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.

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.”

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):

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.

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.

Together, we are a powerful force demanding that everyone’s human rights be protected. Amnesty International Canada

Human Rights News April 8, 2024 1:30 pm Amnesty International Canada lays out human rights priorities ahead of next federal election. Amnesty International Canada unveiled its 2023 Human Rights Agenda (HRA) on Monday, laying out the global organization’s calls to action for parties and politicians vying for power in Canada’s next federal election. ...

Every day, Amnesty International publishes actions that empower you to write letters, send emails and sign petitions on the most pressing human rights

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.

Agapi Gessesse, Board Chair. Agapi Gessesse is a powerful, influential and fearless changemaker. For more than a decade, Agapi has worked to enhance the lives of marginalized youth through her work with Toronto Community Housing and United Way Greater Toronto.