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Generation Z Ranks Climate Change Highest as Vital Issue of our Time in Amnesty International Survey

Climate change leads as one of the most important issues facing the world, according to a major new survey of…

December 9, 2019

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Write For Rights: Amnesty International Launches Global Campaign Championing Youth Activists

Amnesty International has today launched Write for Rights, the world’s biggest human rights campaign, which this year champions children’s rights…

November 17, 2019

Protesters take part in a demonstration as part of a global day of student protests aiming to push world leaders into action on climate change on March 15, 2019, on the Old Port in Marseille, southeastern France. - The worldwide youth protests were inspired by a Swedish teen activist who camped out in front of parliament in Stockholm last year to demand action from world leaders on global warming. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Amnesty Chief Urges Schools to Let Children Take Part in Climate Strikes

Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Kumi Naidoo, has written a personal plea to more than 27,000 schools around the world today…

September 10, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Alicia Keys peforms at the rally at the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage)

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Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada receive Amnesty International award

Celebrated global music artist and activist Alicia Keys and the inspirational movement of Indigenous Peoples fighting for their rights in…

May 30, 2017

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Out of Sight Out of Mind

Decades of resource development and government policy failures have strained the social fabric of communities in northeast British Columbia (BC),…

November 1, 2016

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Massive hydroelectric dam threatens Indigenous communities in Canada

A massive hydroelectric dam now under construction in the Canadian province of British Columbia violates Canada’s commitments to uphold the…

August 8, 2016

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Three Amigos Summit: Human rights must be at the core of the North American agenda

Human rights must be a top priority during the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa, said Amnesty International in an…

June 27, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Sheet of paper Report

Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Decision To Release on Bail Guantanamo’s Youngest Detainee

Omar Khadr, who spent more than 12 years in U.S. custody after he was detained at age 15 and sent…

May 7, 2015

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State of the World 2014/2015

This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…

February 25, 2015