Fossil fuels are causing the climate crisis. We can’t solve the climate crisis while continuing to subsidize its very cause. Yet the Government of Canada has long spent more taxpayers […]
Amnesty supports call to end fossil fuel subsidies Read More »
Amnesty International started out in the 1960’s with a beautifully simple idea; that anybody could speak out in defence of others who were unjustly imprisoned or denied their freedom of
Ottawa for human rights: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Read More »
This week, Amnesty International released its annual report on the state of human rights around the world. And it raises serious and urgent concerns about Indigenous Peoples’ rights and climate justice in Canada.
Amnesty’s Human Rights Report 2023 Read More »
Amnesty International Canadian Section (English-Speaking), also known as AICSES, is seeking interested and qualified individuals to do the important governance work that keeps the organization healthy and able to carry out its human rights work.
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS – BOARD OF DIRECTORS + GLOBAL DELEGATE Read More »
I am an activist, someone who feels that we must fight injustice and help create a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.
Meet an Activist – Brandon Boyd Read More »
For the first time in 3 years, Amnesty International Ottawa Gatineau held our in-person Write for Rights 2022 event hosted by the amazing folks at Arlington 5 Coffeehouse. 364 letters
Write for Rights Event A Big Success! Read More »
Amnesty International Canada will be holding our 2023 Annual General Meeting the 16, 17 & 18 June 2023, in Ottawa, on the traditional and unceded territories of the Algonquin and Anishinaabe People.
Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting Read More »