US EditionCanada’s resolve against U.S. threats should extend to human rights: Amnesty chief
- Amnesty International Secretary-General Agnès Callamard visited Ottawa ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's scheduled May 6, 2025, meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
- Callamard urged Canada to match its firm stance against U.S. Economic and sovereignty threats by also confronting human rights violations by Washington and other countries.
- She recommended Canada create a human-rights ambassador role and prepare sanctions against U.S. Lawmakers targeting UN judges issuing arrest warrants related to the Gaza Strip conflict.
- Callamard warned, “The world is on the brink of historic devastation” due to global rule violations in places like Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar, and Sudan and called for protecting human rights to sustain economic growth.
- The call highlights potential consequences for Canada’s global role, pushing for stronger human rights advocacy alongside economic and sovereignty defense amid rising international tensions.
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Canada's resolve against U.S. threats should extend to human rights: Amnesty chief
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Canada’s resolve against U.S. threats should extend to human rights: Amnesty chief
The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in human rights by Washington and other countries.
In the face of Trump, Ottawa is urged to forcefully defend human rights - Canada French
OTTAWA — The World Director of Amnesty International calls on Ottawa to denounce human rights violations by Washington and other countries, with the same intensity he used to denounce customs duties and threats of annexation by the United States. "For many people around the world, Canada has distinguished itself by its determination to remain firm and to say no," said Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, on Monday, on Par…
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