The Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples (which includes Amnesty International Canada) commends Members of Parliament on the adoption of Bill C-262, a private members bill to implement the UN Declaration. “Romeo Saganash deserves the thanks of all Canadians for bringing this Bill forward, as do all the other Members of Parliament who supported … Read more
Reacting to the adoption of the draft outcome document of an important UN review of Canada’s human rights record, Amnesty International joined 30 Indigenous peoples’ organizations and civil society groups in calling on the federal government to break from past, disappointing responses to international human rights reviews and instead take bold and decisive action to … Read more
In an open letter to Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver-Granville, B.C.) and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), Amnesty International and the BC Civil Liberties Association call on the federal government to launch a thorough and independent inquiry into Hassan Diab’s extradition to France. “New information reported in the media raises very serious … Read more
In a discussion paper submitted to Dubravka Šimonović, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, has raised serious concern with Canada’s persistent failure to implement up to 700 recommendations, including recommendations from special investigative reports by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. “What holds Canada back … Read more
Amnesty International Canada is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to take “direct and personal” action to ensure justice is served for Canadian citizen Abousfian Abdelrazik, after the federal government abruptly refused to pursue mediated negotiations toward settlement of his case. “Recently, the Kafkaesque saga of human rights violations and injustice endured by Abousfian … Read more
Amnesty international Canada welcomes the final Report of Bob Rae, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to Myanmar, on the grave crisis confronted by the Rohingya people and calls on the government to adopt the report’s recommendations without delay. “The report released today offers Canada a clear roadmap for global leadership in making a real difference … Read more
Amnesty International has issued open letters to both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling on the leaders to raise pressing human rights concerns in India, Canada, and on the world stage. “It is crucial that Prime Ministers Trudeau and Modi seize this moment and show mutual determination to advance progress … Read more
In response to remarks by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding amendments to Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code, Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada said: “The news that the key criteria with respect … Read more
Amnesty International released its 2018 Human Rights Agenda for Canada, titled “Shoring up rights in a world of turmoil”, reviewed the Trudeau government’s progress toward implementation of the 35 recommendations issued in its 2017 Human Rights Agenda for Canada. Of those, five have been achieved and a further seven, while incomplete, are well underway and show … Read more
Amnesty International Canada issued the following open letter to MPs: “The Truth and Reconciliation Commission urged all governments to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as ‘the framework for reconciliation’ in Canada. Members of Parliament have a crucial opportunity to contribute to reconciliation by supporting Bill C-262 when it comes to a … Read more
