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 …
Write for Rights | Amnesty International Canada
WHAT IS WRITE FOR RIGHTS? For over 20 years, Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights campaign has transformed the lives of people whose rights have been wronged.. Using the power of their words, hundreds of thousands of Write for Rights supporters in more than 200 countries have united behind a common purpose: together, we can change lives for the better.
Canada: End Corporate Abuse | Amnesty International Canada
LEARN MORE . Joint statement: Canada’s new law on forced, child labour in supply chains won’t work (3 May 2023). Ten years since Rana Plaza and still no laws to prevent a similar tragedy (22 March 2023). PHOTO CREDT Drone photograph of the neighborhood of Gécamines Kolwezi, on the edge of the Kolwezi copper and cobalt mine operated by Chinese-owned company COMMUS, DRC, September 2022.
Youth Programs | Amnesty International Canada
BECOME AN AMNESTY MEMBER. At Amnesty International Canada, youth make up the largest portion of our membership, which means that the work you do in your school and community is central to the success of Amnesty International.. Join Amnesty International Canada for as little as $15 a year. As a member, we’ll keep you in the loop …
Canada: Stop anti-Black racism and over-policing
The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent has raised alarms about systemic racism within Canada’s justice system, including specific concerns on how police practices such as carding disproportionately impact Black people.Those concerns are also documented in numerous other reports, including from the Ontario Human Rights Commission and Nova Scotia Human Rights ...
What We Do | Amnesty International Canada
LEGAL WORK. EXPLORE LEGAL RESOURCE LIBRARY. Amnesty International’s mission is to ensure that every person enjoys all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments such as (but not exclusively):
End Anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ Hate and Violence in Canada
Last year alone, Canada saw a surge in anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ hate motivated attacks through vandalism of Pride flags in peoples homes, schools in Nova Scotia, and Halifax, and anti-2SLGTBQQIA+ protests at a children's drag story event in Montreal.In April 2023, the township of Norwich, Ontario voted to exclude pride and other non-civic flags from being displayed on municipal property.
Individuals at Risk | Amnesty International Canada
Join human rights supporters taking action to protect the rights of individuals at risk, including Human Rights Defenders, Prisoners of Conscience, and victims of human rights abuses. We campaign for individuals, families, communities and organisations around the …
Canada: Stop Delaying Action on Climate Change
Governments must stop using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to put off taking action on climate change. Canada has an urgent responsibility to set national emissions target reductions and we need to ensure that these reductions are done in a way that is consistent with human rights. Tell Canada: we need a human rights focused, just transition.