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Federal Court of Appeal decision disappointing but acknowledges ineffectiveness of review process

The Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International and The Canadian Council of Churches responded with disappointment to the Federal Court...

Daunte Wright’s Death Again Shows Need to Address Failures of Policing

Responding to the April 11 fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer in Minnesota, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate...

ANNUAL REPORT: COVID-19 hits those shackled by oppression hardest thanks to decades of inequalities, neglect and abuse

Pandemic lays bare massive systemic inequality worldwide with ethnic minorities, health workers, and women among the most severely impacted Report...

Myanmar: Five-year-old among almost 100 killed by security forces

Responding to reports that at least 91 people, including a five-year-old boy, were killed by Myanmar security forces across the...

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Dr. Agnès Callamard appointed as Secretary General of Amnesty International

Amnesty International announced today the appointment of Dr. Agnès Callamard, a leading international human rights expert, as its new Secretary...

Climate Action Network Canada Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Carbon Pricing

Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 25 March 2021 : Today’s ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada on the Government...

Americas: States can defeat COVID-19 by adopting vaccination plans in line with 10 human rights obligations

Governments across Latin America and the Caribbean must prioritize high risk groups for COVID-19 vaccination and ensure complete transparency in...

UN Human Rights Council resolution a welcome step towards ensuring fair and universal access to COVID-19 vaccines

Responding to the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption, today, of a resolution calling for equitable, affordable, timely and universal access...

Belarus: Government’s threats and history of crackdown on protesters require urgent international response

Statements made by the Belarusian authorities ahead of demonstrations planned for 25 March (Freedom Day) raise serious concerns that the...

Myanmar: UN resolution ups pressure on military and business partners

Responding to the adoption of a resolution on Myanmar by consensus at the UN Human Rights Council, Amnesty International’s Representative...

Turkey: Targeting of LGBTI people to justify quitting convention on combating violence against women is dangerous

Responding to a statement by the Turkish government justifying their proposal to pull out of a convention to combat and...

One year after border closure, Canada continues violating refugee rights

One year after enacting a measure to ban refugee claimants from crossing into Canada from the US in response to...

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