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Table of Contents Canada is supposed to be where people come to live because it’s a nice country where people are free, but it doesn’t feel like that for First […]

Amnesty International urges Canada to release prisoner of conscience and Indigenous land defender Chief Dsta’hyl of the Wet'suwet'en Nation.

Nominations for Amnesty International Canada's Media Awards, which celebrate excellence in Canadian human rights reporting, are due August 7.

A delegation of Amnesty International representatives from France, Germany, the United States and Canada will attend the trials of Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Smithers, British Columbia, during the week of […]

Any system devised to track the progress of the Global Biodiversity Framework must respect Indigenous rights, Amnesty International says.

Earth Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 22. It’s a day to support protecting our beautiful blue planet and all its life. Amid the urgency of the climate crisis, […]

The 2023 Human Rights Agenda lays out Amnesty's calls to action for parties and politicians vying for power in Canada’s next federal election.

Canada has a long history of harm and human rights abuses against Indigenous land and water defenders who are opposing colonial expropriation and protecting their lands and waters from extractive […]

On March 8, people around the country will come together to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 in Canada. It’s a global day organized annually that recognizes and celebrates women’s social, […]

The land defenders have been arbitrarily prosecuted for protecting the rights of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, Amnesty International says.

Background Amnesty International’s new research report, “Removed from our land for defending it: Criminalization, Intimidation and Harassment of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders”, was launched on December 11, 2023. The research is […]