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Malaysia/Thailand: Launch urgent search and rescue missions for remaining Rohingya at sea

Responding to news that 26 Rohingya refugees previously feared drowned off the resort island of Langkawi, Malaysia, have been found...

Rohingya refugees need protection of their rights now more than ever

By Saad Hammadi, South Asia Campaigner, Amnesty International. Follow Saad on Twitter @saadhammadi Rahima Khatun*, a Rohingya woman, was dragged...

Over 70 Organizations Call for a Ban on Police Street Checks

We Need a Ban on Police Street Checks! “Indigenous people continue to experience institutionalized discrimination in the justice system and...

Safety First: New Report Outlines Guidelines To End Mine Waste Disasters

Today an international group of 142 scientists, community groups and NGOs from 24 countries published a set of 16 guidelines...

Pride 2020: taking the protest online

Here’s how you can learn more and take action in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and two-spirit rights...

A rainbow coloured thread

Nadia Rahman, Researcher and Policy Advisor in Amnesty International’s Gender, Sexuality and Identity Team “You held my hand. Promised me...

Six months of human rights wins worth celebrating

No-one could have predicted the disruptive start to 2020 brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. As our world experiences its most...

Canada can champion gender equality without UN Security Council seat

Earlier today, Canada lost its bid to be elected to a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council. Despite...

Gender Equality must be at the core of Canada’s Security Council Agenda

When Canada starts its two-year term on the United Nations Security Council on January 21, 2021, gender equality must be...

Canada: Hold police accountable for anti-Black racism

“… the Working Group is deeply concerned by the structural racism that lies at the core of many Canadian institutions...

Ending anti-Black racism: Sympathy and outrage are not enough

It is time for transformative change to end anti-Black racism in Canada too by Alex Neve, Secretary General Over...

Canada must protect the rights of sex workers during COVID-19 by ensuring access to emergency income supports

On May 22, over 20 women’s rights and equality-seeking organizations in Canada wrote a joint letter to the federal government,...

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