human rights

Getting the shaft on mining abuses

After more than a decade of campaigning for oversight of Canadian mining corporations abroad, the feds appear to be backpedaling on gains won by human rights advocates

May 03, 2019

Sakura Saunders

human rights

Normalizing mass surveillance: Sidewalk Labs’ threat to human rights

The Google affiliate's smart city initiative will not only compromise our right to privacy – it's a direct threat to activists and political movements that challenge the status quo

Apr 27, 2019

DANIELLA BARRETO

human rights

SNC-Lavalin affair exposes Canadian mining industry’s legacy of abuses abroad

It may not be the wild west of years past, but the relationship between government and entities it should be regulating remains uncomfortably collegial

Mar 15, 2019

Saul Chernos

human rights

Amnesty International letter-writing campaign focuses on women human rights defenders

Annual Write for Rights event spotlights the efforts of women under attack for their human rights work in South America, the Middle East, Asia and Africa

Jan 13, 2019

Victoria Fleming

human rights

For trans people, navigating the health-care system can be fraught with abuses

"It wasn’t the first time my gender identity had been questioned, but I never expected such blatant prejudice and dismissal from a doctor."

Jan 06, 2019

Jordan Renae Thorne

human rights

What to watch at the 2018 Jayu Human Rights Film Festival

Seventh annual event to screen documentaries on transgender people in the U.S. military, three violent years in Baltimore and the aftermath of a hate crime

Dec 04, 2018

Norman Wilner

human rights

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