TRUSU Urges Equatorial Guinea to Release Human Rights Defender
The TRU Students’ Union urged Equatorial Guinea’s president to release detained activist Joaquín Elo Ayeto and respect his rights to health, counsel, and family.
TRUSU Calls on Côte d’Ivoire to Quash the Conviction of Union Leader
The TRU Students’ Union urged Côte d’Ivoire’s justice minister to quash union leader Ghislain Assy’s conviction and defend workers’ right to strike.
TRUSU Calls for the Immediate Release of Detained Venezuelan Activists
TRUSU urges Venezuela’s president to release detained activists and end repression. Peaceful protest is a human right, not a crime against the state.
TRUSU Calls for End to Prosecutions of Peaceful Protesters in the UK
TRUSU urges UK prosecutors to drop charges against peaceful “Palestine Action” protesters. Criminalizing dissent threatens democracy and free expression.
TRUSU Urges Georgia to Protect Detained Journalist
TRUSU urged Georgia’s Prosecutor General to secure medical care for jailed journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli and suspend officers accused of her abuse.
TRUSU Urges Israel to Halt the Eviction of the Diab Family
TRUSU urged Israel’s Foreign Minister to stop the forced eviction of the Diab family in East Jerusalem, defending their rights and opposing displacement.
TRUSU Urges USA to End Military Use Against Peaceful Protests
TRUSU urged the White House to revoke Trump’s memo deploying military forces to protests, warning it threatens democracy, rights, and public trust.
TRUSU Urges Türkiye to Allow Pride Marches to Proceed
TRUSU urges Türkiye’s Interior Minister to protect Pride events and end bans, detentions, and intimidation targeting 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and allies.
TRUSU Urges for the Release of Imprisoned Saudi Activist
TRUSU called on Saudi Arabia to release Manahel al-Otaibi, jailed for women’s rights activism, and urged protection from torture and abuse while in custody.
TRUSU Supports the Moosehide Campaign
TRUSU’s Equity Committee supported the Moosehide Campaign, sharing 350 pins at the Kamloops Farmers Market to raise awareness about ending gender-based violence.
TRUSU Urges Hungary to Protect the Right to March for Pride
TRUSU urged Budapest police to reinstate the 2025 Pride permit, defending LGBTQ+ rights to gather safely and speak freely amid rising repression in Hungary.
TRUSU Urges release of Afghani jailed for report on Women’s Rights
The Union urges Afghanistan to release jailed journalist Hamid Farhadi, punished for reporting on women’s rights, and to end repression of free expression.
TRUSU Urges Ethiopian Government to Halt Mass Evictions
TRUSU urges Ethiopia to halt mass evictions under the Corridor Project and protect the right to housing in line with international human rights standards.
TRUSU Urges Protection of Detained Human Rights Defenders
TRUSU urges El Salvador to protect Fidel Zavala, end his inhumane detention, and uphold rights for all unjustly jailed under the ongoing state of emergency.
TRUSU Urges Libyan Authorities to Find Missing Religious Leader
TRUSU urges Field Marshal Haftar to reveal the fate of 79-year-old Sheikh Al-Biju, forcibly disappeared by LAAF, and to ensure his release and medical care.
TRUSU Calls for Release of Jailed Ukrainian Teacher
The Union urges Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner to free Olha Baranevska, a Ukrainian teacher jailed on false charges. She must get medical care and justice.
International Women’s Day 2025
On Friday, March 07, 2025, in celebration of International Women’s Day, we proudly recognized a group of exceptional women from our campus whose...
TRUSU Calls for Ecuadorian Officials to Find 23 Missing People
TRUSU urges Ecuador to resume efforts to find 23 men missing after a 2023 landslide. Families demand action, calling stalled searches unacceptable.
TRUSU Reviews Indigenous Resource for the TRU Community
Union members met with TRU Library and Indigenous Education to review Four Seasons of Reconciliation, an online course on Indigenous Peoples. They discussed feedback, access, and the need for a TRU-wide requirement
TRUSU Urges Afghanistan’s Intelligence to Release of Filmmaker
The Union urges the release of Sayed Rahim Saidi, a filmmaker jailed on false charges in Afghanistan. Denied medical care & legal rights, his case highlights a crackdown on free speech.