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Amnesty International calls on Canada to uphold its international law obligations after Syrian trans woman refused asylum

Amnesty International urgently calls on Canada to reinstate its approval of Arwa Almsrawi, a trans woman from Syria, to settle...

Ecuadorian Indigenous women and rights defenders bring concerns to Canada amid high-stakes trade negotiations

Four women leaders on the front lines of increasingly dangerous efforts to protect rights and the environment in Ecuador will...

Chief Dsta’hyl, Canada’s first-ever prisoner of conscience, completes house-arrest sentence

Amnesty International’s declaration of Wet’suwet’en Wing Chief Dsta’hyl as Canada’s first prisoner of conscience made headlines worldwide....

President Luis Abinader’s second mandate must prioritize respect for human rights and put an end to racist migration policies

On 16 August 2024, Luis Abinader was sworn in for a second term as president of the Dominican Republic. During...

Amnesty Canada Media Awards 2024: Nominations deadline moved to August 25

There's still time to nominate human rights journalists and their work for the 2023/2024 Amnesty International Canada Media Awards....

Amnesty International Canada to participate in court challenge against Saskatchewan pronoun policy

Amnesty Canada has received a judge's OK to make arguments in a court case about anti-2SLGBTQIA+ pronoun rules in Saskatchewan...

Wet’suwet’en Chief Dsta’hyl declared first Amnesty International prisoner of conscience held in Canada

Amnesty International urges Canada to release prisoner of conscience and Indigenous land defender Chief Dsta’hyl of the Wet'suwet'en Nation....

Guatemala: Amnesty International condemns new judgment against former prosecutor Virginia Laparra

Violence surrounding Canadian mining projects should raise red flags for Canada as it begins trade talks with Ecuador's government....

Nominations open for 2023-2024 Amnesty International Canada Media Awards

Nominations for Amnesty International Canada's Media Awards, which celebrate excellence in Canadian human rights reporting, are due August 7....

International Delegation to Attend Trials of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

A delegation of Amnesty International representatives from France, Germany, the United States and Canada will attend the trials of Wet’suwet’en...

Amnesty International Canada, CLAIHR to participate in court hearing about University of Toronto protest encampment

On June 19, an Ontario judge will consider whether to grant the University of Toronto’s request for an injunction to...

Amnesty International Death Penalty Report 2023

Executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade in 2023 with a sharp rise across the Middle East,...

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