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Am I next? Conversation with Holly Jarrett

Holly Jarrett is the grassroots activist behind the “Am I Next?” viral social media campaign. Originally from Labrador and now...

Voices for Human Rights: Shantel Watson, National Organizer

Following my experience in high school as a member of a human rights initiative created to raise awareness about Missing...

Brazil: Two years after killing of Marielle Franco, Rio de Janeiro authorities must solve unanswered questions

Two years after the fatal shooting of the human rights defender and Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco, and...

Open letter urges Canadian leaders to support human rights defenders following explicit Greta Thunberg sticker

To: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Dwight Ball, Premier Caroline Cochrane, Premier Doug Ford, Premier Blaine Higgs, Premier John Horgan,...

Colombia: Decision not to decriminalize abortion is a missed opportunity

The decision by the Constitutional Court of Colombia not to take action to decriminalize abortion represents a missed opportunity for...

Americas: States cracked down on asylum and the right to protest in 2019

As millions took to the streets to protest rampant violence, inequality, corruption and impunity, or were forced to flee their...

Middle East and North Africa: Renewed wave of mass uprisings met with brutality and repression during ‘year of defiance’

Report reviews human rights in 19 MENA states during 2019 Wave of protests across Algeria, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon demonstrates...

Saudi Arabia: Specialized Criminal Court a political tool to muzzle critical voices

A new report published by Amnesty International today exposes how despite all their rhetoric of reforms, the Saudi authorities are...

Iran: Scores injured as security forces use unlawful force to crush protests

Verified video footage, photographs and testimonies from victims and eyewitnesses on the ground obtained by Amnesty International, confirm that Iranian...

SUBMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE 21ST TO 23RD PERIODIC REPORTS OF CANADA BY THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Canada underwent a review of...

SUBMISSION TO THE THIRD UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF CANADA

SUMMARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SUMISSIONS TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON CANADA’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Canada underwent its second...

Canada, human rights and a new decade: time to dig deeper than ever

When it comes to human rights there is much relief leaving the turbulent 2010s behind. But we face enormous challenges...

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