Tara Scurr is a dedicated advocate for human rights and social justice, serving as Amnesty International Canada’s Corporate Accountability and Climate Justice campaigner for 20 years. She carries out research, advocacy and campaigning related to Canadian oil, gas and mining industries at home and abroad. She was seconded to Amnesty’s International Secretariat for three years, during which she developed the organization’s global energy transition project, trained Amnesty staff and expert volunteers, and developed advocacy strategies for the Business and Human Rights team’s major energy transition related research projects. She is a former journalist who covered peace and social justice initiatives in post-war Guatemala and human rights in El Salvador with the Guatemalan news agency CERIGUA. She is active with the Americas Policy Group, the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability, the British Columbia Mining Law Reform Network, and the Fossil Fuel Finance Network. She has been involved in efforts to support and protect human rights defenders in Canada and Latin America and has contributed to various reports, briefings, and UN submissions. She has frequently worked with law students through collaborations with the University of Minnesota Human Rights Law Clinic. Her current work focusses on supporting Indigenous Peoples in Canada and abroad who are defending their rights and territories from unwanted fossil fuel infrastructure and so-called critical minerals projects.
