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Make an Impact This Back-to-School Season
Dear Sponsor, The Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union is excited to invite your organization to take part in our annual Back to School...
TRUSU Urges Immediate Release of Detained Cuban Minor
TRUSU urged Cuba to release 16-year-old Jonathan Muir Burgos, detained after a peaceful protest, and protect the rights of young people and peaceful activists.
TRUSU Urges Protection for Angolan Activists
TRUSU urged Angola to investigate the detention of three human rights defenders, protect them from reprisals, and uphold accountability for abuses.
TRUSU Urges Pakistan to Reveal Fate of Disappeared Activists
TRUSU urged Pakistan to reveal the whereabouts of five disappeared Baloch activists, protect their rights and safety, and uphold international human rights law.
TRUSU Urges Pakistan to Locate Missing Advocates
TRUSU urged Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to reveal the whereabouts of two disappeared activists and uphold human rights and due process.
Member-at-Large Vacancies on TRUSU Committees
TRUSU student committee positions: paid Member-at-Large roles on the Equity, Entertainment & Community Affairs. Apply by May 29, 2026.
TRUSU Urges Release of Somalian Activist
TRUSU urged Somalia's president to free activist Sadia Moalim Ali, protect her rights, and uphold freedom of expression after her arrest for peaceful activism.
TRUSU Calls for Action on Nigeria Gas Leaks
In the most recent urgent action letter, the TRU Students’ Union wrote to Rt. Honourable Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum...
TRUSU Calls on Chile to Uphold Protest Accountability
In the most recent urgent action letter, the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union wrote to President José Antonio Kast Rist urging him to...
2026 TRUSU Election Results
Thank you to everyone who cast a ballot to select the Board of Directors for the TRU Students’ Union for 2026/2027. Individuals who have been...
TRUSU Calls to End Solitary Confinement in Hong Kong
In the most recent urgent action letter, the TRU Students’ Union wrote to Commissioner Wong Kwok-hing, Commissioner of Correctional Services in...
TRUSU Calls for Release of Jailed Azerbaijani Journalists
TRUSU urges Azerbaijan’s president to free 12 jailed journalists, end media reprisals, and provide urgent medical care as press freedom faces a growing crackdown.