Israel's Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza: In a joint statement released Monday, twenty-five countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Japan, called for an "immediate" end to the war in the Gaza Strip, which is besieged by Israel. "We (...) come together

📣 Nominations are now open for the 2024-2025 Amnesty Media Awards We invite reporters, editors, student journalists and media outlets across Canada to send in their best human-rights-focused work 📅 Deadline for Submissions is July 30, 2025 🔗 Details: amnesty.ca/media-awards

The Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes amnesty.ca/human-rights-n…

Amnesty International Canada hosted a powerful event in Ottawa this summer featuring Agnès Callamard, the Secretary General of Amnesty International. The event was moderated by Amnesty Canada's Secretary General, Ketty Nivyabandi. Watch the full event: youtube.com/watch?v=e1sqAi…

Amnesty International Toronto and leading international experts held a powerful webinar this summer exploring the legal dimensions of the ongoing genocide against Palestinians in #Gaza Watch the full event now: youtube.com/watch?v=jbskH1…

This will be remembered as one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU’s history. European leaders had the opportunity to take a principled stand against Israel’s crimes, but instead gave it a greenlight to continue its genocide in Gaza. amnesty.ca/human-rights-n…

Everyone has the right to peaceful assembly. 🕯️ Call on the Chinese government to release documentary filmmaker #ChenPinlin for his work to show the world the power of the A4 movement.

Humiliation. Disgrace. Killing. Thuggery. Blood. Sorrow. Grief. We are walking dead, wrapped in our shrouds. We are not okay. amnesty.ca/features/we-ar…

Join us on Monday, July 28 for the latest in our joint webinar series Towards the Abolition of the Death Penalty: War & Capital Punishment Panelists: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Alex Neve and Omid Milani Moderator: Samira Mohyeddin Registration info >> amnesty.ca/features/webin…

Amnesty International Canada's human rights campaigner Julia Sande breaks down what exactly is being proposed in Bill C-2. macleans.ca/politics/canad…

Over 1.4 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan could be deported after June 30, when their registration cards expire. Pakistan must renew the cards and stop the forced returns. Here’s what you can do to help: amnesty.ca/urgent-actions…

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital and a prominent voice of Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector, is still being arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities. 🔗Act now and call for his release: takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/175180/ac… #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya

Amnesty International has been working with trusted, exceptionally professional and dedicated fieldworkers in #Gaza In this moving account, our fieldworker bravely shares how his hopes of a ceasefire have been torn apart. 🔗 amnesty.ca/features/we-ar… 🍉🍉🍉🍉 #Palestine

Amnesty International Canada's response to the Exposing Canadian Military Exports to Israel report, which has documented continuation of Canadian arms exports to Israel amid ongoing allegations of grave breaches of international humanitarian and human rights law in #Gaza

Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, describes the situation in Gaza as an ongoing genocide, not just a humanitarian crisis. youtube.com/watch?v=tACph7…

The right of Indigenous Peoples to make decisions on projects affecting their lands and waters is not optional. The right to free, prior and informed consent is protected under Canadian and international human rights law. amnesty.ca/perspectives/d…

An apology means little without action. Premier Ford’s words to First Nations ring hollow while his gov’t continues to violate Indigenous rights. ✊🏽 It’s time for reconciliation, not just the same old pattern of exploitation. #ONpoli #LandBack 🔗 bit.ly/4l5s3e4