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#WelcomeToCanada: Tell the federal government it’s time to end immigration detention

Since the launch of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch’s joint campaign, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Alberta, and Manitoba have...

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Amnesty International Canada launches 2022 Human Rights Agenda

The organization’s annual report on the state of human rights in Canada was released one day before UN Human Rights...

CANADA: Mamadou Konaté’s Deportation Suspended

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 82/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Mamadou Konaté is a migrant worker from Ivory Coast who has...

Manitoba becomes 4th province to say it will end immigration detention

Manitoba will end immigration detention in its provincial jails, joining British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Alberta. The four provinces have...

Canada: Construction of pipeline on Indigenous territory endangers land defenders

Land defenders are at risk of serious human rights violations as the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline has reportedly...

National Day of Truth and Reconciliation: September 30, 2022

On this date, the second annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we join you in remembering the past and...

Amnesty International Canada decries anti-Black racism in federal public service in letter to UN Special Rapporteur

Amnesty International Canada (English-Speaking) announced its support for the Black Class Action Secretariat’s complaint to the United Nations....

Rally for Refugee Rights: End the Safe Third Country Agreement

Amnesty International, The Canadian Council of Churches and The Canadian Council for Refugees will be before the Supreme Court of...

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Support Actions in Solidarity with Threatened Defenders of Land, Water, Forests and a Healthy Environment

The defenders of land, water, forests, Indigenous rights and a healthy environment are a beacon of hope in the ever...

CANADA: Indigenous Land Defenders At Risk

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 61/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada are at risk of serious human...

Canada: British Columbia to End Immigration Detention in Jails

#WelcomeToCanada Campaign Celebrates First Province to Terminate Federal Contract (British Columbia, July 21, 2022) – In a historic move, British...

Land defenders face criminal charges, despite UN concern over pipelines and policing in Canada

Wet’suwet’en land defenders say they expect work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline to resume in the next few weeks and...

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