Canada

Human Rights in Canada

USA / Canada: Pattern of abuse -- suspend use of taser guns
30 November 2004

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 51/168/2004 (Public). News Service No: 304. 30 November 2004. Embargo Date: 30 November 2004 05:00GMT. ...

Press Release       AMR 51/168/2004

Canada: Excessive and lethal force? Amnesty International's ...
30 November 2004

In this report, Amnesty International reiterates its call on law enforcement agencies to suspend all use of electro-shock weapons, pending an urgent rigorous independent ...

Report       AMR 20/002/2004

Canada: Stolen Sisters : A Human Rights Response to Discrimination ...
3 October 2004

This report examines the role of discrimination in acts of violence carried out against Indigenous women in Canadian towns and cities. Discrimination takes the ...

Report       AMR 20/003/2004

Canada: Stolen Sisters : Discrimination and violence against ...
3 October 2004

This report highlights the stories of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls which have taken place over a period of three decades. Amnesty International ...

Report       AMR 20/001/2004

Canada: Indifference to the safety of Indigenous women must end
3 October 2004

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 20/004/2004 (Public). News Service No: 245. Embargo Date: 4 October 2004 14:00GMT. ...

Press Release       AMR 20/004/2004

Syria: Further information on Fear of torture and ill-treatment ...
30 March 2004

'Abdallah al-Malki was released on 12 March 2004. He was reportedly arrested as he arrived at the airport in the capital Damascus in May 2002.

Urgent Action       MDE 24/025/2004

Canada: The case of Albert Duterville - Canada must investigate ...
12 November 2003

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 20/004/2003 (Public). News Service No: 256. 11 November 2003. Canada: The case of ...

Press Release       AMR 20/004/2003

"Essential actors of our time": Human Rights Defenders in the ...
10 November 2003

This report examines the persistent human rights violations against human rights defenders and outlines the international framework for the protection of human ...

Report       AMR 01/009/2003

"Protagonistas essenciais do nosso tempo": defensores dos direitos ...
10 November 2003

"Protagonistas essenciais do nosso tempo": defensores dos direitos humanos nas Américas

Report       AMR 01/009/2003

Syria: Fear of torture and ill-treatment/unlawful detention ...
4 November 2003

Amnesty International is gravely concerned at reports that 'Abdallah al-Malki, a Canadian/Syrian national, has been subjected to prolonged torture and ill-treatment ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/038/2003