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Amnesty International is a global community of changemakers that defends and promotes human rights for all. Join us!

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🔗 Read the full announcement and the recommendations of the organizations:
https://t.co/kXVmZqhBXq

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At a press conference this morning, Amnesty International Canada joined the Hon. Jean Augustine and Black community leaders in calling on the Government of Canada to strengthen the newly established Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion.

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🪶 The leaders expressed concern that anti-Black racism has not been explicitly identified within the Council’s mandate & the announced membership does not include representation from Black communities or Black faith communities.

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Migrant workers have been fighting for their right to freely change jobs, just like every other worker in Canada.

Join them in the fight to build thriving communities where ALL workers have power. Sign the petition today:
https://t.co/LH0VwnSd9T

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Amnesty International Canada has joined the Hon. Jean Augustine and other Black community leaders in calling on the Government of Canada to strengthen the newly established Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion.
https://t.co/Mxh3bjJIT3

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Amnesty International has been campaigning against the death penalty for nearly 50 years

Our new report, Death Sentences and Executions 2025 is out now:

https://t.co/JALvN5603B

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It’s well known that Canadian companies violate the rights or abuse the rights of Indigenous peoples in their overseas operations. Yet we still don’t have the political will to put in place accountability mechanisms or human rights due diligence.
https://t.co/Aln9e0zaub

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With human rights under threat around the world, millions of people continue to fight against the death penalty in a powerful demonstration of our shared humanity

As executing countries become ever more isolated, many countries are choosing to listen

https://t.co/5MXhpgJkSC

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Amnesty International has been campaigning against the death penalty for nearly 50 years

Our new report, Death Sentences and Executions 2025 is out now: https://t.co/JALvN55se3

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A reminder: Hospitals are not, and should never be targets.
Healthcare facilities must be protected.

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For frontline Indigenous Peoples, the cost of fossil fuels is not theoretical” – Chief Dsta’hyl on land, climate change and our collective future.

https://t.co/2GJOT66UaF

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Vietnam must fulfil its human rights obligations by releasing Bui Tuan Lam immediately and unconditionally.

His peaceful expression and efforts in promoting human rights should be respected rather than punished with imprisonment.
https://t.co/3VEZ5NcEo0

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No matter who you are, love is a human right.

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Recurrent and intense heatwaves remind us that the climate crisis is accelerating. Inequality lies at the centre of this global crisis. People least responsible face the worst impacts.

A fossil-free future is within reach, but governments must act now and fund solutions.

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Authorities across Gulf states have arrested more than 1,000 people in a sweeping, war-related crackdown on expression, including for sharing online content or expressing views related to the US-Israeli war with Iran and Iran’s attacks on the Gulf.
https://t.co/fP0zQToUON

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Fatema Uzgun Nusrat runs an online school called The Behdukht Academy for girls in Afghanistan.

Fatema was interviewed as part of Amnesty’s On The Side of Humanity podcast recently. Here she shares what inspired her to create this school
https://t.co/yMdkYbmT2g

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Authorities across Gulf states have arrested more than 1,000 people in a sweeping, war-related crackdown on expression, including for sharing online content or expressing views related to the US-Israeli war with Iran and Iran’s attacks on the Gulf.
https://t.co/fP0zQToUON

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ᯓ⚽️ The world will be watching Canada in 2026 as it hosts #WorldCup2026

We believe what they see should reflect the country’s commitments to inclusion, equality and human dignity.

Sign the pledge. Share it. Kick Racism out of the World Cup
🔗 https://t.co/QjiDxj18Ye

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Older people in Gaza are suffering an overlooked physical and mental health crisis amid Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid and essential medicines and the recent ban on humanitarian organizations.
https://t.co/djdON3Gqi2

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Amnesty International is warning that the rapid expansion of lithium mining projects across Nevada is violating the rights of Indigenous peoples, raising concerns about environmental harm, cultural destruction and the failure to obtain tribal consent.
https://t.co/G2EVwXyAMh