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How Canada should respond to the Syrian refugee crisis

By Refugee and Migrants Campaigner Gloria Nafziger and Secretary General Alex Neve With over 2 million Syrian refugees having fled...

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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...
A Taliban fighter stands guard as Afghan women shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest rally, near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul on September 7, 2021. - The Taliban on September 7, 2021 fired shots into the air to disperse crowds who had gathered for an anti-Pakistan rally in the capital, the latest protest since the hardline Islamist movement swept to power last month. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi / AFP) (Photo by HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)

Crisis and Tactical Round-Up Fall 2021: Focus on Afghanistan

Afghanistan Afghanistan is at risk of losing the human rights gains made in the last 20 years. Amnesty was among...

Global: Ignored by COVID-19 responses, refugees face starvation

The inhumane treatment of refugees and migrants threatens to stall progress on tackling COVID-19, Amnesty International said today, warning that...

Open letter: Canada must show leadership in protecting rights of refugees, migrants

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 13 May 2020 Dear...

Greece: Refugee women speak out against violence, dangerous conditions and official neglect

Amnesty Secretary General Kumi Naidoo in Lesvos as situation on islands reaches crisis point Refugee women raise their voices...

1,000 musicians join forces to welcome refugees

On 20 September, across more than 200 cities in 60 countries, musicians, artists, activists and local communities came together in...

World leaders have failed refugees. Can ordinary citizens teach them a lesson?

By Charmain Mohamed Two years ago an image of a little boy in a red T-shirt, face down on a...

World leaders have failed refugees. Can ordinary citizens teach them a lesson?

By Charmain Mohamed Two years ago an image of a little boy in a red T-shirt, face down on a...

I Welcome Refugees: Take Action

As we enter the second year of the “I Welcome” campaign for refugees, there is much to be done. There are...

30 days for refugees – Day 10

The thing refugees need above all is a lasting, long-term solution. Without this, they have no real hope of rebuilding...

Governments completely out of touch with citizens on refugee issues, new survey reveals

Nearly three-quarters of young people globally would welcome refugees into their countries A new survey released by the World Economic...

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