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Human rights in Canada

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A man pushes against the tall iron bars that form the border wall between the US and Mexico at Tijuana. The ground is sandy, and there is blue sky and clouds on the US side seen through the bars as well as curled barbed wire on the US side. The bars on the Mexican side have been painted with colorful words and pictures.

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On World Refugee Day, States Throughout the Americas Must Uphold the Right to Seek Asylum

June 20, 2025

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, wearing a suit, watches US President Donald Trump, also wearing a suit, sign a soccer ball. — (Getty Images)

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World Cup: A Year Out, Growing Attacks on Rights

June 11, 2025

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Canada: Temporary Visa Program Enables Abuse Migrant Workers, Treating Them as Disposable, Report Finds

January 30, 2025

Report

“Canada has Destroyed Me”: Labour Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Canada

January 30, 2025

Wet'su'ten Indigenous leader Chief Dsta’hyl — (photo courtesy of Chief Dsta’hyl)

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Canada: Wet’suwet’en Chief Dsta’hyl Declared First Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience Held in Canada

July 31, 2024

(Alli McCracken / Amnesty International)

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Canada: International Delegation to Attend Trial of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

June 11, 2024

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Statement on “Freedom Convoy” Blockade

February 11, 2022 | Canadá

Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

Report

Governments Must Stop Conniving with Fossil Fuel Industries to Burn Our Rights

June 6, 2021 | 2050

Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

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G7 Leaders Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot by Failing to Tackle Global Vaccine Access

February 19, 2021 | build back better

Woman bends down to excavate the mass grave filled with bones around her — ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Report

No safe haven: New report highlights Canada’s failure to prosecute individuals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity

September 8, 2020 | international justice

Border crossers wears a mask for protection against COVID-19 on April 1, 2020, on the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. – Both Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas, are on stay-at-home orders, but many people who live on the border are essential workers who live on one side and work on the other, and are still crossing. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) (Photo by PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Governments Must Halt Dangerous and Discriminatory Detention of Migrants and Asylum Seekers

April 2, 2020 | americas

VANCOUVER, March 31, 2020.A sign showing the direction of a drive-through COVID-19 test site for health care workers is seen in Vancouver, Canada, March 31, 2020. Several satellite sites around the cities are operating 7-day a week offering drive-through COVID-19 test. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/ via Getty Images)

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COVID-19 Response in Canada Needs Human Rights Oversight

April 1, 2020 | amnesty canada