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@amnesty.caThe Black Canadian Civil Society Coalition and Amnesty International Canada facilitated meetings with UN representatives when they visited Canada in February. The group have released a report about what the consultations found.
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@amnesty.caAmnesty International Canada and the Black Canadian Civil Society Coalition have released a report based on consultations with black communities in Canada concerning the proposed United Nations Declaration on the Human Rights of People of African Descent
@amnesty.caBlack communities across Canada are calling for the proposed United Nations Declaration on the Human Rights of People of African Descent to move beyond symbolic recognition and establish enforceable rights, reparatory justice, and durable accountability mechanisms.
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@amnesty.cađź’Ą Five years since the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan has descended in a downward spiral of human rights violations with total impunity
📢 Join the global movement and demand the international community to take action to hold the Taliban accountable
takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/167045/petition/1
@amnesty.ca✨ After 123 days in detention, Somali social media activist and rickshaw driver Sadia Moalim Ali has been released.
On August 12, a court overturned her conviction and three-year prison sentence.
You can help others facing similar injustice.
đź”— amnesty.ca/urgent-actions
@amnesty.caThree years after the deadly Hamas-led attacks of 7 October and the start of Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza, Palestinian civilians continue to endure catastrophic suffering amid Israel's ongoing genocide. The world must stop turning its back on humanity. 🍉🍉🍉
@amnesty.caSince August 2021, Afghanistan’s legal system has been dismantled and replaced with a rigid interpretation of Islamic Sharia law imposed by the Taliban.
đź”— Sign the petition to end human rights violations in Afghanistan
takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/167045/petition/1
@amnesty.caTennessee’s botched attempt to execute Christa Pike, as witnessed by her attorneys, demonstrates why the death penalty truly is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. All execution methods are inhumane and unacceptable. The death penalty must be abolished, everywhere.
@amnesty.ca✨ LGBTI+ rights defender Defne Güzel has been acquitted in Türkiye.
You can help others facing similar injustice. Visit the Urgent Action page and write a letter in support of an individual at risk.
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@amnesty.caOur world is in a state of climate emergency. Canada could be part of the solution; regrettably, it has chosen to be a major part of the problem
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@amnesty.caAmnesty International Canada is raising human rights concerns about Ottawa’s decision to fast-track and finance a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia coast.
https://amnesty.ca/press-releases/canada-to-fast-track-pacific-link-oil-pipeline/
@amnesty.caMore than 250 Canadian organizations including Amnesty Canada are calling for an investigation and changes to immigration policy in response to international student protesters facing deportation from Canada
amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/open-letter-organizations-demand-probe-cbsa-calgary-protest
@amnesty.ca1 October is the International Day of Older Persons At Amnesty, we stand with older people to make sure their voices and experiences are heard and help shape the convention that will protect our rights in older age. Because as we age, our rights should never be denied.
@amnesty.caThe Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement privileges mining investors over local people, and the loss of Canada’s #CORE leaves communities with nowhere to turn when they are harmed by Canadian companies.
Learn Why We Say No to this deal
https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/147301/action/1?locale=en-CA
@amnesty.caAmnesty International Canada is calling for a public inquiry into the Government of Ontario’s wildfire response as the province caps off one of its most destructive fire seasons on record.
https://amnesty.ca/press-releases/public-inquiry-into-ontario-wildfire-response/
@amnesty.caAmnesty International Canada staff and volunteers walked with Grassy Narrows youth, elders and community members at the Grassy Narrows River Run last week to show our support for them on their path to achieve mercury justice and freedom!
@amnesty.caThe Canadian government must not embrace a program of “race-to-the-bottom” corporate tax cuts that threaten human rights and the environment.
https://amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/canada-race-to-the-bottom-corporate-tax-cuts/
@amnesty.caAmnesty International Canada is echoing calls from First Nation leaders for a public inquiry into the province’s response to wildfires that displaced over a dozen communities in northwestern Ontario.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/amnesty-international-canada-ontario-wildfires-9.7353737
@amnesty.caMore than 250 Canadian organizations including Amnesty Canada are calling for an investigation and changes to immigration policy in response to international student protesters facing deportation from Canada.
https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-international-students-facing-deportation-protest
@amnesty.ca40 years after Canada’s Employment Equity Act was passed the call for meaningful modernization is louder than ever As a member of the Employment Equity Council, Amnesty International Canada was proud to be part of the National Employment Equity Forum on Parliament Hill last week
