Amnesty International Canada - Human Rights Organization
We campaign for a world where everyone enjoys human rights. Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 170 countries and territories who campaign for human rights.
Who We Are | Amnesty International Canada
Amnesty International works across Canada and worldwide to tackle human rights violations. Amnesty International is a global movement of over 10 million people in more than 170 countries working together to protect and promote human rights. Amnesty International has …
Human rights wins in 2024 | Amnesty International Canada
6 days ago · At a ceremony in The Hague, 34 states signed the new landmark Ljubljana-Hague Convention, negotiated a year earlier to help deliver justice to victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The treaty strengthens the framework of international justice by providing new tools and better enabling states to cooperate with each other in cases involving crimes under international law.
What We Do | Amnesty International Canada
We are a global movement of people fighting injustice and promoting human rights. Learn more about what we do and the issues and the countries we’re currently focused on. Members of Amnesty International in Canada campaign on human rights in the Americas and in a number of other countries where ...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights | Amnesty International
December 10, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines 30 rights and freedoms that belong to all of us. Nobody can take them away from us. These rights form the basis for international human rights ...
Amnesty International Canada | Human Rights Features
Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights.
End the Safe Third Country Agreement | Amnesty International …
Under the Safe Third Country Agreement (SCTA), many refugees are forcibly returned to the US, where they are at risk of arbitrary detention and possible return to their country of origin where they may face persecution and death. . Call on Canada to be a leader for #RefugeeRights, by rescinding the SCTA. TAKE ACTION >>
Amnesty International Canada lays out human rights priorities …
Human Rights News April 8, 2024 1:30 pm Amnesty International Canada lays out human rights priorities ahead of next federal election. Amnesty International Canada unveiled its 2023 Human Rights Agenda (HRA) on Monday, laying out the global organization’s calls to action for parties and politicians vying for power in Canada’s next federal election. ...
Take Action | Amnesty International Canada - Engaging Networks
Call on Canada to protect human rights and the planet in the battery supply chain . Photo: Artisanal extraction of salt in Salinas Grandes, Argentina (Photo by Diego Leanza, Amnesty International, 2018 To minimize the harmful effects of climate change on human rights, Canada needs to transition to a zero-carbon economy as quickly as possible.
Canadian government to split online harms legislation into two bills
Human Rights News December 4, 2024 11:01 pm Canadian government’s decision to split Bill C-63 a ‘step in the right direction’ Amnesty International Canada welcomes the federal government’s plan to split Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, into two separate pieces of legislation.Parts 1 and 4, representing the Online Harms Act, will now move to a pre-study at Parliament’s Justice ...