Amnesty International Canada joined a large coalition of or national organizations representing equal rights for women calling for all political party leaders to take part in a national debate on women’s rights and equality. Call 613-744-7667 x 236.
Amnesty International welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision in Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness v Chhina, finding that the statutory regime in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act does not provide for review that is “at least as broad and advantageous as habeas corpus.” “The right to liberty is a fundamental human right. This decision vindicates immigration detainees who have … Read more
Amnesty International is among the groups endorsing a statement on how Conservative Senators on April 9 prevented Bill C-262 being sent to Committee for review. Passage of Bill C-262 would establish a legislative framework for future governments to work collaboratively with Indigenous peoples to interpret and apply the global human rights standards set out in the … Read more
Amnesty International released the organization’s 2019 Human Rights Agenda for Canada and called on all governments in the country to take a serious stance against human rights abuses, domestically and abroad. The report, Building Hope, Addressing Injustice, is being released with less than six months to go before the 2019 federal election. “The federal government has advanced … Read more
Amnesty International appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights to urge government to take immediate steps to address sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada without their consent. “Forced and coerced sterilization is a form of violence, it’s a form of torture, it’s happening in Canada, and it is happening in other countries,” said Jacqueline … Read more
A Coalition of Canadian civil society organizations have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) expressing their concern about Canada’s export of Light Armoured Vehicles to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Coalition calls on all states, including Canada, to ban the sale or transfer of weapons to any government where … Read more
Amnesty International Canada Secretary General Alex Neve issued a statement: “Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the detention of Canadian citizen Yasser Albaz in Egypt and is calling on the Egyptian authorities to release him. We consider his detention to be arbitrary based on the information that we have received from his family and lawyer, which … Read more
A new statement from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) has underlined the urgency of immediately suspending construction of the Site C dam. In an open letter, the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations (supported by Indigenous peoples’ organizations, human rights, environmental and social justice groups across BC and Canada) is calling … Read more
Amnesty International is joining more than 1,500 members of the health care community in calling on the federal government to address a landmark United Nations decision condemning Canada for denying health care access to Nell Toussaint on the basis of her immigration status. Call 613-744-7667 x 236.
Amnesty International welcomed the passage of Bill C-47, which is an important step towards accession to the UN Arms Trade Treaty, but reminded the government that significant reforms to Canada’s arms control regime are still urgently needed in order to fully comply with the object and purpose of the treaty. “Enshrining a mandatory provision to refuse … Read more
