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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...

Canada: Authorities must protect rights as student protests surge

Amnesty International Canada urges universities and government authorities to ensure the safe protection of students' right to protest....

Amnesty International Canada joins global Day of Action to end arms transfers to Israel

Human rights groups including Amnesty International will unite on Parliament Hill calling for Canada to stop all arms transfers to...

Human rights organizations sound alarm as Canada-Ecuador trade talks get underway

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

Amnesty International Canada lays out human rights priorities ahead of next federal election

The 2023 Human Rights Agenda lays out Amnesty's calls to action for parties and politicians vying for power in Canada’s...

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ policies threaten the rights of trans Albertans and must be withdrawn immediately....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

Amnesty report tracks years-long campaign of criminalization, unlawful surveillance against Wet’suwet’en land defenders

A new report traces years-long campaign of violence, harassment, discrimination, and dispossession against Indigenous land defenders in Canada....
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