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Mexico’s new National Guard is breaking its vow to respect human rights

By Amnesty Americas Media Manager Tuncan Tucker Jessica Silva and her husband Jaime Torres were driving through Delicias, a town...

We must defend life on our planet together

By Jani Silva* My name is Jani Silva and I’m a campesina, or small-scale farmer, from Colombia. I’m 57 years...

The fishing battle is not about lobster – it’s about treaties

By Ana Nicole Collins and Stacia Loft In February, as demonstrators across the country halted trains and stopped traffic in...

Open letter urges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to adopt ‘transformative’ human rights agenda in Throne Speech

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario September 10, 2020 Dear Prime Minister,...

Anniversary of the Global Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

National Implementation More Urgent than Ever The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the...

Iran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown – new report

Widespread torture including beatings, floggings, electric shocks, stress positions, mock executions, waterboarding, sexual violence, forced administration of chemical substances, and...

Guatemala: Free Indigenous Prisoner of Conscience Bernardo Caal Xol

Misuse of the justice system to imprison indigenous environment defenders in Guatemala is an all too common practice designed to...

Iran: Leaked official letters reveal state denial of COVID-19 crisis in prisons

Leaked official documents newly obtained by Amnesty International reveal that the Iranian government has ignored repeated pleas by senior officials...

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Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice

Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice Multinational companies play a major role in the climate crisis, the greatest human rights challenge...

Canadian government must work urgently within international community to head-off imposition of China’s national security law in Hong Kong

OTTAWA – The Canadian government must advance consistent and globally-coordinated action to reverse China’s deeply problematic decision to apply its...

Cracks in the “Canada Brand”: Corporate accountability during COVID-19

Cracks in the “Canada Brand”: profit before people creates high-risk conditions for communities made vulnerable by the pandemic Workers’ concerns...

CAUTION: Activists at work!

If there is one thing that COVID-19 has taught us, it is the power of ingenuity in the face of...

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