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Amnesty International

Two leading human rights groups quit B.C. missing women inquiry

Two high-profile human rights groups are the latest of a string of organizations to pull the plug on B.C.'s missing women inquiry. Both organizations cite a lack of government funding to subsidize...

Death penalty discussed in Canada after U.S. executes third person this week

U.S. ignores judge's plea and gets on with execution. But in Canada, the death penalty is still considered institutionalized murder.