Amnesty International Canada - Human Rights Organization
We campaign for a world where everyone enjoys human rights. Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 170 countries and territories who campaign for human rights.
Who We Are | Amnesty International Canada
1961. Amnesty International was founded in London by Peter Benenson – an English labour lawyer. He was travelling on the London underground when he read an article that two Portuguese students had been sentenced to seven years in prison in Portugal for allegedly “having drunk a toast to liberty.”
Write for Rights | Amnesty International Canada
WHAT IS WRITE FOR RIGHTS? For over 20 years, Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights campaign has transformed the lives of people whose rights have been wronged.. Using the power of their words, hundreds of thousands of Write for Rights supporters in more than 200 countries have united behind a common purpose: together, we can change lives for the better.
Write for Rights 2024 targets Canada’s treatment of Indigenous …
Human Rights News December 9, 2024 8:03 pm Write for Rights 2024 targets Canada’s criminalization of Wet’suwet’en land defenders. Amnesty International’s annual global letter-writing campaign will see hundreds of thousands of people around the world call on Canadian lawmakers to stop the criminalization of Indigenous land …
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS - Amnesty …
A MILESTONE DOCUMENT. The UDHR is a milestone document. For the first time, the world had a globally agreed document that marked out all humans as being free and equal, regardless of sex, colour, creed, religion or other characteristics.
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Together, we are a powerful force demanding that everyone’s human rights be protected. Amnesty International Canada
Write for Rights | Amnesty International Canada
Dec 10, 2024 · Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights.
Human Rights News | Amnesty International Canada
Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights.
Confirmation of Saudi Arabia as 2034 FIFA World Cup host puts …
Human Rights News December 11, 2024 4:32 pm Confirmation of Saudi Arabia as 2034 FIFA World Cup host puts many lives at risk. Following today’s confirmation of Saudi Arabia as hosts of the 2034 World Cup at FIFA’s Extraordinary Congress, 21 organizations have published a joint statement condemning the move as a “moment of great danger” for human rights.
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Urgent Letter-writing actions. Amnesty International encourages supporters to write appeal letters directly to officials who are in a position to end a human rights violation, and to write solidarity letters directly to people wrongfully detained or targeted for their human rights work.In addition we offer two programs for regular letter-writers: