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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.
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS - Amnesty …
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.
Death Penalty in Canada | Amnesty International Canada
On December 11, 1962, people protest capital punishment outside the Don Jail. (Photo by Barry Philp/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Canada’s Path to Abolition of the Death Penalty. In 1961, an act of Parliament divided murder into capital and non-capital categories.
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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.”
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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):
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Nov 21, 2024 · 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.
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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.
Amnesty International Canada | Human Rights Features
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.
Death Penalty - Amnesty International Canada
Why capital punishment should be abolished? The death penalty violates human rights. The right to life and the right not to be subject to cruel or inhumane treatment or punishment are fundamental rights enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.. To read more about Canada’s history of capital punishment, visit our summary here: The Death Penalty in Canada.
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Together, we are a powerful force demanding that everyone’s human rights be protected. Amnesty International Canada