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Amnesty Media Award winners report the truth about human rights in an era of ‘fake news’

Amnesty International Canada was thrilled to host its 23rd annual Media Awards event on April 4, honouring eight Canadian journalists...

Mali: Mass grave discovered as security crisis deepens

214,000 students affected as schools close due to insecurity 65 people killed already in 2018 by improvised explosives Mass grave...

Take Part in our #ToxicTwitter Action

It’s time to tell Twitter to end online violence and abuse against women now Every day, women face violent threats,...

SYRIA: Seven years of catastrophic failure by the international community

To mark the seventh anniversary of the Syria conflict, Amnesty International is calling for the international community to assume its...

Fifteenth Birthday Wish is to be Free from Detention

By Rebecca Ma, Associate Campaigner, Amnesty International USA For the past three years, fourteen-year-old Astrid and her father Arturo were...

Fifteenth Birthday Wish is to be Free from Detention

By Rebecca Ma, Associate Campaigner, Amnesty International USA For the past three years, fourteen-year-old Astrid and her father Arturo were...

Myanmar: Forced starvation of Rohingya highlights danger of premature returns

Reacting to the UN’s claim that Myanmar is continuing its campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya including through “forced starvation”,...

Grassroots feminist activism guides the way to a more equitable world

Every single day, women human rights defenders in Canada and around the world advocate tirelessly for justice and equality. International...

Grassroots feminist activism guides the way to a more equitable world

Every single day, women human rights defenders in Canada and around the world advocate tirelessly for justice and equality. International...

Get involved in Amnesty’s Feminist Wikipedia Takeover

fem·i·nism (feməˌnizəm/) The belief that women, transgender, and gender non-binary individuals should have the same rights, powers, privileges, and opportunities...

Pakistan: Asma Jahangir leaves behind a powerful human rights legacy

Asma Jahangir was a brave champion of human rights who leaves behind a powerful legacy, Amnesty International said today, mourning...

South Sudan: US arms embargo should inspire tougher action from UN Security Council

Responding to news that the US government has imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan, now in its fifth year...

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