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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa at a meeting in Ottawa

Speak up to ensure trade negotiations do not sacrifice human rights in Ecuador

In September, Canada is hosting the third round of fast track negotiations to secure a free trade agreement with Ecuador....

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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...

Activists demonstrate in front of the Bangladesh High Commission (embassy) in the capital Colombo on July 22, 2024, demanding an end to a government crackdown against protesters opposing a controversial job allocation quota system. © ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images.

Protect the Protest in Bangladesh and Iran

In a world with increasing inequality and persisting discrimination, armed conflict, authoritarianism and crises of governance, as well as mounting...

Special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces keep watch on March 30, 2021 in the vicinity of al-Hol camp, the larger of two Kurdish-run displacement camps for relatives of Islamic State jihadists in Syria's northeast. Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images.

Yezidi survivors of Islamic State atrocities abandoned to indefinite detention in north-east Syria

Thousands of Yezidi survivors of atrocities by the Islamic State armed group (IS) remain missing, including likely hundreds indefinitely detained...

Canada: Pride Month and Beyond

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Abusive Israeli law used to arbitrarily detain Palestinians from Gaza indefinitely without charge or trial Unlawful Combatants Law legalizes incommunicado detention, enables enforced disappearance and must be repealed Harrowing torture testimony from 27 former detainees, including a 14-year-old boy

Israel must end mass incommunicado detention and torture of Palestinians from Gaza

Israeli authorities must end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip, without charge or trial under...

Friendly women's basketball tournament in Paris, France in April 2024 (private photo)

“Excellence, respect, friendship”: Why hijab bans in French sports defy Olympic values and human rights

26 July 2024: the Paris Olympic Games begin. A moment of joy for sports fans around the world. A moment...

Refugees and migrants arrive on the Greek island Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on November 7, 2015. Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images.

World Refugee Day

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Boko Haram report cover Amnesty International

Nigeria: Girls failed by authorities after escaping Boko Haram captivity

Girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in north-east Nigeria faced further suffering, including sometimes in unlawful military...

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