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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.
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.
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.
Urgent Action Network | Amnesty International Canada
Urgent Action Network Contact. Amnesty International Canada – Urgent Action Office urgentaction@amnesty.ca (416) 363-9933 extension #328. Typical Urgent Actions
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LEGAL WORK. EXPLORE LEGAL RESOURCE LIBRARY. Amnesty International’s mission is to ensure that every person enjoys all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments such as (but not exclusively):
End Anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ Hate and Violence in Canada
Last year alone, Canada saw a surge in anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ hate motivated attacks through vandalism of Pride flags in peoples homes, schools in Nova Scotia, and Halifax, and anti-2SLGTBQQIA+ protests at a children's drag story event in Montreal.In April 2023, the township of Norwich, Ontario voted to exclude pride and other non-civic flags from being displayed on …
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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.
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May 17, 2021 · 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.
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Together, we are a powerful force demanding that everyone’s human rights be protected. Amnesty International Canada