arguments in court in Black Class Action case

A judge has granted Amnesty International Canada's request to participate in a court hearing about the landmark Black Class Action...

Amnesty International Canada condemns ‘appalling’ anti-trans policy changes in Alberta

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ policies threaten the rights of trans Albertans and must be withdrawn immediately....

Amnesty International condemns court decision regarding Wet’suwet’en, other Indigenous land defenders

The land defenders have been arbitrarily prosecuted for protecting the rights of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, Amnesty International says....

“Removed from our Land for Defending it” Amnesty International’s Report Launched

Background Amnesty International’s new research report, “Removed from our land for defending it: Criminalization, Intimidation and Harassment of Wet’suwet’en Land...

#WelcomeToCanada Amnesty Gathering: Lobbying to end immigration detention 

On January 25, 2024, at 7:30 ET, join us for a discussion on the #WelcomeToCanada campaign to end immigration detention....

Stop arms sales fuelling conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

On December 5, 2023, a new investigation published by Amnesty International found that US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) were used by...

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