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Strike for Climate: Taking Action for Human Rights

On Friday, May 3rd, students across Canada and around the world will strike for the climate and call on governments...

Strike for Climate: Taking Action for Human Rights

On Friday, May 3rd, students across Canada and around the world will strike for the climate and call on governments...

‘Rule of Law’ is not a justification for colonial violence

By Rachel LaFortune, a legal fellow with Amnesty International Canada A shorter version of this article originally appeared on The...

Governments can’t pick and choose when they will respect Indigenous rights

“…resource extraction and other major development projects in or near indigenous territories [are] one of the most significant sources of...

Governments can’t pick and choose when they will respect Indigenous rights

“…resource extraction and other major development projects in or near indigenous territories [are] one of the most significant sources of...

Celebrating the 2nd GTA Youth Cafe

By Jasmiha Ganeshanathan & Kishanaha Piratheepan, on behalf of the GTA Youth Leaders On May 26th, 2018 Youth Leaders of...

Three years on, Mount Polley disaster a painful reminder of never-ending horror

By Jackie McVicar, Atlantic Region Solidarity Network Bev Sellars is constantly reminded about the deeply personal, social and cultural loss...

New Global Campaign: #WeDefend

Human rights defenders are people who stand up for justice and equality in sometimes extraordinary circumstances. But they are under...

10 Tips for Summer Tabling

Don’t be an armchair tabler! Summers are for public engagement. Are you inviting people over with intriguing visuals, offering a...

Write for Rights: Stand with Máxima Acuña on December 10th

Peruvian water and land defender Máxima Acuña is one of 10 individuals and communities we’re taking action for during Write...

beautiful white sand beach with dark foreground illustrating the dark side of torture in Mexico

Seven things you need to know about torture in Mexico

Travel guides describe Mexico as one of the world’s great civilisations, whose landscapes are as stunning as they are diverse....

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