For three years, Pakistan’s authorities have systematically denied Imran Khan the right to a fair trial, subjected him to prolonged solitary confinement, and limited his access to medical care and visitation rights.
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Six years ago on 4 August, the Beirut port explosion devastated large parts of Beirut, killing at least 236 people and injuring over 7,000. Victims, survivors and their families have waited far too long for truth, justice and effective remedy.
The disturbing reports emerging from Rawalakot are consistent with the Pakistani authorities' long history of unlawful violence against protesters in Jammu and Kashmir. A prompt, independent, and transparent investigation must be ordered into the security forces' use of force against protesters.
The disturbing reports emerging from Rawalakot are consistent with the Pakistani authorities’ long history of unlawful violence against protesters in Jammu and Kashmir. A prompt, independent, and transparent investigation must be ordered into the security forces’ use of force against protesters.
The rush for minerals to power AI datacentres, build weapons and renewable energy infrastructure puts Ecuador’s lands + waters in Canada’s crosshairs. https://miningwatch.ca/blog/2026/5/7/canadian-civil-society-leaders-say-no-canada-ecuador-free-trade-agreement
The Iranian authorities are unleashing a horrifying wave of executions and death sentences to punish and suppress dissent and project an image of strength and absolute control in the wake of the January popular uprising and amid ongoing attacks by US and Israeli forces.
Canada has done the hard part of admitting that environmental racism is real and demands a national response. What is still unsettled is whether that response will be binding. amnesty.ca/features/can...
Canada Named Environmental Racism as a Human Rights Problem. Now It Has to Fix It.
The government's draft strategy is open for public comment until August 10. Here is why it needs to go further, and how you can weigh in. By Nirvana
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The public execution of two protesters following the arbitrary execution of at least three other protesters last week, marks a further escalation in the authorities’ use of the death penalty to quash dissent. amnesty.ca/human-rights...
Iran: End escalating campaign of arbitrary executions and death sentences against protesters
The public execution of two protesters today, following the arbitrary execution of at least three other protesters last week, marks a further escalation
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The rush for minerals to power AI datacentres, build weapons and renewable energy infrastructure puts Ecuador’s lands + waters in Canada’s crosshairs. Under a new trade deal, mining investors have more rights than Ecuadorians. https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/147301/action/1?locale=en-CA
Canada: No free trade with Ecuador until rights and the environment protected
Tell Canada to ensure trade and investment do not sacrifice human rights and the environment in Ecuador. TAKE ACTION >>
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Luxembourg will not renew Israel Bonds for sale in Europe. Ireland, the current host country, and other EU states, must do the same and say no to Israel bonds since the proceeds could contribute to Israel’s genocide and other atrocity crimes against Palestinians.
Trump's recent threats to target bridges in Iran, if carried out, would have potentially catastrophic consequences for over 90 million people. We reiterate our call for an enduring and comprehensive regional ceasefire that covers all countries affected by this conflict
Luxembourg will not renew Israel Bonds for sale in Europe. Ireland, the current host country, and other EU states, must do the same and say no to Israel bonds since the proceeds could contribute to Israel’s genocide and other atrocity crimes against Palestinians.
No journalist should ever be targeted or killed simply for carrying out their work.
Peaceful protest is not a crime. Peaceful protest is a human right.
UNnatural disasters caused by fossil fuels put our human rights at risk. People around the world, often those who have contributed least to climate change, are being killed or losing their homes to hurricanes, fires and floods.
Carlos, Antonia and their young son were harmed by the Safe Third Country Agreement. We are joining them by challenging it in court. 🔗 Read more here: amnesty.ca/campaign/safe-third-country-agreement #EndtheSTCA
Football cannot unite the world while mass deportations continue to devastate families and spread fear and division or while people are prevented from expressing themselves freely Stop the #WorldCup from turning into a festival of fear takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/190960/action/1?locale=en-CA #FIFA
Love makes us human, keeps us free. Love is love, and love is a human right. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
June is National Indigenous History Month and today marks National Indigenous Peoples Day - a powerful time to honour the cultures, resilience, and rights of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across these lands Let’s amplify Indigenous voices, stories and futures- together
Football cannot unite the world while mass deportations continue to devastate families and spread fear and division or while people are prevented from expressing themselves freely Stop the #WorldCup from turning into a festival of fear takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/190960/action/1?locale=en-CA #FIFA
Everyone deserves to be safe. That is why we are challenging the Safe Third Country Agreement in court. Join the fight by taking action today: 🔗 takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/103088/action/1 #EndtheSTCA
Have you read Amnesty’s global human rights report? Covering 144 countries & exposing the realities people are facing right now, it’s a confronting read but an important one used to drive action & hold human rights abusers to account amnesty.ca/press-releases/state-of-human-rights-report-2025-2026/
Amnesty International calls on states to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity
The world is on the brink of a perilous new era, Amnesty International warned upon launching its State of the World’s Human Rights report.
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Sign the petition and call on world leaders to halt Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank now and end its unlawful occupation. 🔗 amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/israel-ethnic-cleansing-palestinians-west-bank-annexation
Every four years, billions of people speak the same language: football. Radically different cultures. One shared spectacle. The World Cup belongs to us all. There is no World Cup without the world. Humanity Must Win. #WorldCup2026 #FIFA #FIFAWorldcup #WorldCup
Earlier this month, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was moved to solitary confinement, adding a further layer of concern over his deteriorating health. The call for his immediate and unconditional release is more urgent than ever. https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/175180/action/1
The Canadian government’s “grand bargain” with Alberta, which further opens the door to the construction of a new fossil-fuel pipeline, is “the wrong choice at the wrong time. amnesty.ca/press-releas...
Canadian government’s pipeline agreement with Alberta is ‘the wrong choice,’ Amnesty International Canada says
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pipeline deal with Alberta is the latest regression in Canada’s efforts to combat climate change.
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Human rights must be at the centre of the Canadian government’s efforts to “Build Canada Strong” as it responds to the U.S.’s economic attacks and a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. amnesty.ca/press-releas...
Carney government must ‘Build Canada Just’ with new majority mandate, Amnesty International says
Human rights must be at the centre of the Canadian government’s efforts to “Build Canada Strong,” Amnesty International Canada urged upon the release of its 2025/26 Human Rights Agenda.
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Israeli authorities are accelerating annexation through a state-driven campaign of ethnic cleansing targeting Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities in Area C of the occupied West Bank, while committing the crime against humanity of forcible transfer. amnesty.ca/human-rights...
Acceleration of Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians must spur global action to halt West Bank annexation
The international community’s tacit or explicit support for Israeli crimes, including genocide and apartheid, or their failure to act resolutely to stop
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