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Why the federal government has a special responsibility to help end violence against Indigenous women and girls

All governments have a responsibility to do everything in their power to prevent violence against women. This includes provincial and...

Canada: concrete action to end violence against First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women, girls, and two-spirit persons needed now

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report on June 3, 2019. The...

Beyond the National Inquiry: The need for concrete action to end violence against Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in Canada

Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in Canada experience staggeringly high levels of violence, and for decades, government failed to...

Canada: National crisis of violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit persons requires comprehensive and coordinated government response

OTTAWA, June 3, 2019 – Responding to “Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing...

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...

We must honour Tina Fontaine through concrete action to address violence against Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in Canada

On behalf of Amnesty International, and all our members across Canada, we want to express our deepest sympathy to the...

16 things Canada can do NOW to end violence against Indigenous women and girls

By Jackie Hansen, Women’s Rights Campaigner Annually since 1991, women’s rights activists from around the world have joined together to...

Human rights investigations highlight Canada’s failure to meaningfully address violence against Indigenous women and girls

By Jackie Hansen and Craig Benjamin Today, a UN expert committee—the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)...

National roundtable on violence against Indigenous women: time to renew calls for effective, accountable and comprehension action

By Craig Benjamin and Jackie Hansen The shocking levels of violence faced by First Nations, Inuit and Métis women and...

Frequently asked questions about violence against Indigenous women

How many Indigenous women and girls have gone missing in Canada? The best available data, an RCMP report released earlier...

We must demand real action to stop violence against Indigenous women

By Craig Benjamin and Jackie Hansen “What we do not need now is to stop and talk and study. We...

Broad condemnation of Parliamentary committee report on violence against Indigenous women

By Craig Benjamin and Jackie Hansen, Campaigners , Earlier today, Amnesty International Canada released a press statement expressing deep disappointment...

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