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Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amnesty International Canada is delighted to announce the winners of its 29th annual Media Awards, which honour excellence in human rights reporting...

Ottawa, ON, June 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nominations are now open for Amnesty International Canada’s 2023-2024 Media Awards. First held in 1996, the Amnesty International Canada Media Awards...

Ottawa, ON, June 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two award-winning fiction authors will shine new light on some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time as part of the Amnesty International...

Ottawa, Ont., Canada, Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report by Amnesty International traces the years-long campaign of violence, harassment, discrimination, and dispossession against...

Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This weekend, thousands of human rights supporters across Canada will write letters – and some of the country’s most recognizable landmarks will be...

Ottawa, ON, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amnesty International Canada is thrilled to announce the winners of its 28th annual Media Awards, a celebration of the best human rights reporting by...

Ottawa, ON, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nominations for Amnesty International Canada’s 28th annual Media Awards are now open. The Media Awards — which will be handed out in person for the...

Ottawa, ON, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In its flagship yearly analysis on the state of human rights around the world, Amnesty International raises serious and urgent concerns about...

Ottawa, Ontario, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Journalists shining a light on environmental racism, the horrifying legacies of residential schools, and gaps in government oversight of Canadian...

British Columbia, July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a historic move, British Columbia’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, announced today that the province will...